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Save the Koala
Month in September
Now is the time to plan for your Unit/District/Region to
participate in September's Save the Koala month.
Once again Guides are being invited to fundraise by
selling the Australian Koala Foundation's "Fatty and
Friend tattoos". Fundraising kits are available
HERE, where you can
also see the inspiring message put together by Abby
McGuire - a Tasmanian Guide Leader who attended the
Climate Change summit in Copenhagen on behalf of the
Koala Foundation last year.
As valued Gold Sponsors of the Australian Koala
Foundation, Guides or Units who raise $200 will receive
a "Foster Koala" in a nearby Sanctuary. Click on the
link above to order fundraising kits for September.
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Inaugural G(irls)20 Summit in Toronto
Twenty one girls from the G20 nations and the African
Union came together in June to discuss how girls and
women can help solve some of the world's greatest
challenges. While in Toronto, the delegates worked
together to develop tangible solutions and participated
in various workshops addressing financial literacy,
media relations, problem solving, and how to use social
media and technology to communicate globally.
Jane Harris, a Guide Leader from NSW, represented Girl
Guides Australia at this event. She will report back
from the Summit in the next edition of Adult E-News.
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International Service
Challenge
Papua New Guinea's (PNG's) primary school enrolment rate
is the lowest in all of East Asia and the Pacific.
Overall, girls in PNG are more disadvantaged than boys.
The average primary school enrolment rate is
approximately 73% for boys but only 66% for girls.
Girl Guides Australia is working with UNICEF to actively
make a difference to girls' education in PNG through
this year's International Service Challenge, which is
themed "Girls Unite to Read and Write".
Guide Units across Australia are hosting various events
as part of the International Service Challenge in an
effort to raise more than $6,000 which will be used to
fund several pilot projects UNICEF is undertaking to
improve girls' education in PNG.
Guide Units can take on the International Service
Challenge as a special project, or incorporate it into
their weekly program. The activities can also be linked
to the GAT Badge Curriculum.
To assist Units in completing the challenge, a
simplified version of the handbook (which was sent to
all Units as part of the Centenary mailout earlier this
year) is now available online
HERE.
Leaders are encouraged to also refer to the full version
of the International Service Challenge Booklet, which
can be found by clicking on the above link.
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GIRL GUIDES LEADING THE
CHANGE
Girl Guides Australia, with funding from AusAID, is
hosting a series of workshops across Australia focussed
on advocacy and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The workshops are part of the Be the Change Project, of
which the first stage was to invite 26 Guides (through a
competitive application process) to a national workshop
in Melbourne in April. This two-day workshop included
presentations from Guides and external speakers with
expertise in this space.
Participants at the national workshop are now organising
two-day workshops in their states and territory to
educate others in the local community about the
importance of advocacy and to provide detailed
information about the MDGs. Organisations and
individuals that are working in the areas of advocacy
and the MDGs will participate in the workshops in each
state and territory.
The state workshops are open to Guides and members of
the local community aged between 14 and 18 years and
interested participants are encouraged to submit an
application.
If you would like more information about Be the Change,
please contact the state liaison person listed below via
your state or territory Guide office. Alternatively,
contact Lisa Burstall, Millennium Development Goals
Project Manager on 0419 525 080 or
EMAIL LISA HERE.
| STATE |
WORKSHOP DATE |
STATE LIAISON |
| NT |
TBC |
Sarah Dellar |
| WA |
13-15 August |
Kim Richardson |
| TAS |
28-29 August |
Lynne Watson |
| SA |
11-12 September |
Lauren Mackenzie |
| QLD |
11-12 September |
Sandy McCarthy |
| NSW/ACT |
18-19 September |
Luisa Simeonidis |
| VIC |
18-19 September |
Alecia Rathbone |
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PROMISE AND LAW REVIEW
AND UPDATE
At the May 2010 Girl Guides Australia Board meeting it
was decided that a Promise and Law review would be held
in 2011. Members will be asked their thoughts so watch
out for opportunities on how to have your say.
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At the same meeting the Board
passed a recommendation that Members may opt
to use the following Promise wording as an
alternative to the current promise:
I promise that I will do my best:
to do my duty to God and my country;
to help other people; and
to keep the Guide Law.
A female of another nationality wishing to
become a Member of Girl Guides Australia has
several additional options when making the
Promise. The most appropriate option for the
individuals' circumstance should be selected.
The following Promise wording may be used:
I promise that I will do my best:
to do my duty to God, to serve my country and
this country;
to help other people; and
to keep the Guide Law.
The Promise wording from her own country may
be used with the addition of the following
words:
To do my duty to the country in which I am a
guest.
For a female unable to live in her own
country and not wishing to promise loyalty to
its government, the following Promise may be
used:
I promise that I will do my best:
to do my duty to God and to serve the country in
which I am living;
to help other people; and
to keep the Guide Law.
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Guidelines Section 3.5 will be updated to reflect these
changes.
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ADVOCACY
MDG 7 GIRLS WORLDWIDE SAY "WE CAN SAVE OUR PLANET"
Saving our planet seems like an overwhelming ask. Girl
Guides Australia is helping Guides worldwide to save the
planet by fighting E-waste!!!
E-waste is one of the biggest growing problems we are
facing, with people using mobile phones and other
electrical appliances a short time before getting rid of
them. But we can help beat this problem. Girl Guides
Australia has partnered with Clean Up Australia to
recycle mobile phones and Guides are encouraged to get
involved. We are also encouraging you to 'THINK BIG' to
get your local communities, businesses and others
involved.
Around Australia, Guides have been able to share this
project with businesses and local councils, encouraging
them to recycle their phones through Guides and share
this important environmental message.
How will you get involved? Think about what your Unit
or District can do to help in our fight against e-waste.
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AGP-OLAVE LINK BADGE Have
you ever wondered how to explain the link between the
Australian Guide Program and the Olave Program, or have
you had young women interested in finding out more
about? Well we have something that will help you!
Keep your eyes open for the AGP-Olave Link Badge which
will be coming shortly. This badge is a special two part
badge system designed to help youth members (between
16-17) explore some of the options open to them once
they turn 18.
The badge will help them discover the Olave framework,
learn about the ways in which they can become involved
in Olave and encourage them to explore the world of
Guiding beyond youth membership.
The AGP-Olave Link Badge will encourage young women to
become engaged in Olave and provide them with support as
they discover the next stages of their Guiding journey.
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