Learning Topic: Explore the WAGGGS Asia Pacific Region

In this Learning Topic, you could  ‘visit’ an Asia Pacific country  experience the diversity of cultures and faiths of the Asia Pacific Region  dress in a sari and ‘visit’ Sangam World Centre  explore the WAGGGS Asia Pacific Region and its work  share your knowledge with Guides and other Leaders

Suggested Activities Welcome to the WAGGGS Asia Pacific Region!

The Asia Pacific Region Website is http://asia.wagggsworld.org/en/home. You could find out:  which countries are members of the Asia Pacific Region  how Asia Pacific Region is structured and its goals / aims / strategic plans  how the goals are being achieved and how Australia is contributing  the significant contributions made to Girl Guiding / Girl Scouting by women from the Asia Pacific Region  some items of historical interest  how to nominate someone for an Asia Pacific Award

Choose a country that is a member of the Asia Pacific Region. Find resources, games and activities and use them in the program. Which country do the Guides want to ‘visit’?

What is the GOLD project? http://www.girlguides.org.au/International/international-events/current- international-events/cook-island-gold-project.html Visit a World Centre!

The World Centre Sangam is in the Asia Pacific Region. Visit the Sangam website http://www.sangamworldcentre.org/en/home and discover:  Sangam’s history or traditions  Events in which you could participate and how to contact Sangam  Activities  Service projects and the work of Sangam’s Community Partners Get involved!

In your community, who could enhance the Guiding program?  A local cultural group  A Guide/Leader who has travelled in the Asia Pacific Region or been to Sangam

Encourage Guides to participate in Post Box, the Thinking Day Postcard Exchange or Jamboree on the Air/Jamboree on the Internet (JOTA/JOTI).

Be a friend:  Friends of the Asia Pacific Region http://asia.wagggs.org/en/friends  Friends of the World Centres. http://www.girlguides.org.au/International/world-centres.html

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Resources to help you

 GGA Guide Handbooks World Guiding chapters  Badges & logos – Asia Pacific Region  GGA Leader’s Handbook page 79 http://www.girlguides.org.au/leaders-and-  WAGGGS 40 years of common purpose in the volunteers/Resources/asia-pacific-region- Asia Pacific Region poster.html  Check the cupboard at your meeting place for  Postbox o Leaders Guide to World Guiding http://www.girlguides.org.au/Resources-for- o World Guiding Activity Pack Guides/pen-pals-postbox-copy.html o One World 6 Billion People  Thinking Day Postcard Exchange o Four World Centres http://www.mythinkingday.com/ o Trefoil Round the World  JOTA/JOTI http://www.girlguides.org.au/leaders-  Attend a training workshop and-volunteers/Resources/jota-joti.html  Contact the Friends of World Centres Committee  GGA website pages [email protected] o http://www.girlguides.org.au/International/a sia-pacific-region.html and o http://www.girlguides.org.au/International/ world-centres.html 

Record your Learning

What have you learned and how did you apply it in your Guiding role?

Record this in your Learning Log.

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