International News

It's been great to see Aucklanders heading off to overseas events recently. Here are reports from two young leaders who have been overseas to Guiding events.

International Opportunities

A Trip to Our Chalet

Gold 2004 in Thailand

Most of the information about overseas opportunities is received by email and is forwarded to Advisers and district coordinators to forward on.

The application process is quite simple. The application form asks you about your background both in and out of Guiding and then asks you to write a pen portrait about why you want to go the event you are applying for. After we receive the forms, you attend a meeting with your District Coordinator, someone from regional level and the International Adviser (me). The meeting is for all of us to meet you and get to know a little about you and to determine if you would be suitable for the event and a good representative of your district and the region. In respect of the funding, did you know that for many of the events, Guides New Zealand is able to provide a subsidy? In addition, Guides Auckland has an international travel fund.

Fundraising is more fun when there are several of you from one area working towards one goal, and when you have the support of your district and region. So grab a Guiding friend and apply for the same event.

C’mon Auckland – let’s give international Guiding a go.

Four World Centres Membership

Have you or your unit thought about becoming a friend of the Four World Centres? The annual $10.00 subscription will help maintain and develop the centres. From the subscription you or your unit will receive a membership card, annual newsletter and entitles you and the unit to purchase Four World Centres badges.

Volunteer at a World Home

Visit the new Guides New Zealand International Pages

Getting the Olympic Spirit and International Games

International Links

• W.A.G.G.G.S.
- The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Official Site
• World Guiding Site
- comparative information about guiding and girl scouting in every country
• 1st World Jamboree
- The first Scout Jamboree at Olympis in 1920
• Scout and Guide Pages Index Site
• Thinking Day Links
• Our Cabana World Centre
- in Mexico
• Our Chalet World Centre
- in Switzerland
• Pax Lodge World Centre
- in London
• Sangam World Centre
- in India
• Guides Australia
• Guides Canada
• Guides UK

Find more useful links on our links page.