Young Women's World Forum
Young Women’s World Forum
The Young Women’s World Forum, which takes
place from Tuesday 19 to Sunday 24 October 2010, will bring
together young women from around the world to discuss the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). They will draft a declaration
which details their recommendations for discussion makers to push
achievement of the MDGs forward as well as each creating a personal
action plan to enable them to effect change in their country and
their community after the forum. Each of WAGGGS’ 145 member
organisations around the world have been invited to send two young
women aged 18-25 to attend the Young Women’s World forum.
Discussions will focus on three of the MDGs which were voted as
priorities by members of WAGGGS from across the globe in a poll
carried out last year. These three goals are “Ending Hunger”,
“Gender Equality” and “Environmental Sustainability”.
Liberian Peace activist
announced as a keynote speaker - read more
Aims of the Forum
At the Millennium Summit in 2000, 189 world
leaders made a commitment to end poverty by the year 2015. They
signed up to the MDGs, a series of eight time-bound targets
covering key areas such as “universal education” and “maternal
health” which are all pivotal to combating extreme poverty.
However, many of these targets are currently off-track and will not
be achieved if real action is not taken. Find out more http://www.endpoverty2015.org/
Girls worldwide say “Together we can
change our world”
The Young Women’s World Forum hosted by
Girlguiding UK is the first in a series of forums which will bring
WAGGGS members together to discuss and take action on the
Millennium Development Goals: in 2011 four simultaneous forums will
take place at the World Centres and during the Girl Scouts
Centenary in 2012 the USA will host the final Young Women’s World
Forum in the series.
Throughout the Centenary celebrations from
2010-2012 the WAGGGS Global Action theme is: girls worldwide say
“together we can change our world”. This educational programme
encourages girls, young women and members of all ages to make a
personal commitment to change the world around them. The Global
Action Theme badge syllabus is available to download.
The pack is full of activities to work on the Global Action Theme
in your unit. Or why not hold your own local Forum and gain 10
points towards the
Adventure 100 challenge.
The planning team
A team of seven young women from Girlguiding
UK along with one volunteer from the WAGGGS Europe Region make up
the planning team for the Young Women’s World Forum 2010. During
the event a further 40 volunteers from Girlguiding UK will join
them as event assistants, facilitators and translators to help
deliver the Young Women’s World Forum. Along with the delegates of
the forum they will have the amazing opportunity to share the
20:10, 20/10/2010 moment and celebrate the finale of Girlguiding
UK’s Centenary together as well as looking forward towards the next
100 years of guiding.
Plans are progressing rapidly for the forum
which looks set to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Watch this
space for announcements of speakers and charity partners who will
be joining us for the forum and details of how you can follow the
progress of the forum as it takes place.
If you have any queries
about the Forum please contact worldforum@girlguiding.org.uk