I recently went on a two-week long B.C. Girl Guide trip to Peru. We toured over a dozen towns in Southern Peru as well coastal cities such as Lima and Paracas. We hiked Machu Picchu, explored the floating islands on … Continue reading
Over the past two days, there has been an incredible shift in the conversation about female role models and females in the lead – a conversation that has shifted from one of hope to one of despair. As the CEO … Continue reading
This summer I took my nine-year-old daughter, Helen, to Kenya for the African Regional Conference of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). While in the capital of Nairobi, Helen met Brownies and Guides and young leaders … Continue reading
This past March, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the Helen Storrow Seminar (HSS) at Our Chalet in Switzerland. HSS is a WAGGGS leadership development event that focuses on the environment. It’s all about young women leading for a … Continue reading
It was important to me to enrol my daughter in Brownies to help her learn about all of the great things girls can do. I was pleased to see that participating in Brownies was one of my daughter’s favourite activities. … Continue reading
I was recently a delegate with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) to the 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations in NYC. I’ve been trying to sum up … Continue reading
When I attended the Juliette Low Seminar at the Sangam World Centre in India, I went with the expectation of learning about India, leadership in Guiding, and finding out more about the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts … Continue reading
There comes a time in every teenager’s life when they have to make a decision on what they want to do or accomplish with the next few years of their life. For some, this decision is made over a long … Continue reading
When we saw that there was a Guiding trip to the Sea of Cortez in Mexico, we knew it would be something that we’d never experienced before. It looked like a great adventure where we’d learn so many new things … Continue reading
In 2002 I was one of 10 youth members, aged 15 to 17, chosen to represent Girl Guides of Canada on the nationally-sponsored trip to the Ma-Buyu Youth Forum and Commonwealth Games Camp in Manchester, England. We all met at … Continue reading
As we approach World Thinking Day 2015 on February 22, this edition of our Opening the Vaults blog series shines a light on Canadian Guiding’s strong tradition of celebrating our global Guiding connections. Thinking Day (now World Thinking Day) was … Continue reading
Ten years ago I was a brand new, wide eyed Brown Owl of a group of 36 Brownies! I had been in Brownies as a girl myself but was new to the whole ‘leading’ thing. I had no clue what … Continue reading
Earlier this fall, Morgan Boyer, a Ranger with the 1st St. John’s Ranger unit in Waterford Valley, St. John’s, Newfoundland, attended the 2nd Annual Girls Speak Out summit in celebration of International Day of the Girl, at the United Nations … Continue reading
We arrived in Hong Kong after an 18-hour flight with our family, to a much warmer, much busier atmosphere then we are used to living in rural Ontario. Knowing we were missing the beginning of the Girl Guide year at … Continue reading
Imagine meeting a whole group of Pathfinders and Rangers for the first time at an airport. In a few short hours you will be travelling to Peru as part of Girl Guides of Canada’s Peru Adventure 2014. Up until now, … Continue reading
Drinking chai… Learning to take a rickshaw to the market… Sharing stories with Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from India, the UK, Australia and Brazil… I came home from my time as a Sangam World Centre volunteer last December with … Continue reading
This summer, I was fortunate to be able to participate in the Girl Guides of Canada Sea of Cortez trip. The trip description promised an exciting week aboard a ship in the Sea of Cortez with a patrol of Mexican … Continue reading
The applications and fact sheets for the Girl Guides of Canada 2015 travel opportunities are now online, and if you are eligible I hope you apply! I recently returned from the Newfoundland and Labrador Adventure 2014, my daughter has travelled … Continue reading
Girl Guides of Canada (GGC) took to Hong Kong this past week to attend the 35th World Conference of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). The conference is held every three years and is the primary … Continue reading
I have lived in three countries – the U.K., the United States, and now Canada – and there is one thing I have learned and that is to get my priorities straight. To me Guiding/Scouting is up there with finding … Continue reading
“How was India?” “What did you do there?” “Did you like the food?” It has been almost two months since I arrived home from volunteering at Sangam. I had my answers all figured out: India? It was spectacular. Challenging. Captivating. … Continue reading
Saffina Jinnah, a Guider from Vancouver, is attending the UN Commission on the Status of Women, being held from March 10 to 21 at the UN headquarters in New York City My Brownie unit is the reason I wanted to … Continue reading
Stuck in the never ending cycle of Canadian winter weather, leaving on a jet plane for a far flung corner of the world seems like a pretty good idea right about now. As we celebrate World Thinking Day on February … Continue reading
This summer I was fortunate enough to participate in the Kenya Adventure travel experience. I when I got the news in March that I was going I was so excited and everyone in my district was rooting for me to … Continue reading
At the end of October it was announced that Guiding Mosaic 2016 would be held at Camp Woods in Sylvan Lake, Alberta. As a member living in Edmonton, I was excited that this accessible location would mean a lower cost. … Continue reading
Sipping chai, I flip through the Times of India. A gecko scampers across the window in front of me. I put down the paper and reach for my camera. Too late. He’s gone. That’s alright. It’s time to plan the … Continue reading
Women Deliver 2013: Rukaiyah’s experience Attending the Women Deliver 2013 Conference in Malaysia granted me opportunities that I would have never been able to experience otherwise. Where else would I have been able to play a lead role in delivering … Continue reading
Girl Guides of Canada sponsors a variety of domestic and international travel opportunities for girls and adults. Our travel program offers amazing experiences for members to explore their sense of adventure, develop new friendships and discover something new about themselves. Our trips … Continue reading
As an organization that loves camping, going places, and doing things, I can’t imagine that there’s a Girl Guide out there who hasn’t had to pack for a trip away. Packing is an experience that we all go through, and … Continue reading
What does advocacy mean to me? I think for some perhaps, at first a red flag shoots into their mind, picturing the girls picketing the streets, but for me, I picture advocacy a little differently since my recent international travel … Continue reading
We REALLY want your vote! It’s time for the 2012/2013 Big Deal Seal! We’ve ranked all of the 2012/2013 blog posts (posted May 1, 2012 – April 30, 2013), according to views on the day they were posted. Now we’re looking … Continue reading
In March 2012, I left my home in Calgary to spend a year volunteering with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) committed to social and economic change in developing nations. I chose to visit India on my journey because I felt it was … Continue reading
Ever since “I promise[d] to share and be a friend”, I wanted to help people. And when “I promise[d] to do my best, to be true to myself, my beliefs and Canada…”, I knew I wanted to experience the United … Continue reading
Unlike many teens my age, I still actually check my emails on a daily basis. A few months ago I received an email from Girl Guides of Canada about something called the ELLE leadership training, and since I have been … Continue reading
As a student of international development I have always been passionate about exploring new cultures and meeting new people. In many ways it was this curiosity that inspired me to travel internationally, never realizing what existed in my very own … Continue reading
While attending Guiding Mosaic 2010 in Guelph, Ontario, I met two Irish Girl Guides with whom I became very good friends. Along with the seven other Kanata Rangers, I built a strong friendship by the end of camp with Niamh … Continue reading
Sophie Streleoff recently traveled to Adelboden, Switzerland to represent Girl Guides of Canada at the Helen Storrow Seminar at Our Chalet. Sophie has been traveling from a young age throughout Canada, the United States and Cuba. This trip to Our … Continue reading
Mariam first wrote for the Our Chalet blog during the summer. This is her contribution to our blog. Thank you Mariam for sharing it with us! ———————————————————————————– When I first traveled internationally with my Ranger patrol in July 2006, out … Continue reading
Sophie Streleoff recently traveled to Adelboden, Switzerland to represent Girl Guides of Canada at the Helen Storrow Seminar at Our Chalet. Sophie has been traveling from a young age throughout Canada, the United States and Cuba. This trip to Our … Continue reading
Sophie Streleoff recently traveled to Adelboden, Switzerland to represent Girl Guides of Canada at the Helen Storrow Seminar at Our Chalet. Sophie has been traveling from a young age throughout Canada, the United States and Cuba. This trip to Our … Continue reading
Sophie Streleoff recently traveled to Adelboden, Switzerland to represent Girl Guides of Canada at the Helen Storrow Seminar at Our Chalet. Sophie has been traveling from a young age throughout Canada, the United States and Cuba. This trip to Our … Continue reading
Need inspiration to get to your goal of a dream Guiding trip or camp? Check out what this unit from Northern Ontario did to get them to the finish line and off to Europe! ————————————- Our Unit has worked very … Continue reading
How many times have you considered traveling with your Unit to a World Centre but said: “Nah. What would we possibly do there that would be so worthwhile“? Well, Guider Sarah of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, recently made a special vacation … Continue reading
A few months ago we shared a blog post by Guider Nadia, aka ‘Guider Gone Global‘, who was on “the adventure of a lifetime traveling to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts’ World Centre in Sangam, India“. … Continue reading
Danielle just completed her time as a WAGGGS’ delegate to the UN for the 56th Commission on the Status of Women. She has been blogging about her experience and this is as adaptation of her final entry from her own … Continue reading
This post is by Guider Nadia, aka ‘Guider Gone Global‘, who is currently on “the adventure of a lifetime traveling to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts’ World Centre in Sangam, India“. It was originally posted in … Continue reading
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As part of the global celebrations of the centenary of Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) held three major events for girls and young women. For the first time ever WAGGGS held … Continue reading
Where ever we wander…where ever we roam…Pax Lodge will always be our home. This is probably a familiar line to many of you, any Unit that has chosen to learn the Pax Lodge song as part of a Badge, Challenge, … Continue reading
It has been a month since commemorating the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and the launch of the 2011 G(irls)20 Summit. We have been busy receiving delegate applications from all over the world as we prepare for the summit … Continue reading
This past week, the 2011 Young Women’s World Forum has galvanized the potential Guiding Members have to be a powerful force for change. Participants have rolled up their sleeves and gotten to the heart of how they can advocate for … Continue reading
