This year, 2010,
ten million members of the Girl Guides Movement
celebrate 100 years of World Guiding.
It was a group of girls who first planted the idea of Girl Guiding in the mind of the founder, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, more than 100 years ago, in 1909, when they demanded a place for girls at the Crystal Palace Boy Scout Rally.
These girls were, in fact, the very first advocates for the World Association of
Girl Guides and Girl Scouts – speaking out and
challenging the norms and gender conventions of the time.
The Guide Movement
formally began in the UK
in 1910. Since then Girl Guiding has been planted in the lives of millions of girls and young women.
April 10, 2010 marked the Global Centenary
Celebration Day. This was the 100th day of the 100th year and Girl Guides around the world held centenary
celebrations to
commemorate this unique day.
In Sri Lanka, 100 Girl Guides came together at Girl Guide Headquarters in Colombo to celebrate the centenary with a very
special birthday cake, and the launching of a time
capsule.
Happy Camping at the Centenary Friendship Circle …
The Centenary Friendship Circle is one of the many activities that have been organized by the Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association (SLGGA) to
commemorate the centenary of World Guiding.
The Centenary Friendship Circle will take place between the
22nd and 27th of April 2010 in Nainamadama. One
hundred participants from Malaysia, UK, and
Sri Lanka will come together to discuss, in a fun-filled atmosphere, certain key aspects of Guiding and
camping, as they plan out the future of the Movement and work towards 2020.
The participants will consist of both Girl Guides and Girl Guide Leaders, and will present Girl Guides with a unique opportunity to get involved in decision making that will have an impact on the Guide
programmes over the next decade. |
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