News
| 2 May 2008 | BBC Radio 4 appeal raises £10,000 for WAGGGS The BBC Radio 4 appeal has raised about £10,000 so far for WAGGGS. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this success. The appeal was aired on Easter Sunday, 23 March, but you can still donate much-needed funds through our website. |
| 14 April 2008 | Survey on volunteering closes The WAGGGS online volunteering survey is now closed. Thanks to all of you who have contributed. The results will be launched at the 33rd World Conference in July. |
| 4 April 2008 | New discussion forums WAGGGS is introducing new discussion forums related to adolescent health issues that affect girls and young women around the world. Please participate and express your opinions. We want to hear from you! |
| 3 April 2008 | Harness the power of youth Youth are a powerful resource for development and are critical actors in the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals. This was one of the key messages of the World Youth Report 2007, which was presented in Geneva on 3 April by the CONGO Committee of Youth NGOs. |
| 2 April 2008 | Juliette Low Seminar 2008 at Our Chalet The Juliette Low Seminar 2008,which had to be postponed due to the political unrest in Kenya last March, will take place from 15 to 23 November at Our Chalet World Centre in Switzerland. |
| 27 March 2008 | Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting on the air! WAGGGS was featured in a special fundraising initiative, the BBC Radio 4 appeal. The appeal aired on BBC Radio 4 and was presented by Baroness Betty Boothroyd, formerly the Speaker of the House of Commons. If you missed the broadcast you can still listen it online. |
| 6 March 2008 | Nicole Kidman's message on International Women's Day UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman sends a message to all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts for International Women’s Day to invite you to join the campaign ‘Say NO to violence against women’. |
| 5 March 2008 | WAGGGS’ voice counts at UN WAGGGS was strongly represented at the 52nd Commission on the Status of Women(CSW) held from 23 February to 8 March 2008 at UN headquarters in New York. |
| 7 February 2008 | Your signature helps end violence against women Your signature will bring $1 to help end violence against women. Join the UNIFEM campaign to get 100,000 names recorded in the ‘Say NO to violence against women’ book on their website and they will get a $100,000 grant from the United Nations. |
| 5 February 2008 | WAGGGS at the Alliance of Civilizations Forum A WAGGGS representative attended the first forum of the Alliance of Civilizations held in Madrid in January. The forum, an initiative of the UN, aims to improve understanding and cooperative relations among nations and people across cultures and religions. |
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