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World Association
What is WAGGGS?
WAGGGS is the World
Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. WAGGGS
has more than 10 million members, living in 144 countries.
The World Bureau is located at the Pax Lodge.
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts: http://www.wagggsworld.org. There
are four world centers owned by WAGGGS:
WAGGGS mission is to enable girls and
young women to develop their fullest potential as responsible
citizens of the world. What does this mean? As responsible
world citizens, we are responsible for ourselves, our communities
and for the world at large.
How does WAGGGS achieve this mission? Through
its Member Organizations, WAGGGS provides a high quality
non-formal educational program that provides dynamic, flexible
and values-based training in life skills, leadership and
decision making. WAGGGS offers projects and programs at an
international level that enable Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
to be responsible world citizens through action and activity
in the community.
Every 3 years, representatives of each national
organization meet together at a world conference to discuss
and vote on matters of common interest to Girl Guides and
Girl Scouts everywhere. Between world conferences, the business
of the World Association is carried on by international committees
of volunteers and by international staff of the World Bureau
in London, England.
 The
World Trefoil Pin
Every part of the World Trefoil pin, a unifying symbol
of WAGGGS, has a meaning:
- The golden trefoil on a bright blue
background represents the sun shining over all the children
of the world
- The three leaves represent the threefold
Promise as originally laid down by the founder
- The base of the stalk represents the
flame of the love of humanity
- The vein pointing upwards through the
center of the trefoil represents the compass needle pointing
the way
- The two stars represent the Promise
and Law.
Download this "cut
and piece" interactive activity.
The World Flag
 The
three golden orange squares represent the threefold Promise.
The white blaze in the corner symbolizes world peace, which
all Guides and Girl Scouts work for in their families, communities,
and the wider world. The flag is displayed at the four world
centers, WAGGGS gatherings, and by all member organizations.
More information on international
Girl Scouting, the Juliette Low
World Friendship Fund, World
Thinking Day.
World Centers
The four World Centers owned and operated
by WAGGGS, provide places for girls, who are 14 and older,
and adults to visit and attend international training's and
events.
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Pax Lodge
Olave Center
12c Lyndhurst Road
London , NW3 5PQ, England, UK
Telephone: +4471 435 2202
Pax Lodge: http://www.paxlodge.org/
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Founded in 1939. The center serves as
a hotel for Girl Scout travelers. The World Bureau
is located here.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7794 1181.
Fax: +44 (0)20 7431 3764
email: wagggs@wagggsworld.org
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Our Chalet
Our Chalet
CH 3715 Adelboden, Switzerland
Telephone: +4133 73 12 26
Our Chalet: http://www.ourchalet.ch/
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Founded in 1932. The center focuses on the out-of-doors,
hiking, mountain climbing, and skiing. Our Chalet is
open from early June until early October and Christmas
until early April. Day visitors are welcome during
those periods from 9:30 AM- 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM to
5:00 PM. Advance notice of visiting groups is requested.
At least a phone call before your visited is needed
so you are expected. A guide will show you around.
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Sangam
Sangam- World Center for WAGGGS
Alandi Road
Yerawada
Pune, India 411006
Telephone: +91 212 66 3252
Sangam: http://www.sangamworldcentre.org/en/home
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Founded in 1966. The center offers Girl Scouts the
chance to meet and share their different cultures and
heritages, and to participate in community service.
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Our Cabana
Our Cabana
Apartado Postal 4-406
62430 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Telephone: +52 73 15 26 50
Our Cabaña: http://www.ourCabana.org/
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Founded in 1957. The center offers the opportunity
for Girl Scouts to learn and practice Mexican crafts
and customs, and to participate in community service
projects. Day visits at Our Cabana are welcome, advance
notice is required.
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