WAGGGS at the Alliance of Civilizations Forum

Alba Aguilar, member of Asociación de Muchachas Guías Scouts de El Salvador, represented WAGGGS at the I Alliance of Civilizations Forum

Alba says of her experience: “I learned about the work and strategies that other organizations are doing and I shared with them WAGGGS’ work on peace. I will include what I gained from this experience in the activities we organize back with girls and young women in El Salvador.”

The first Alliance of Civilizations Annual Forum aims to bridge the growing divide between nations and cultures worldwide, and to establish new partnerships to promote global understanding.

Present at the forum were the President of the Government of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and President Jorge Sampaio, High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations.