Advocacy
It has been an Advocacy Day! We received training on the advocacy concept. The morning session was about the what, the why and the how of advocacy. We learned about the WAGGGS fundamentals of advocacy. The first active discussion was in defining advocacy in our mother tongue: English, French, Spanish, Nordic and Arabic. After morning tea a discussion was held about the difference between community service and advocacy. The question was raised – do our service projects have the elements of speaking out, doing and educating? We learned that advocacy is more than just community service.
Before we split for lunch we were introduced to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and discussions where held about what is happening in our countries.
After a splendid lunch in the dinning hall, where lots of laughing and networking continued, we learned about the eight steps to develop a successful advocacy plan.
Wow! What a day! But wait there is still more! Following afternoon tea we were briefed on our different projects that we will be participating in tomorrow. Now we are all off to dinner and to prepare for the International Night.
Key learnings
- The What, the Why, and the How of Advocacy.
- Our definition on Advocacy; and understand and know the WAGGGS definition of Advocacy.
- Learn, understand and know about the WAGGGS Global Action Theme (GAT).
- Discuss GAT Projects that are happening around the Globe.
- Understand and use the 8 steps to develop a successful Advocacy Plan.
Quotes of the day
Help to create a better world and a brighter future for the youth of tomorrow.
Olave Baden- Powell
Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great.... You can be that great generation. Nelson Mandela
I had a dream....Martin Luther King
His message touched us all. His message of advocacy was a powerful tool to show how we as leaders in WAGGGS can advocate for change that we believe in.
New JLS Participant!
Welcome to Fatoumate Bintou Manjang from Gambia! Fatoumate left home on Friday and by road travelled to Senegal. At the border, transport drivers were striking and not letting vehicles in or out of Senegal. Fatoumate spent the night in a car in the carpark at the border.
Many thanks to Senegal Girl Guides who came to the rescue! They sent a car to pick Fatoumate up to bring her across the border. She overnighted in Dakar and then flew out to Nairobi today!
So after five days travelling we are very excited to have another sister in Guiding join us at the Juliette Low Seminar!
Chathurangi - Sri Lanka
Franca- Peru
Jeane – Namibia
Prudence – Kenya
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