About the Opportunity

Young Women Speakers Application Form

Background

WAGGGS is a dynamic and respected organization that works on a diverse range of issues. As a result, we are regularly approached to provide Young Women Speakers that can represent the organization and speak about our campaigns, curricula and the experience of being a Girl Guide or Girl Scout.

We often receive these requests for young speakers at very short notice. Frequently, it is the most prestigious opportunities – speaking at the United Nations, for example – that come with the tightest timeframe. In the past, we have sometimes been given as little as 72 hours to put forward a candidate. Because we have not been able to put forward a name this quickly, we have missed out on opportunities to participate in high-profile events and to showcase our work and our movement.

About the Opportunity We want to be transparent and fair in our selection of speakers and to open opportunities to the breadth of our membership, while also being able to quickly respond to and capitalize on the opportunities that arise. We are therefore looking to create a pre-approved pool of young women to draw from for short-notice speaking opportunities.

The Young Women Speakers will represent the organization internally and externally at speaking engagements. We are looking for confident public speakers who have knowledge and experience of WAGGGS curricula and messaging around issues that affect girls and young women. The Young Women Speakers may be called upon to represent WAGGGS at events, conferences, media interviews and at any other public speaking opportunities that may arise.

WAGGGS will offer initial training and support for Young Women Speakers should a speaking opportunity arise.

Length of engagement Young Women Speakers will be part of the pool for a period of 2 years. This means that anytime during the 2 year period WAGGGS may call on any one of them to speak publicly as a representative of the organization. At the end of the 2 year period, there will be a new call for speakers who will who will then form the new pool. Please note that there is NO guarantee that a speaking opportunity will arise during the 2-year period.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Title: (Miss, Ms, Mrs etc) Full name: (as shown on passport) Preferred name: Member Organization (MO):

Nationality:

Date of Birth: (DD/MM/YYYY)

Full home address:

Telephone number: (incl country code, area code)

Email address:

Do you have any mobility issues that may mean you require extra support? (If yes, please give details)

Do you have any health issues that may mean you require extra support? (If yes, please give details)

Do you have any dietary or other requirement (e.g. access to a prayer room)? (if yes, please give details)

EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

Full name:

Relationship to you:

Full address: (including full telephone number)

Email address:

Language Proficiency

Please specify: native, basic, intermediate or fluent

Language Listening Speaking Writing Reading

English

French Spanish

Arabic

Other/s (please specify:

Passport and VISA details

PLEASE NOTE, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO OBTIAN A VISA IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED FOR A SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT

Passport number:

Date of issue:

Place of issue:

Date of expiry:

If you need a VISA, WAGGGS will happily write you an official invitation letter. As soon as your participation is confirmed you will need to start applying for the VISA. Please confirm below the email address that we should send it to:

Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting Background

What is your role within your Member Organization (MO)?

National Guiding/Scouting events attended during the past three years?

International WAGGGS events attended during the past three years?

Other Background

Your current occupation: (if any) Previous public speaking experience: (if any) Education: (Short summary of relevant qualifications)

Skills and experience

Please indicate which WAGGGS curriculum you have knowledge and experience of and your level of experience.

Stop the Violence

Free Being Me

Sustainable Development Goals

Leadership development

Climate Change

Any other/s:

VIDEO UPLOAD Please upload a video of yourself speaking in public to Dropbox, WeTransfer or Youtube and email the link to [email protected].

If you are creating a video for this purpose, your speech should address: - why the issue is important to girls - your experience working on the WAGGGS programme, including the changes you have seen in yourself/other girls Your speech should not exceed 2 minutes.

CONFIRMATION BY INDIVIDUAL

Please sign below to confirm that all information provided in this form is correct and that you will do your best to be an active Young Woman Speaker if called on. (If you do not sign below we cannot accept your application). Signature: ______

Date: ______

PERMISSIONS

(please tick)

 I agree to the inclusion of the details above on a database held at the World Bureau, which may be used to select participants for speaking engagements.

 I agree that photographs/videos of me taken during speaking engagements can be used by WAGGGS in publications and on-line for promotional purposes.

Signature of Applicant: ______

Date: ______

Please return this completed application to Jean-Ann Ndow at [email protected] or World Bureau, Olave Centre, 12c Lyndhurst Road, London, NW3 5PQ no later than Friday, 26 August 2016.

You MUST have the application endorsed by your Member Organization by this date.

Young Woman Speaker - Confirmation by Member Organization Member Organizations are required to provide endorsement of the individual’s suitability for the role - and further organizational support to assist the individual should a speaking engagement arise. Independent applications made without your endorsement will not be accepted.

What is your motivation to have one of your members in our pool of Young Women Speakers?

How will you support the Young Woman Speaker to prepare herself for speaking engagements?

How does your Member Organisation plan to best utilize the experience gained by the Young Woman Speaker and to support her upon return?

Representing WAGGGS internally and externally Young Women Speakers may face challenging and emotional experiences. As such, some of the young women may require support on their return home. The MO is responsible for ensuring that the delegate is aware of the support she can receive on her return home if she needs it.

I confirm this nomination on behalf of my WAGGGS Member Organization and agree to provide the necessary support to the Young Women Speaker for the duration of her term.

International/Chief Commissioner Name: ______

Signature: ______

Date: ______

Email contact for National Organization: ______

Telephone contact for National Organization: ______

Please return this completed application to Jean-Ann Ndow at [email protected] or World Bureau, Olave Centre, 12c Lyndhurst Road, London, NW3 5PQ no later than Friday, 26 August 2016.