WoCo 4: WORLD BOARD ELECTION BOOKLET

MARCH 2020

CONTENTS

Introduction

Part A: Candidates standing for the World Board 2020-2026

 List of candidates standing for the World Board 2020-2026

 Biographical information of candidates standing for the World Board 2020-2026

Part B: Supporting information

 Role and Responsibilities of the World Board

 World Board Member Person Specification

 Note on the election of the Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer of the World Board

 Guidelines on campaigning INTRODUCTION FROM THE CHAIR OF THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE

One of your most important and influential responsibilities as a Member Organisation is to propose and elect the members of the World Board. Collectively, these individuals lead the WAGGGS Global Team, set strategies, policies and direction for a more dynamic and relevant global organisation and strive to provide increasing support and value to Member Organisations. The World Board is committed to listening and continuous learning, to being innovative, open and inclusive and to sustaining a collaborative and inspiring environment for staff and volunteers. promoting the participation of young women in our At the 37th World Conference in Uganda Member governance and decision-making at all levels, Organisations will elect six new World Board Member Organisations are reminded that, as far as is members, replacing the six members who will be practicable, at least one of the elected Board stepping down having completed their term of office. members should be under the age of 30 at the time On behalf of the Nominations Committee I am of her election. delighted to present the eleven candidates who were duly nominated by Member Organisations for It is very important that Board members do not hold election to the World Board 2020-2026. significant posts in their Member Organisation, both to ensure that there is no conflict of interest, and Being able to recognise when and how we have that they are able to devote the time required to practised leadership is key to being more conscious their Board role. Any candidates currently holding a about who we are as leaders. For each of the ten significant position in their Member Organisation, WAGGGS leadership outcomes, candidates were have therefore been asked to relinquish this role invited to share an example of when they felt they within six months if they are elected to the World achieved the outcome. To help Member Organisations Board. get to know the candidates better these examples have been shared on the following pages, alongside each There will be opportunities at the World Conference candidate’s personal statement, skills and experience. for Member Organisations to hear from and meet As well as the recommendation from their Member candidates, and to ensure that candidates have the Organisation (MO), all candidates who are standing skills, time, commitment, and language ability to work had a conversation with members of the Nominations for WAGGGS as a World Board member. These Committee in order for us to better prepare this candidates are talented women, with even more skills booklet and named referees from whom we sought not listed here in view of our space constraints. Do professional references. take the opportunity to talk with them during the conference, so that you have the information you As you read through the profiles of our eleven need to make the best choice for WAGGGS. candidates, we invite you to think about who you feel may have with the vision, skills and dedication to Yours sincerely, serve our Movement at the global governance level for the next six years. We greatly value your active

partnership and careful judgment in identifying the most talented, versatile and committed individuals to Grace-Anne Crichlow join the WAGGGS Global Team at the World Board Chair, Nominations Committee level. As a Movement that is strongly committed to World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

2 PART A: CANDIDATES STANDING FOR THE WORLD BOARD 2020-2026

LIST OF CANDIDATES STANDING FOR THE WORLD BOARD 2020-2026

Candidates for the World Board 2020-2026 are listed in alphabetical order by surname/family name.

HYACINTH BANGERO

Girl Scouts of the Philippines

AMAL BENISSA Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Libya

FIONA BRADLEY GirlGuiding New Zealand

MIRANDA CUMMINGS Girl Guides Australia

MAHNAZ HOSSAIN FARIBA Bangladesh Girl Guides Association

CHAMATHYA FERNANDO Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association

CANDELA GONZALEZ Asociación Guías Argentinas

DEBRA NAKATOMI Girls Scouts of the USA

CHRISTIANE ROUHANA Lebanese Federation of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

RUMBIDZAI TAZVIWANA Girl Guides Association of Zimbabwe

ANTONIA YIP The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association

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Member Organisation Girl Scouts of the Philippines

Nominated by Girl Scouts of the Philippines

Age Group 20-30

Languages Spoken Mother Tongue Hiligaynon, Fluent English and Filipino

P M Why would you like to become a member of the World Board, and how do you feel you can contribute to the work of WAGGGS?

To become a member of the World Board never occurred in my wildest dreams, so to speak, but I am overwhelmed by the nomination of my beloved Girl Scouts of the Philippines. It dawned on me that if I get the privilege to be voted upon, I will be able to represent my generation in the policy-making body of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and its advocacies. It always feels good to carry on the spirit of volunteerism, but to be one of those setting the direction for the world association is both an opportunity and a responsibility. As for me, the more diverse the group of decision-makers are, the less prone to groupthink the organisation becomes. Diversity doesn’t only mean our ethnicity; language, and culture, diversity could also refer to our ages. The leadership in the organisation must also include us, below thirty, for we serve as the link between the girls who we once were just a few years back and the adults whose wisdom is essential in steering the direction of the movement. I have observed how the leaders in position have struggled in maintaining to be relevant at this time to the world of girls and young women which might have been far different from their time, thus, given the chance, I can speak for the generation closer to mine of what’s important for them, what their needs are, what challenges they encounter, and how they want the movement to help them prepare for their responsibilities in the home, the nation, and the world community.

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H P M Leaders... Treat themselves kindly

I may be dedicated to my work but I ensure that I live a balanced life. I make time for my family, loved one, friends, myself, and God. Every year, I take a time off with my family as well as take a trip alone also to think about how life has been. When things are tough, I take a nap to gain some strength. I seek help from those willing and capable of helping me. Amidst all the pressure I face, I remain calm for I know that cramming will only worsen the situation. I take things easily, but seriously.

Work with others to create spaces where everyone can fully participate

Whenever I facilitate a workshop, the first thing that I would look into is the demographics of my participants. Then, I would design my program of activities based on the ages, sex, and work of the people who I will be dealing with so that everyone will feel at ease with the activities. I also make sure that everyone feels they are one with the group.

Adapt their behaviour to the context Challenge gender expectations

As a teacher, marketer and public As somebody living in the third world, relations specialist, I always I truly see the disparity of gender experience a sudden shift in my expectations. As an empowered woman, communication style for each I try my very best to earn a good pay responsibility requires a different more than enough for myself, so that I personality. It took me a while to master will be able to support my parents and this, but with experience, I can say that I my brother which is not the trend in the am now a pro at this. My being a Philippines being the youngest one, and a volunteer of the Girl Scouts of the young woman. Nevertheless, I believe Philippines and WAGGGS helped me a that family support is not a role that a lot in developing this skill. I work with certain gender should play, rather, a girls as young as 6 years old and responsibility and commitment. I see women who are as old as 98. Things no issue on taking this role being a worked well for us. woman.

Challenge themselves to understand and take into account different perspectives

This always happens during meetings where all of us come from different disciplines and that we wish to arrive to a decision that we hope could address all issues at hand. We can only achieve this in ensuring open communication among everyone and that whenever someone is speaking he/she is being listened to by the rest. It is by means of this that we can take into account the different perspectives which may be in contrary or in consonance by the decision we’re making.

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Innovate to create positive impact Make choices rooted in their values Innovation comes in different faces. From where I live, we are still I have been a Girl Scout for about 20 technologically-challenged. However, years now. Who and what I have with the right motivation and correct become is greatly influenced by the use of talents of the people we’re programs and training offered by working with, we can come up with scouting. I am submitting myself for the developments that can certainly improve World Board with the aim of offering this the lives of the communities we try to life-changing experience to every girl in help. One of the issues in the university the world to be raised the scouting or is the lack of support to the alumni in guiding way. I believe that if girls are terms of placement. In our little way, my rooted in the right values which assistant and I developed this auto- WAGGGS is advocating for, there will generating resume facility to those who be less conflicts and division. I see would wish to avail of such service. A WAGGGS not just as a foundation, QR code was generated for easy but a bridge for peace. access among alumni.

Seek the information they need to understand the full picture

I do not react on matters without weighing all sides of the issue. Recently, Iloilo Girl Scout Council celebrated its 70th anniversary. An activity covered by the media triggered angst among the citizens after some fingerlings were released in the river. Many believed that the fishes were not natives of that area. The council refused to give a statement and opted for the government agency to give on its behalf. To clarify, I gave my personal view beefed up with research and interview with experts. The girls and citizens then shared my post, thus, countering the negative publicity we’ve faced.

Learn from their own feelings and experiences Empower any and every girl to practise leadership

From one of the many books I’ve My leadership principle involves developing read I was taught that we should girls to be even better than I am. I am always not make big decisions in our lives happy whenever I see the girls that I’ve been when we’re extremely happy, sad, or mentoring all these years achieve more. I am angry. Most of the time, the decisions prouder if I see them become more successful we’re making are wrong for we fail to than me for I know that I have taught them well see the negative and positive impacts and I have grounded them with the right values our decisions can have in our lives. and attitude. The same goes now as I became a With this, from then on, I always wait teacher. Of course, I take pride about my for my emotions to be at its normal personal achievements, but if it is already my state before I take risks, commit, students who are achieving, I become the and decide. proudest.

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SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Young as I may be, I’ve already been exposed to many communications, including social media; external responsibilities in both my professional and volunteer relations/government relations; fund development and life. As one of the Girl Representatives to the Central donor relations; and crisis management. Board of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines in 2009- 2012, it has been clear to me since then why we exist Marketing and Communications: Because of my as a movement. I have seen the potential of being an diligence at work and my team, we were able to hit our organisation versus being just an individual. The bigger target, thus, after nineteen long years, salary increase our organisation is, the better the respect we get from was implemented by the management last year. My other entities. Thus, I understand fully why there is a target market just like WAGGGS also involves young need for us to campaign for more girls and young people, thus, learning about their demographics, women to join us. Only then that we can lobby for geodemographics, psychographics, and behaviour public policy not only in our countries but in the graphics, is not anymore that difficult. I also deal with a United Nations, in general. In 2018, my MO, the Girl lot of communications as assistant director of our unit, Scouts of the Philippines made history by electing its thus, developing IEC materials is my forte including youngest Central Board member in my person. I am so social media management. In the span of three years, I proud of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines to have was able to grow our followership by 555% - from achieved such a milestone. On the other hand, I 9000 to 50,000. believe that more than just enjoining a young person in External Relations: The heart of what I do in my the team, the individual must also possess the skills professional work is external relations. I mostly do the necessitated by the position. Currently, I am serving as coordination with the media entities when we have Vice-Chairperson of the National Communications press releases and media briefing. I am also the one Committee, and a Member of the National Training lobbying transactions with some government agencies Committee. in my country. I am not saying that while it is easy for I completed my undergraduate degree in broadcasting me to do things in the Philippines, it would be the at age 20 with high academic distinction. I immediately same in the international context. The point is, I have got hired by a regional mainstream television network already gained the necessary skill and confidence that and was given the position of Associate Producer. the next time I will be faced with similar situations with Such work exposed me to a lot of critical thinking, a different set of people, everything will not anymore budgeting, planning, creating, hiring, and managing be a surprise. issues and concerns in the media industry. I held Fund Development and Donor Relations: Our unit several responsibilities for national television for the handles the fundraising drive for the University. In our same company at the same time, which earned me the six years of existence, our major accomplishments skill of multi-tasking. include the establishment of three high-rise buildings, When I shifted to become a university instructor, I construction of a fountain of unity and scholar statue, learned to be flexible in teaching students whose and the establishment of seven trust funds for the comprehension levels are varied. This skill was advocacies of the University. improved even when I was appointed to be the university’s Marketing Officer, and now Assistant Crisis Management: I had been literally eating bomb Director of our unit – Philanthropic, External, and threats for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on my second Alumni Relations. I got to work well and efficiently with year working in the external relations. Good thing that people I barely knew. I invested my trust and I have been exposed to seminars that touched on crisis confidence in them as we became a team. I respect management. After some sleuthing job, we were able their opinions and as their leader, I make sure that to trace the identity of one of the suspects, thus, everybody’s listened to, and that as we reach for a putting an end to the three-day crisis which put consensus, we also think about possible compromises everyone in the organisation tense. I led the team to be sensitive about the group’s diversity. coordinating with the media as well as managed the presence of the authority in the area. As they say, I possess some desirable skills that would be an asset there is no better training than experiencing it first- should I be elected. These are marketing and hand.

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V Y P PP M Positions held within a Member Organisation, WAGGGS, and professional, NGO or business appointments within the last ten years.

World  Member, World Thinking Day Co-Creation Team 2020 Association of  Member, Young Women Speakers Pool 2016-2018 Girl Guides and  Volunteer, TheGoals.Org Pilot Girl Scouts

Member  Member-at-Large, Girl Scouts of the Philippines Central Board 2018-current Organisation  Vice Chairperson, National Communications Committee 2018-current  Member, National Training Committee 2015-current  Over-all Chairman on Steering Committee, Regional Senior & Cadet Conference 2014  Girl Representative to the Central Board of the Visayas Region, Girl Scouts of the Philippines 2009-2012  Girl Representative of Iloilo Girl Scout Council, Council Board 2009-2012  Chairman, Senior Planning Board of Iloilo Girl Scout Council 2009-2010

Other voluntary  Proponent, A Disaster Survival Kit Campaign 2015 positions  Volunteer Video Journalist, Typhoon Haiyan Story Hub in the Visayas 2013  Volunteer Reporter, The Vote 2013: An Election Coverage in the Philippines 2013

Professional/  Vice Chairperson, Media and Publicity Committee, Catholic Educational Association NGO/business of the Philippines National Convention 2019 appointments  Team Leader, Internal Quality Auditor of the University of San Agustin 2019  Chairperson, Institutional Marketing and Promotions Committee 2019  Member, Municipal Tourism, Culture and Arts Council of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, Philippines 2019  Member, Institutional Marketing and Promotions Committee 2018  Adviser, Augustinian Communicators Guild 2016  Instructor, Journ Academy 2016  Member, The Outstanding Students of the Philippines Alumni Community 2014  Chairperson, Communication Student Council of West Visayas State University 2013-2014  Member, Ayala Young Leaders Alumni Association 2013

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P P V Participation in relevant events within the last six years.

World  Member, World Thinking Day Co-Creation Team Meeting 2019 Association of  Young Adult Delegate, 36th World Conference 2017 Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

Member  Facilitator, National Troop Leaders Forum 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Organisation  Facilitator, National Technical Assistants Training 2019  Resource Person, Citizen Journalism and News Literacy Workshop 2019  Facilitator, 22nd National Trainers Conference 2019  Guest Speaker, Opening Ceremony of the Visayas Regional Junior, Senior and Cadet Camp 2018  Speaker, 2nd Girl Scouts of the Philippines National Gathering of Girl Representatives 2017  Peer Educator, Workshop Seminar on Free Being Me Program for Senior/Cadet Girl Scouts 2016  Assistant Coordinator, Regional Senior and Cadet Conference 2016  Resource Person, Leadership Development 2016  75 National Young Achievers Awardee of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines 2015  Resource Person, Gender and Sexuality – Regional Senior and Cadet Conference 2015

Other relevant  Participant, EduTech Asia 2019 national, regional  Participant, PACE Communication and Media Studies Conference 2019 or global events  Resource Person, Workshop on the Effective Communication 2019  Attendee, Public Relations Asia 2018  Trainee, Internal Audit Training on ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System 2018  Resource Speaker, The Leadership Communities Advocacy talk – Project Ideation and Management Workshop 2017, 2018  Participant, Internet and Social Media Marketing Workshop 2017  Reactor, Marshall McLuhan Forum Series on Responsible Mass Media 2016  Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines Formation Program 2014

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Member Organisation Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Libya Nominated by Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Libya Age Group 50-60 Languages Spoken Mother Tongue Arabic, Intermediate English

P M Why would you like to become a member of the World Board, and how do you feel you can contribute to the work of WAGGGS?

I joined the Girl Guides movement when I was seven years old and I grew up to become a leader first and WAGGGS honorary associate later. One of my most important achievements was that I was one of the leaders who created the ranger guides branch in my organisation and modified the constitution so that girl guides had their own positions. I believe in the success which impacted myself and all girl guides because of WAGGGS programs, activities and initiatives that push girls forward with a positive impact on their life through the skills and abilities they learn.

The principles of the Girl Guides movement can lead to a good citizenship in a good environment through the following:  Non-formal education which responds to the needs of girls and young women in society.  Girl Guides movement experience provides opportunities for girls and young women to join in activities appropriate for each stage of age that can be adapted to individual needs.  The educational program addresses all areas of personal development and the well-being of the person (spiritual, social, emotional, physical and intellectual) in a balanced and flexible manner, and gives priority to developing relevant life skills reflected on girls and young women, family and community.  Girl Guides experience is flexible and can be adapted for girls and young women from different backgrounds and needs, providing a safe environment for girls and young women affiliated with the movement.  The experience with WAGGGS enables young women to protect their rights and create a safe and respectful space, providing a space to practice leadership principles and a deeper exploration of values that broaden the awareness of personal identities and values.

Through my personal experience I am looking forward to work and contribute with WAGGGS teams with different specializations, and to be an expert in training as trainer in leadership and strategic planning.

I have good knowledge about some aspects such as working in diverse environments and communication with others easily.

WAGGGS has a good impact in all aspects and I want to be one of WAGGGS teams to exchange my experience with others, do my role in a pleasant environment and work with a flexible, open-minded and adaptable team.

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H P M Leaders... Treat themselves kindly

I established a merged group many years ago for blind girls (special needs) with normal girl guides their ages 15-18 years old). I found that both normal girl guides and guides with special needs worked together without any barriers and treat themselves kindly.

Work with others to create spaces where everyone can fully participate

When we share our activities (such as awareness campaigns, fun activities for families ...etc. ) with some organisations, schools, or universities, we find that these organisations and young women, who belong to it, want to have a strong relationship with the Girl Guides movement and make future plans to implement such programs and activities together.

Adapt their behaviour to the context Challenge gender expectations We must work hard to integrate ourselves and others by using all facilities and tools to adapt their behaviour to the context  New members of the committee at the This happens in any national, regional and global levels. environment consisting of  New girl guides / scouts and brownies. both genders and the girls  When we target any segment of society to have a passion to be work with it. successful, this happens in  Others. firms and organisations. To start with, we must consider these people by preparing and introducing them to the code of conduct, explain to them the basics of the work and deal with them carefully until they are integrated into the context.

Challenge themselves to understand and take into account different perspectives

Young leaders, when they begin their leadership roles, find that they are trying to get more information about their roles and challenge themselves to all the difficulties they face by trying to prepare distinct projects with content that meets the requirements in a short time.

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Innovate to create positive impact Make choices rooted in their values

Girl guides leaders should have the capabilities to innovate and to create positive impact which will reflect on the persons and communities, this will be When girl guides leaders and young particularly in the activities with the girls during their participation in community institutions to create a world and regional events such as positive impact, which will be reflected in camps and conferences I noticed the name of the movement and image that their activities and decisions all and the increase in membership, as well the time taken related to their as obtaining more material and moral values. support, especially in humanitarian initiatives, charitable activities, educational activities and campaigns.

Seek the information they need to understand the full picture

I encountered this when the "Parents' of Guides" want to have all the information about the Girl Guides movement or when someone wants to do research on the Girl Guide movement at the same time, they have no idea about the movement. I had to try to do the following to help them understand the full picture:  find all the information he or she needs .  try to make a plan to visit the headquarters.  meet some of the leaders from different branches .  give them books or newsletters about the guiding movement.

Learn from their own feelings and experiences Empower any and every girl to practise leadership

We should learn from the adult feelings and experiences in learning Leaders should enable girl guides and young and send WAGGGS messages to the leaders to exercise leadership by encouraging others them to participate in various sessions, training  Experts in various fields sessions and training activities and trying to  Girl guide leaders , experts in give them the opportunity to conduct various fields such as Governance, researches as well as gain experience by planning , whose membership ends training themselves during the work assigned to in committees at various levels them.  Fellowship leaders

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Based on my experience with the Girl Guides The skills and experience within and/or outside the movement and as a civil engineer, I try hard to Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting movement are as perform my role based on the mission and goals of follows: the Girl Guiding Movement, and I can do the  Governance/Constitutions (experience): I am a following: member of the committee to study and improve  Working in a diverse environment the constitution of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides  Plan and prepare plans for various activities of Libya 2017.  Preparing and arranging agreements and  Financial management, accounting and/or risk contracts between the various parties. management (knowledge): I prepare many times the financial studies of many of girl guides  Determine the needs of some tasks. activities such as camps and training courses  Using the Internet and program applications to and also in my work I made the financial studies conduct research. of many projects.  Reflect my experience (as engineer and mentor  Research and Development (knowledge & guide) working with WAGGGS teams to share experience): Most of my work done based on the success of WAGGGS goals, this will be research in certain issues and preparing request done during this course. of proposals of many projects.  Gain more skills and exchange experiences with  Data Analysis/Monitoring & Evaluation my colleagues (knowledge & experience)  I have the ability to achieve WAGGGS goals  Fund development and Donor relations such as: (experience)  Plan and make plans for different  External Relations/Government Relations activities and programs (experience)  Analyse and interpret information  Influencing skills and advocacy (experience)  Learn from others without restrictions  Human Resources Management - staff and/ and be flexible or volunteers (experience)  Cooperate with anyone who needs help and support.  Respond to difficult situations  Seek to learn from various opportunities.  I have the ability to change my mind to get more benefits for WAGGGS and the Girl Guide movement.

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V Y P PP M Positions held within a Member Organisation, WAGGGS, and professional, NGO or business appointments within the last ten years.

World  Honorary Associate Member 2007-current Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

Member  Leader of Ranger Guide group Organisation  International Commissioner of Girl Guides of Libya 2001-2014

Other voluntary  Volunteer evaluator of the constitution of Arabic organisation positions  Member of capacity assessment and Evaluation for WAGGGS organisations of Arabic region (CAT – Mentor) Professional/  Head of contracts and planning department of ECOU (Engineering consultant Office NGO/business For Utilities) 2012-2020 appointments  AECOM (an American multinational engineering firm ) Libya Employee- Technical Staff 2008-2011

P P V Participation in relevant events within the last six years.

World  CAT Mentors -2019 (capacity assessment and Evaluation for WAGGGS organisations) Association of  35th World conference in Hong Kong, 2014 Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Member  Administration leader in a leadership training study in Tripoli 2019 Organisation  Participated in the first meeting of leaders of ranger guides branch of Libya- in Benghazi 2019 – educational program of the Branch  Assistant leader at a training study for leadership in Tripoli 2015  Many activities with my ranger group see the page on Facebook https:// www.facebook.com/pg/girlguidesoftripoli/about/?ref=page_internal

Other relevant  22th Arab Regional Conference for Girl Guides , Tunisia -2019 national,  Member of many national committees regional or  Preparing the design criteria of infrastructure projects global events  Standard Specification For drinking water No. 82  Design of many structure and infrastructure projects in Libya

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Member Organisation GirlGuiding New Zealand Nominated by GirlGuiding New Zealand Age Group 30-40 Languages Spoken Mother Tongue English, Basic Te Reo Maori

P M Why would you like to become a member of the World Board, and how do you feel you can contribute to the work of WAGGGS?

Girl Guide / Girl Scout values are built into the very nature of who I am.

A desire to give back and reflective continuous learning are key values which have been instilled in me throughout my involvement with the movement.

I have been a member of GirlGuiding New Zealand since age 5. I have participated at many different levels within the organisation, including as a member of the National Board for six years.

My professional background, as a Pharmacist, will bring a wealth of scientific skills and approach to the work of the World Board. I can think through and analyse different options to challenges. I actively listen, can contribute ideas and information and lead discussions when needed. I can see the big picture, and the smaller steps needed to reach the best solutions.

I have held roles and responsibilities within the movement at local, national and international levels. Through my involvement with WAGGGS, particularly as vice-chair of the Governance Committee over this past triennium, I have gained exposure to and an understanding of WAGGGS’ strategies and priorities.

As a member of the World Board, I will draw on my leadership, governance and interpersonal skills. I can work independently and in teams, ensuring others views are heard and considered. I will bring valuable perspective and skills to the strategic management of our organisation and movement.

I want to see all girls feel empowered and have access to opportunities to grow and develop their leadership skills and, through this, impact their communities.

My experience demonstrates that I bring excellent communication skills and have the ability to achieve results through working together with other people.

I am a critical thinker, positive contributor and courageous enough to have the difficult conversations as we guide, strengthen and shape our direction as an organisation over the coming years.

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H P M Leaders... Treat themselves kindly

I had a conversation with my employer to reduce my hours so that I had a free morning in my schedule. I wanted to make this change to prioritize myself. This has allowed me to be more flexible with my time during the week, to give sufficient time to my passions, commitments and self care. I manage my time to keep time for the things I enjoy such as: walking my dogs along the river by my house, baking and cooking, a dinner coffee or movie out with friends and weekends away to visit family.

Work with others to create spaces where everyone can fully participate In 2019, our local Rangers (teenagers) ran a bi- annual event for Pippins called Big Sister Little Sister. I facilitate planning by supporting the Rangers to share their ideas, listen to each other’s ideas, reach mutual agreement and work together as a team. The Rangers brainstorm, negotiate and agree the theme and activities. They each take responsibility for organising an activity, they buy the supplies they need, on the day they run their activity. The Rangers develop their leadership skills and run an amazing event!

Adapt their behaviour to the context

Through my work life as a Challenge gender expectations Pharmacist, every day presents different challenges which I must Female Pharmacists make up 65% of the think objectively about and find solutions workforce in New Zealand. Despite their for. I communicate with a wide range of being a large number of us, everyday patients with different age, health literacy working as a Pharmacist I face gender and cultural needs. I have to take all this discrimination. Patients will come in, they into account in my communication and will look over my shoulder and ask to speak problem solving approach. I ask to the pharmacist. If there are male staff questions to gather information, assess they will say can I speak to him, the the information they share and check my pharmacist please. I have to be brave and understanding back with them. I offer proudly say I am the Pharmacist. I listen and solutions which are appropriate and help the patient with their health needs. I effective for their symptoms. I am challenging and changing the provide simple information and public perception around the gender advice without medical jargon. of Pharmacists.

Challenge themselves to understand and take into account different perspectives

I live in Manawatū, which is one of the most culturally diverse regions in New Zealand. More than 130 different ethnic communities from all over the world choose to live here. I interact with many of these communities through my work as a pharmacist and in my volunteering life. I supported three refugee girls from Bhutan to come and join with our Ranger unit activities. Through interacting with them, I listened to their stories. I was able to challenge stereotypes and generalisations about refugees with my friends, family and colleagues.

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Innovate to create positive impact Make choices rooted in their values

Through a local Community Pharmacy With a deep passion for the work we do Group, I am developing a project for for girls and the strategic understanding Pharmacists to provide funded eye of the need for fund development, I treatment to children who meet clinical have been involved with the GirlGuiding criteria. I shared my idea and was New Zealand Foundation Fund Development encouraged to meet with a local funder Task Group over the last two years. who has committed funds for a six- I bring the perspective of a younger potential month pilot. I am now working with a donor and knowledge of current activities and range of people to draw up a project experiences of girls. I have provided strategic plan, service specifications, contract and advice and ideas for fund development payment arrangements and communicate projects. When I speak to different groups to local schools and health providers. and individuals I share positively my own This project has the potential to benefit experiences from my guiding journey children in my local area and improve and the experiences I am providing to their access to funded healthcare. the girls I work with.

Seek the information they need to understand the full picture

As a National Executive member for the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand I was asked the question ‘what do Young Pharmacists want’. With 45% of the Pharmacy Profession as Young Pharmacists, I led a consultation process to gather information about the challenges they face and their potential solutions. I created and advertised a survey through many avenues to ensure everyone had the chance to have their say. On analyzing the results, I had to keep an open mind and ensure I remained objective of the task. From the results, I created ten action statements as steps towards sustainable change.

Learn from their own feelings and experiences Empower any and every girl to practise leadership

As a Pharmacist, through my working I created and coordinated a Young Leader environment I am an Intern conference stream alongside an already Pharmacist mentor. I support the Intern in established annual leaders conference. For their development, suggest areas of two years, this provided an opportunity for improvement and evaluate their progress. selected young leaders from throughout New Through the conversations we have, I have Zealand to come together for a weekend. had to encourage the Intern to open up Through sessions designed just for them they further to fully express their challenges and became inspired about leadership, WAGGGS needs. I listened openly and I was open projects, social change and making a minded to what was shared and what the difference. They received support to develop different solutions and approaches could and implement their own action back in their be. I responded to how they were feeling local area. After the conference, I followed up and what they were experiencing and with them quarterly to see their progress and together we agreed on the course provide ongoing support, information of action to take forward. and challenge them to keep driving their ideas forward.

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My experience detailed below shows I understand  Young Pharmacist National Consultation - the need for collective decision making, I am an Captured young Pharmacists views and opinions. independent and critical thinker, supportive of those Chaired Steering Group to coordinate the I am working with, passionate and positive about the process. Analysed results and prepared work I undertake and I think strategically about the recommendations for action. decisions we need to make. GirlGuiding New Zealand National Board 2011 – WAGGGS Governance Committee Vice Chair 2018 2018 – current Leader representative. Projects included: Being under 30 years during my term, gave me  Reviewing and recommending options for World experience of young women participation in Board election voting procedures Boards.  Writing terms of reference for procedural teams, Brought advocacy and diversity focus to Board Rules of Procedure for Regional and World discussions. Conferences, induction training.  Selection process for World Conference Clinical Council July 2017 – current Procedural Coordinator and team members. The local Hospital Board provides services in our community to a population of 180, 000 people. The council has 12 clinician representatives from WAGGGS Capacity Building Lead: Governance across health professions. We provide an 2019-current independent strategic clinical perspective. Responsibilities included:

 Recruited and managed a dynamic team of Local Community Pharmacy Group Board 2014 - skilled individuals who are assigned tasks to 2018 deliver tailored support virtually to MOs. We represent 50 community pharmacies for our  Created induction materials and developed population of 180, 000 people. We develop resource tools. contracts for projects that local pharmacies deliver.  Participated in group calls with other work area Responsibilities included: leads, MOs and staff support.  Constitutional review to ensure the rules reflected our needs, providing flexibility but Key skills demonstrated: strategic thinking, protection. proactively shaping the future of WAGGGS,  Working group to prepare strategic plan. understanding of WAGGGS and regional context, inclusive and embrace diversity, work effectively as volunteer and staff team, work in global and multi- Key skills demonstrated: strategic planning, cultural context, use of communication technology financial management, legal duties of a board platforms. member, stakeholder management, collaboration, analyse and interpreting information, communication skills, working with different age Pharmaceutical Society of NZ National Executive groups, representing and expressing different 2017- 2019 opinions. Inaugural Young Pharmacist co-opted member Projects included: Through my Governance experiences I have had to:  Developed 7-year Strategic Plan with Chief  Read legal opinions and documents on a wide Executive and Chair variety of matters, make decisions and  Memorandum of Understanding with external understand the implications. For example: Young Pharmacist Group property, voting rights, structure of organisation.

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K XP ( )  Read and approve policies (have also supported Asia Pacific Regional Conference 2019 – Procedural policy/procedure development) Team Coordinator  Approve new organisational structure, processes  Led the presentation of motions and bids and reporting lines. session and co-chaired voting session  Active participation in discussions about risks  Supported participants to understand the voting facing the organisation. Review the risk register process, how they could provide motions and ratings and strategies to minimise these. Ensure have their say we are taking the necessary steps to manage  Reviewed motions received, lead discussions risk. with proposers, listened to ideas and suggested  Critically assess data and information (such as changes member survey results, results from exit surveys, results from member participation at Skills: listening and learning from others, conferences and events and services or support constructively challenge, appreciate diverse points members need). Use this to inform and influence of view, ability to work in a global and multi- the future work plan, service offering and to cultural context, collaborative approach. ensure a quality experience for members.  Understand and interpret financial information reporting and budget development and GGNZ Girl Programme Development Steering management Use this to inform the direction the Group 2010- 2011 organisation should take for the best use of  Created an achievement wheel with the aims of resources. programme across all the sections.  Consider fund development opportunities and  This provided the building blocks for programme build strategic relationships with external review and new programme design. stakeholders. For example: 1. Developed partnership with Sophie Skills: understanding leadership model and educational Elliott Foundation. An organisation methodology, big picture thinking. addressing emotional and dating violence

through education. We ran a creative I have positively and professionally represented challenge for girl members to express WAGGGS and GGNZ on the global stage at the what a healthy relationship means to 2015 Commonwealth Youth Forum, 2013 and 2011 them. United Nations Commission on the Status of 2. Promoted Pharmacy services within the Women. Through these experiences I directly school environment. Gained permission engaged with decision makers, shared the challenges from the school leaders. Worked with a and opportunities facing girls and young around the health promoter to engage using youth world and contributed to policy making. friendly messages. I am flexible and willing to commit the time required to undertake the role.

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V Y P PP M Positions held within a Member Organisation, WAGGGS, and professional, NGO or business appointments within the last ten years. World  Capacity Building Expert Lead: Governance 2019-current Association of  Governance Committee Vice Chair 2018-current Girl Guides and  Advocacy Task Group (Working group of the World Board Global Engagement Group) Girl Scouts 2015  WAGGGS Facilitator ACTIVATE training event (Sangam) 2013 Member  National Awards Portfolio Holder 2018-current Organisation  Mentor 2016-current  Outdoor assessor 2016-current  Ranger Unit Team Leader 2010-current  Trainer 2010-current  Foundation Fund Development Task Group 2018-2019  Standing Committee Member 2012-2018  National Forum Member 2012-2018  National Board Member 2011-2018  National Awards committee member 2016-2017  Voices against Violence curriculum coordinator 2015-2017  National Advocacy Portfolio Holder 2014-2015  Regional Learning and Development Coordinator 2013-2015  Regional Management Team member 2013-2015  National Conference Young Leader stream coordinator 2012-2013 Other voluntary  Manawatu Jaycee Travelling Trust, selection panel member 2017- current Manawatu positions Zonta club member 2016-current  Asia Pacific Regional Conference, Procedural Team Coordinator, Taiwan August 2019 Professional/  Pharmacy Council of NZ Assessor 2017-current NGO/business  MidCentral District Health Board Clinical Council 2017-current appointments  Pharmacist -Team Leader / Specialist Clinical Services 2016-current  National Executive member Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand 2017-2019  MidCentral Community Pharmacy Group Board 2014-2018

P P V Participation in relevant events within the last six years. World Association  Virtual participation in Facilitators for Stop the Violence campaign and Voices against of Girl Guides and Violence curriculum training redesign, 2019 Girl Scouts  WAGGGS World Board, Committees and Working Groups Triennium Induction, 2018  GGNZ Young Leader Delegate 35th World Conference Hong Kong 2014 Member  Regional Big Sister Little Sister event, 2017 & 2019 Organisation  Free Being Me –National Facilitators training and planning workshop, 2017  Colour Your World - National Trainers Workshop, 2016  National Young Leader events, trainer and coordinator, 2012-2016  Queens Guide Retreat weekend event, trainer and coordinator, 2012-2014  National Ranger Events: Adventure Team Leader – 2012 & 2014 Other relevant  Asia Pacific Regional Conference, Procedural Team Coordinator 2019 national, regional  Olave Baden-Powel Society (OB-PS) Supporters Event – Western Australia 2018 or global events  Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Conference 2017, 2018, 2019  Commonwealth Youth Forum – Youth Delegate, Malta 2015

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Member Organisation Girl Guides Australia Nominated by Girl Guides Australia Age Group 30-40 Languages Spoken English as mother tongue, basic Italian.

P M Why would you like to become a member of the World Board, and how do you feel you can contribute to the work of WAGGGS?

I strongly believe that it is important to have a World Board that is strategic, collaborative and engaged in transparent communication with Member Organisations so that the Movement can work as one towards Compass 2032.

I consider that I have the experience, mindsets, skills and vision to make a significant contribution to the work of a World Board that is focused on strategy and collaboration.

I have been involved with WAGGGS work and projects since 2017, including as a World Conference delegate, Capacity Building Volunteer, Growth and Retention Strategies Working Group member and Global Girl Research Advisory Group member. I have a thorough understanding of the WAGGGS vision, strategy and ways of working. I know the importance of clear communication and ensuring that all stakeholders have their voices heard.

I have a particular interest in governance and legal issues, as well as policy development. I am into my fifth year of involvement with the Girl Guides Australia Board, currently as Assistant Chief Commissioner - International. My focus is on collaborative and strategic decision-making based on data and evidence.

I am flexible and innovative, with a proven record of reliability. I am directly connected with girls and young women in Australia as a Unit Leader and appreciate understanding their issues and priorities.

I believe each World Board member has a responsibility to look wider than her own experiences in order to provide a voice for all Member Organisations. I seek to become a World Board member to contribute to the ongoing growth and the strengthening of the Movement in order to positively impact the lives of girls and young women.

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H P M Leaders... Treat themselves kindly

When a challenging situation arose during a court trial at work, I focused on making my self-talk positive. I pretended that I was giving advice to a friend in a similar situation and thought about what I would say to them. As a result, I found I was far more encouraging and focused on looking to the future, rather than being critical and dwelling on the past difficulties. I was able to see the positive impact it had on my team when we emphasised moving forward and learning from challenges, instead of focusing on the negatives.

Work with others to create spaces where everyone can fully participate When I facilitated a session at the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference about Child Safe Organisations, I made sure that each table in the session had its own facilitator. This meant that the discussions could occur at the right pace and level for the people on each table. Each group worked quite differently and were able to cover topics that were relevant to the particular participants, and at a speed that was appropriate for them. Because individual voices can get lost in large groups, I think it is important to find a way for everyone to be included and heard.

Adapt their behaviour to the context

I am committed to collaborative and Challenge gender expectations inclusive communication because I In our Girl Guide Unit, we are focused on believe that provides the best and ensuring that the girls have every most lasting outcomes. However, my opportunity to try any activity that work as a lawyer is primarily in interests them. We identify when they commercial litigation, which means that I might feel constrained by traditional have had to learn, when necessary, to expectations of what girls should do, and we adopt an adversarial approach during a make sure that this does not limit their dispute or trial. In the course of each day experiences or goals. Part of this ongoing I will fluidly adapt my communication to a conversation is also about the harm of range of audiences and in a variety of gender expectations on boys and men, contexts. Wherever possible, even particularly in terms of emotional during litigation, I seek to find common development. We encourage the girls ground and take into account a to critically reflect on what they see variety of different perspectives in in their own lives, at home and order to achieve positive outcomes. at school.

Challenge themselves to understand and take into account different perspectives In 2018 I sought an opportunity to spend 3 months working for an Indigenous organisation in the remote north-west of Western Australia. This provided daily insights into the lives of Indigenous youths and families who had very different languages, experiences, perspectives and expectations. I focused on listening and learning, through asking questions and seeking out information, in order to be able to contribute in a meaningful way. It was a powerful learning experience to be in a situation where I was very much the outsider. It has profoundly shaped my understanding of Indigenous culture and my view of Australian history.

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Innovate to create positive impact Make choices rooted in their values

The issue: after each Girl Guides Australia My choice to nominate for a Board meeting, Board members had position on the World Board has different interpretations about what they could been shaped by the strength of the communicate back to their State organisations. values I have gained from Girl It wasn’t clear to them what was confidential, Guiding. For me, it is about seeking and what could be shared. out new challenges, identifying The innovative solution: I took responsibility where I can make a positive for producing a short slide pack at the end of difference and having the courage each Board meeting outlining the key decisions to reach for goals that stretch me made, so that Board members could take it and allow me to grow. I have back to their State organisations. This provided always valued commitment and consistent messaging across Australia and dedication, as well as striving to clarity for Board members. It also provided contribute to the best of my greater transparency and understanding of ability. the work of the Girl Guides Australia Board.

Seek the information they need to understand the full picture

I volunteered with the Humanitarian Group and conducted many interviews with refugees to gather information to support their visa applications. This sometimes involved working through translators, and I found it important to always check carefully that I had fully understood their story. I know from my exchange in Italy that it is easy for confusion to arise on both sides when working in a language that is new. It also required me to research beforehand about the historical events which caused the individual to seek refuge in Australia so that I could properly communicate their story in the visa application.

Learn from their own feelings and experiences Empower any and every girl to practise leadership

My three months as a volunteer at Our Chalet in 2009 opened my eyes As I write this, I am visiting Pax Lodge and to what WAGGGS could offer by way of Our Chalet with my Unit of teenage personal development in a way that was Australian Girl Guides. From our very first much more than simply being a leader with discussion about this adventure, I have a Girl Guide Unit. I used that experience to ensured the focus has been on the Girl connect with young women in Australia Guides developing and leading their own through my roles as Assistant Chief preparation and decision-making in order to Commissioner and National Olave Program truly own their journey. Leadership has Manager to encourage them to ‘look wider’ looked different for each girl based on her in terms of their future in Girl Guiding. I abilities and past experiences, but each girl had learned there was so much more to has moved out of her comfort zone to Girl Guiding and worked to encourage turn the dream into a reality. others to experience that for themselves.

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K XP I have the skills and experience required for the I have experience of different ways of working with World Board as a result of my roles and staff and volunteers in WAGGGS and understand responsibilities in Guiding and my professional work the vital importance of transparent communication as a lawyer. and engagement with Member Organisations and other key stakeholders. But equally important are the attitudes and mindsets which I have developed through my experiences – I Legal experience am inquisitive, collaborative, solutions-focused and strategic. My nine years’ legal experience as a lawyer in Australia is directly relevant to the UK context. My Board experience practice has also involved work related to other jurisdictions including the USA and India, as well as I am in my fifth year of involvement with the Board pro bono work with refugees and not-for-profit of Girl Guides Australia, which has developed my organisations in Australia. strong skills in collaboration and strategic planning. As the various States of Australia are each separate As a litigation lawyer, a key aspect of my members of Girl Guides Australia, this role has professional work is critically and strategically provided experience of managing the interests of analysing information and arguments. I work very different member organisations in a governance well under pressure, and am competent in managing capacity. diverse interests and communicating in a clear and concise manner. I am experienced in constructively I have focused on policy development on a range of challenging different approaches and considering topics from advocacy to child safety. As Guiding matters from different points of view. My within Australia includes six State organisations with professional role also requires significant project different legislation and requirements, I am management skills as well as risk management. experienced in tailoring policies to be applicable in different contexts. Governance and constitutions experience

I have a high level of understanding of the legal As Chair of the Girl Guides Australia Governance duties, responsibilities and liabilities involved in being Committee, I gained practical experience of a member of a Board, and have developed my management of governance and constitutional comprehension of financial management and issues at national level, involving an organisation budgeting. I have a proven track record in diligently where the members are separate State organisations attending to board business and engaging with different legal requirements and different collaboratively and creatively in order to achieve priorities. This developed my understanding of the strategic outcomes. importance and impact of organisational structure.

WAGGGS experience I also led a review of the Constitution and achieved various amendments to improve the efficiency and My involvement with the work of WAGGGS since relevance of Girl Guides Australia. In my current 2017, including as a World Conference delegate, role as WAGGGS Capacity Building Volunteer Capacity Building Volunteer (Governance), member (Governance), I expect to deepen my understanding of Growth and Retention Working Group and of governance and constitutional issues relevant to a member of Global Girl Research Advisory Group, variety of Member Organisations. means I have deep familiarity with the WAGGGS leadership model, educational methodology and Capacity Building Framework.

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K XP ( ) Research, data analysis and evaluation experience Worldly mindset and non-formal education

I spent several months in 2018 working in the Engaging with individuals from around the world in remote north-west of Western Australian with an various WAGGGS roles, at World and Asia Pacific Indigenous organisation, Nyamba Buru Yawuru. This Regional Conferences, and during events at Sangam role involved designing and testing a process of data and Our Chalet, has provided experience in cross- collection and analysis to evaluate project impact. cultural communication, and also an understanding of challenges and opportunities faced by girls and young This experience enabled me to further develop skills women around the world. However, I am eagerly from leading the review in 2014-2015 of the Olave looking forward to many more opportunities to Program (Guiding for young women aged 18-30), further develop my worldly mindset. which had involved working with an experienced external consultant and provided me with practical As Unit Leader for a dynamic and growing Unit of experience in data collection, analysis and evaluation Girl Guides aged 14-17, I am connected to the in a Girl Guiding / Girl Scouting context. young women of today. As I write this, our Unit is visiting Our Chalet as part of an international I am a strong believer in the importance of policies adventure, planned by the girls. I can see the and strategy being informed by collaboration and ongoing benefits of non-formal education and the research and subject to ongoing evaluation. I have value of Girl Guiding / Girl Scouting every day. completed two research-based honours theses in Law and Political Science, achieving first class honours in each. I understand WAGGGS’ approach to research and development through the Global Girl Research Advisory Group.

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V Y P PP M Positions held within a Member Organisation, WAGGGS, and professional, NGO or business appointments within the last ten years. World  Capacity Building Volunteer - Governance 2019-current Association of  Global Girl Research Advisory Group member 2019-current Girl Guides and  Olave Baden-Powell Society member 2019-current Girl Scouts  Growth and Retention Strategies Working Group member 2018-current Member  Girl Guides Australia Assistant Chief Commissioner – International 2020-current Organisation  Girl Guides Australia Board non-voting attendee 2020-current; also 2014-2017  Girl Guides Australia Legal Panel 2019-current  Mentor for Olave Program (Guiding program for young women aged 18-30 in Australia) 2016-current  Unit Leader in Girl Guides Western Australia 2004-current  Girl Guides Australia Assistant Chief Commissioner 2014-2017  Girl Guides Australia Governance Committee (member, then Chair) 2015-2017  Girl Guides Australia Guiding Operations Committee 2014-2016  Girl Guides Australia National Olave Program Manager (Guiding for young women aged 18- 30) and Chair of National Olave Program Committee 2013-2015  Girl Guides Australia National Management Advisory Committee 2013-2015  Girl Guides Western Australian Olave Program Manager 2011-2013  Girl Guides Western Australia Executive Committee member 2011-2013 Other voluntary  Friends of Asia Pacific WAGGGS 2017-current Humanitarian Group volunteer, providing pro positions bono legal assistance for refugees 2015-2016  Aboriginal Legal Service volunteer, providing pro bono legal assistance 2014-2015  Western Australian Youth Volunteer of the Year 2014 Professional/  Senior Associate, Allens Linklaters 2016-current NGO/business  Rio Tinto Corporate Counsel secondment 2019 appointments  Jawun secondment to Nyamba Buru Yawuru 2018  Lawyer, Allens Linklaters 2012-2016

P P V Participation in relevant events within the last six years. World Association  WAGGGS Global Team Conference, Pax Lodge 2018 of Girl Guides and  Girl Guides Australia delegate to WAGGGS World Conference (India) and facilitator for Girl Scouts Forum 2017 - Getting Into Governance 2017 Member  Girl Guides Australia National Strategic Planning event 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 Organisation  Mentor, Getting Into Governance – national program to encourage young women into governance positions 2018  Coordinator, Australian Olave Baden-Powell Society gathering 2018  Facilitator, In The Lead – youth leadership and advocacy weekend 2015, 2016  National Volunteer Team Conferences 2014, 2015, 2016  Guiding at the House – national event at Parliament House, Canberra 2015  Great Bunya Gathering – Australian Jamboree 2015  Spark! Reigniting the Olave Program – national launch 2015  Olave Program Conference 2014 Other relevant  Leader, Girl Guides international adventure to Pax Lodge and Our Chalet 2020 national, regional  Girl Guides Australia delegate to WAGGGS Asia Pacific Regional Conference (Taiwan) and or global events facilitator for Forum 2019 – Being a Child Safe Organisation 2019  Participant, Young Women Changing Tomorrow at Sangam 2016  Anything Is Possible, Asia Pacific Leader of Youth event 2014

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Member Organisation Bangladesh Girl Guides Association Nominated by Bangladesh Girl Guides Association Age Group 20 - 30 Languages Spoken Bengali as mother tongue; fluent English; intermediate Hindi; basic Arabic

P M Why would you like to become a member of the World Board, and how do you feel you can contribute to the work of WAGGGS?

I would say, the best change Guiding has brought to my life, is the sense of fellowship and kindness towards people, which drives me to filter every action I take, considering the situation and demands of all the people involved. This has eventually led me to work on Health systems in policy level of the Government at this point of my life. My profession helped me to learn and respond to localized needs and systematically tailor and adapt policy regionally. I attended “International Brownie Festival, 2000” in Malaysia representing Bangladesh as a Yellow Bird, when I was 8 years old. That international exposure taught me to think beyond fellowship and to take responsible action while leading the rest. I have held leadership positions in my School and University while winning several scholarships and awards for my endeavours.

Girl guiding has taught me to be a responsible leader while thinking out of the box and collaborating with all the stakeholders involved. This knowledge has helped me to secure a place at the MSc programme in International Health and Tropical Medicine at Oxford University, where my leadership and advocacy skills were honed through their curriculum which focused on SDGs. I have learnt to critically appraise and innovatively solve major global health problems in resource-limited settings, developed knowledge and skills in research techniques applied in the analysis of global health problems, including quantitative and qualitative research methods and implementation of the targets of SDGs in local context. I believe I can put my acquired skills to good use in an international arena, if I get an opportunity to join the World Board. I also hope to learn a lot from the existing member. Girl Guiding has given me a lot, and I believe I should give back to this movement and celebrate the diversity and equality presented by this movement to the world.

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H P M Leaders... Treat themselves kindly

I am a trained mental health first aider and I am concerned about my own potential and limitations since I started working on mental health issues. While working in Geneva, I clarified my supervisor about how much work load I can take due to an ongoing family issue which demanded time and had severe impact on my mental and physical health. I officially applied for a deadline extension and submitted an almost perfect work, which led me to a ‘merit’ score. During my group works, I informed my concerns to other group mates and encouraged others to do the same.

Work with others to create spaces where everyone can fully participate I encourage everyone to participate in group work so that nobody feels discriminated. During our group works in Oxford, we asked and ensured everyone to participate and share their thoughts. Another important thing is confidentiality which I learnt while working on mental health. Everyone should feel safe while sharing things. When I organized training for Girl Guides, I tried to ensure a safe space for everyone so that confidentiality is maintained and everybody could reach out for help and speak their hearts out.

Adapt their behaviour to the context Challenge gender expectations I have been born and brought up in capital of Bangladesh. When I was I have come from a society where; first posted to a district town, I women are typically expected to get understood lifestyle there was totally married by 24 and look after their different from people living in metro city families. A career-oriented woman is not and I had to change my attitude and widely accepted here. Challenging the gesture according to that area. The main norms of society by joining Bangladesh challenge was to adapt to the London- Administrative Service and going to Europe Oxford culture after coming directly from alone for pursuing my higher studies was a Faridpur, Bangladesh for pursuing higher difficult task. I have to work 24/7, studies in Oxford. I had to develop my throughout the day for implementing communication skills and capability for Government decisions be it legal or a policy surviving in Oxford. After coming back, I matter. Now I inspire women through public am again working according to the speeches and seminars, to live their ethos and needs of the place where dreams and to develop their potential I am working. to the fullest, because there is nothing a woman cannot do.

Challenge themselves to understand and take into account different perspectives Although I have faced different point of views while working in groups in different stages of life, most of them were similar (as the participants had almost similar background) until I reached Oxford. It was a totally different international experience for me in classroom. I understood that different nations have different belief systems. Everybody has separate religion, cultural beliefs, ethos, and ideologies. Accommodating different ideas became a difficult task to achieve at that point, but we successfully did our group activities. Even, my own views were challenged but I learnt to respect others’ opinion, gradually.

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Innovate to create positive impact Make choices rooted in their values

When I was a student of University of Girl Guiding has helped me to Dhaka, I realised that the process of develop leadership skills within me receiving transcripts and certificates was a since childhood. This is why whenever I take time-consuming and a difficult one. We any decision, be it an office renovation or started campaigning for the cause of establishing a new scholarship, I always think establishing online application system for about women first, whether they are really receiving transcripts and this system has being aided and empowered by the policy. recently been inaugurated by the Now I inspire girls to learn, lead and speak up university. Recently, in our office, we have for the causes that affect us. Specially, worked together to establish a totally whenever I get an opportunity, within or online application system which can outside guiding, I aware people about the reduce the length of the service of “Free Being Me” movement so that women receiving records of properties to 3 days get confident about themselves and one visit. Although the efforts are regardless of how their appearance is. small, I believe these have huge impact on time and money.

Seek the information they need to understand the full picture As a component of my profession, I prepared investigation reports on different businesses, NGOs, expatriates and mass people based on their complaints and demands from ministries. This work has taught me, there is always a different perspective. The complainant is not always honest or correct. As a magistrate, I have some judiciary activities and when I write my judgement, I always take into account the different views of the plaintiff and the defendant. I ask others to investigate the matter and provide me with investigation report. Throughout this whole process, I have to maintain a non- judgemental and non-biased attitude.

Learn from their own feelings and experiences Empower any and every girl to practise leadership

I try to remember what I have learnt from my past and plan accordingly. During my daily professional or academic We once published a souvenir and we tried activities or while taking strategic decisions, to raise funds though publishing whenever I meet with people, I ask and advertisements in the souvenir. encourage women to speak about their concerns. Unfortunately, for some advertisements, I believe if they are given a chance to speak up, we did not receive the promised money new views and ideas can be incorporated. During beforehand and failed to get money my foundation training, I was the convenor of afterwards. Some of the team members Food and Housing Committee and I asked female failed to consistently push the sponsor. trainees about their choice of food. That’s when This experience has taught us a lot and we everybody learnt that women had different ensure to get the funding now before needs to be addressed, whereas male publishing souvenirs. Also, we ask our team participants did not have the same needs. members to be honest about Decisions were taken accordingly. In this personal commitments. process I ensured participation of females.

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I joined Girl Guiding when I was 7 years old. Since During my time in Geneva, I visited the World then, I have helped poor and disadvantaged people Centre Our Chalet at Adelboden. I had a good time around my community, responded with quick learning and sharing with the volunteers there from service in crisis time, like flood and cyclone. These UK and a team visiting from Germany. I have experiences are helping me now to respond to worked in the Training committee of BGGA and national crisis at policy level. 21 years in guiding facilitated Free Being Me, Surfsmart and Stop The have given me a sound knowledge of the movement Violence trainings. Currently I am advocating for and the components of WAGGGS and how this these causes to be addressed by Bangladesh Govt. system works. so that these can be included in National Curriculum. I have joined Bangladesh Civil Service and currently working in Administration, which deals with I started my career in 2016 as a university teacher, different land administration, law enforcement and where I had two extra roles, research demonstrator judiciary activities along with coordinating different and student counsellor. I worked to develop the ministerial activities, extending secretarial support to overall well-being of students along with formal the ministries. We prepare, amend, execute and education along with coordinating group research contribute to National Budget. We also prepare projects. This experience is currently helping me to mega project plans for our country. advocate the inclusion of non-formal education in the National Curriculum of Bangladesh. In 2017, I I have learnt research skills while studying for my have joined Bangladesh Civil Service, and working in Bachelors from University of Dhaka, in Genetic Field Administration since then. We had to go Engineering and Biotechnology. The skills I have through several trainings in our service, regarding learnt in different stages of my life, be it in my administration, law and management. The voluntary activities or professional involvements, organisations where we were trained are, Public helped me to secure a full Government Scholarship Administration Training Centre, Bangladesh Institute to Oxford University for pursuing my Higher Studies of Administration and Management (BIAM), in International Health and Tropical Medicine. For Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy my dissertation work, I was fully funded by Oxford etc. I had a Civil Service foundation training in BIAM to work with Foundation for Innovative New where were taught about leadership and Diagnostics in Geneva, where I have learnt the governance, legal issues, financial management, health economic aspects of diagnostics affecting the policy systems, organisational development, LMICs along with quantitative and qualitative business process re-engineering and procurement. I research methods and Mathematical Modelling. As stood first in the training and undertook the next this was my first visit to UK and Europe, I have stage of the training at Central Queensland learnt and embraced a totally different culture than University, Melbourne Campus, in Australia. that of my country. Oxford taught me the Knowledge acquired from these trainings helped me importance of locally tailored policies, through during my MSc in Oxford to undertake research on health policy systems research, ethics and different policy and organisation-based issues. Due evaluation modules, where we learnt from key to this, I have learnt, Data Analysis/Monitoring & personnel from different organisations like World Evaluation. We had our interaction with different Bank, DFID, Global Fund etc. Our course had 26 international organisations like World Bank, DFID, students from 23 different countries. Although we Global Fund, OxFam, MSF and we were taught by faced problems initially because of our diversified them about their evaluation procedures and external backgrounds, we accomplished our group projects donor fund management. We also had mock reaching to an innovative conclusion. Eventually, we sessions with WHO on an International Disease successfully presented policy briefs to MPs of Outbreak Management where we had to collaborate British Parliament and debated at Oxford Union. Government and private organisations’ response,

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K XP ( ) and International Procurement Bidding with World While in Bangladesh, I worked investigating different Bank on different Projects. Oxford also arranged issues (assigned by Govt.) regarding external donor Media Training for us with Media First and BBC, funding for business and not-for-profit where we developed skills to face media and organisations. As we have to work closely with all advocate our causes. these organisations and monitor them, I have learnt a great deal from my work experience and opt to As a probationer of Bangladesh Civil Service, I learn more through working in international arena. I worked in the Faridpur region at first, where we believe, volunteering with WAGGGS executive focused on IT development and electronic-filing. We board will help me a lot to develop and hone all branded that district on different types of social these skills more to further my career. media, which led Faridpur to the recognition of best district in ICT.

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Positions held within a Member Organisation, WAGGGS, and professional, NGO or business appointments within the last ten years. World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Member  Member, National Training Committee, Bangladesh Girl Guides Association, 2015-2018 Organisation  Executive Member, Dhaka Region, Bangladesh Girl Guides Association 2015-2018  Chairperson, Uttara Zilla Ranger Council, 2008-2010

Other voluntary  Life Member, Oxford Union, 2019 positions  Teacher, Splash at Oxford, 2018-2019  Member, Oxford University Bangladesh Society, 2018  Fellow, Teach for Bangladesh, 2016  Joint General Secretary, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology Club, 2012-2015  Member, Ramna Green Club of Innerwheel, 2014  Member, American Chemical Society, 2013-2014  Member, American Society for Microbiology, 2013  Member, Young Biotechnologists Bangladesh, 2012  Vice President, Viqarunnisa Noon Science Club, 2009-2010

Professional/  Assistant Commissioner and Executive Magistrate (Assistant Secretary), Government and NGO/business People’s Republic of Bangladesh, 2017; (currently posted at Office of the Deputy appointments Commissioner, Dhaka)  Lecturer (Faculty Member) Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, University of Development Alternative, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2016-2017

P P V Participation in relevant events within the last six years. World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Member  Different National Day and Thinking day celebrations Bangladesh 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. Organisation  National Council Assembly and Elections of Bangladesh Girl Guides Association 2015. Other relevant  Tokyo, Japan World Health Assembly Geneva 2019. national, regional  Breaking Barriers, International Conference Oxford 2019. or global events  REACH Water Security Seminar Keble College Oxford 2019.

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Member Organisation Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association Nominated by Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association Age Group 20 - 30 Languages Spoken Sinhalese as mother tongue; fluent English; basic Hindi

P M Why would you like to become a member of the World Board, and how do you feel you can contribute to the work of WAGGGS?

“Once a Girl Guide, Always a Girl Guide” is what I believe in and has helped me to be the person I am today - confident, courageous and compassionate. Girl Guiding has given me so much in life and I feel this opportunity, will give me a chance to serve the Movement. I became a Little Friend at age 8 and since then have been involved in Girl Guiding for the past 19 years. I achieved the highest award of Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association (SLGGA)– the President’s Guide Award in 2010. The past 8 years have been the high point of my Girl Guiding journey; from being a WAGGGS Delegate to leading the Stop The Violence (STV) campaign of SLGGA to winning US State Department’s Emerging Young Leader Award to becoming the youngest member of the World Board in September 2018 (a vacancy created by a resignation), I have had the most enriching experiences at global, regional and national level. I believe these experiences will help me contribute to the movement as a member of the World Board. I wish to contribute to the Girl Guide and Girl Scout movement in achieving our mission, vision and goals with the experience, learning and skills I gained by being on the World Board. I have learn about WAGGGS’ strategy, structures, policies, and ways of work at a global level, especially in mitigating risks, facing challenging times and strategizing to deliver the results we strive to achieve. The learning and skills from my previous engagements at national MO level, regional and global level will also support me in fulfilling my responsibilities and contributing fully. I commit to serve the movement in ensuring that we go beyond the 10 million girls and serve girls and young women around the world to help them reach their fullest potential!

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H P M Leaders... Treat themselves kindly

Since completing school, I volunteered with Girl Guides while reading for double degrees at different universities. I also actively participated in other youth clubs and societies like: Rotaract. While managing both academics and volunteer work, I made sure that I spent quality time with my family and friends. I have learnt to maintain a balanced personal-work-social life. Even though it was challenging, especially when I started a full-time job, it also was a fulfilling experience which helped me learn and grow as a person. I would take time off and whenever I needed a break, my requests have been well received from my team.

Work with others to create spaces where everyone can fully participate I lead the STV teams from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Girl Guides to implement the first ever MO to MO Reach Out project in the AP Region. A grant was received to reach out to another MO and share knowledge/skills and to initiate a girl guiding programme. It wasn’t easy initially due to the limited funds, cultural differences, language barriers, but we managed to create an opportunity for the 5 trainers from Sri Lanka and provide BGGA with required assistance to plan the training. We collectively created a diverse and inclusive space. Training had 66 participants from all 10 regions and was conducted in English, Hindi and Bangla.

Adapt their behaviour to the context Challenge gender expectations Often when I have facilitated trainings, there have been many situations I had I started advocating for gender equality as a to adapt myself to various situations. WAGGGS Delegate at UN CSW and Especially in rural areas where there is no continued to work towards breaking proper electricity, conducting workshops stereotypes, busting harmful myths and which require multi-media facilities have challenging gender expectations by educating been a challenge, but I have never given up others about gender equality. As a facilitator of STV Campaign’s Voices Against Violence and led my team to go beyond those educational curriculum, I assisted SLGGA to limitations. We ensured that we reach reach target audiences with knowledge and skills those places that need our support the to prevent gender-based violence. Then most. We use multiple laptops and reached Bangladesh Girl Guides with the same somehow used the best possible way to by training adult leaders to challenge gender give a similar experience. Being prepared, biases and expectations. Even at work I see a facing challenges and being flexible to need for change in attitude and behaviour, adapt to any circumstance has helped therefore I challenge gender stereotypes me immensely in my professional life at work and help people understand the too. harmful nature of such attitudes.

Challenge themselves to understand and take into account different perspectives

I joined the World Board mid-term in September 2018, since then one of the most challenging experience was when we had to go through the WAGGGS re-design which was urgently required in order to prevent a crisis and mitigate financial risks we would have faced if isn’t solved on time. I had to challenge my own thinking, understand different perspectives and look at the process with an unbiased eye to support the decisions we would collectively take as a board. Especially this was a huge learning phase for me as a young member in the board to understand the rationale behind certain decisions we would make and the impact it would have in the organisation/movement.

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Innovate to create positive impact Make choices rooted in their values

I was one of the 10 members of Plan I live by the principles and laws of Girl International’s Global Young Guiding. The values that were Influencer’s Group that researched and co- inculcated in me as a little girl, I continue to developed the global campaign – “Girls practise them to my best understanding. This Get Equal” to address inequality faced by has helped me stay connected to my roots. girls. It was a creative and innovative Girl Guide promise has always helped me be solution to address a social issue of a responsible citizen of the world and to discrimination faced by girls and young serve my country, therefore I volunteer with women. A global campaign that would many organisations and networks which deals empower girls to voice out for their rights, with social issues, community development calling out decision makers to act now! and humanitarian issues, fulfilling my duty to Practising a creative and innovative serve others always. I strive to be a better mindset, helped me to contribute to the person today, than the person I was designing of the campaign. This project yesterday, continuing the movement’s wishes to achieve positive social tradition of– a good turn a day. impact that would change lives of girls, their families and communities.

Seek the information they need to understand the full picture I was appointed to the UN Women’s Under 30 Beijing +25 Youth Task Force to play an advisory role to the UN to review Beijing Platform for Action and consult young people to shape the new multi- generational campaign - Generation Equality– the new accelerated agenda to reach Gender Equality around the world. It has been an experience of seeking information from the Government Authorities, CSOs and young people to understand issues at a global, regional and national level. I strongly believe in evidence based problem solving. Having facts and figures help better understand the situation. It is advantageous in drawing up suitable solutions or recommendations.

Learn from their own feelings and experiences Empower any and every girl to practise leadership

As a social worker working towards a safe society, I have often shared my I worked on Motion 32 research project as a personal experience of facing harassment project team member; facilitating the young women research team to conduct in public spaces. I have worked on comprehensive research to find reasons why preventing this issue by educating people there is a lack of young women in decision to Say No to harassment. I would always making roles within the movement. We took a share my experience and how I felt with path which avoids assuming reasons and instead other girls especially for them to takes an evidence-based path where girls and understand the importance of saying no young women themselves say what are the and standing up for their rights. It wasn’t challenges and barriers, they face in accessing easy to build courage to share my these leadership roles. It is extremely gratifying experience, but eventually I realized that when you see more YW coming forward to this would help other girls to break their take up decision making roles as a result of silence and be confident to stand up the work you do and the impact it has in for injustices in the society. shaping the movement’s work.

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K XP I joined the movement as a Little Friend then moved Association to initiate the STV campaign in to Girl Guiding and later, became a youth member of Bangladesh; we planned, implemented and Sri Lanka Girl Guides. I served in the SLGGA’s Youth monitored the work of 66 participants, trained at Committee for a period of 4 years and contributed the National Training of Trainers held in Bangladesh. towards increasing membership, retaining girl guides finishing school in the movement, fund raising I developed my skills and knowledge in activities, community service projects and youth communication strategy, planning and handling development programmes for under privileged mainstream, digital, electronic and social media communities. through the experience I gained from being a member of SLGGA’s Communications Committee I have represented WAGGGS at the UN for 3 and a Social Media Fellow of UNFPA Sri Lanka. consecutive years. I had the opportunity to work on global policy frameworks, engage in policy I was appointed to the World Board mid-term in reviewing, experience inter-governmental processes, September 2018 and this was a valuable negotiations and review national policy opportunity for me to contribute to the movement implementation processes. at a global level while gaining knowledge and developing new skills in governance, strategy, I was trained on the Voices Against Violence Non- organisational structure, policy framework, financial Formal Education Curriculum and the Advocacy management and risk analysis required to perform in Campaign Toolkit. I served as the coordinator of the a decision making body. It was an eye-opening Stop The Violence (STV) Campaign of SLGGA experience to be involved in the WAGGGS Motion leading 5 core team members and 65 adult leaders/ 32 Research Project being part of the project team trainers. Developing project proposals, managing facilitating the project. While it improved my accounts, designing the strategic plan and executing knowledge and skills in research and analytics, the the strategy to achieve set targets helped me project also required me to work with members enhance my knowledge and develop skills while also from all 5 regions, exposing me to understand the building capacity of other young people to take the issues and challenges that were specific to the lead in addressing social issues to bring social regions. The experience helped me to be aware of change. I led the team to generate funds for the WAGGGS Regional setting and varied structures campaign by developing projects, writing project and governance models of MOs. proposals and budgets, filling applications for grants and managing the partnerships with donor My experience in the World Board also helped me organisations. learn about legal and ethical standards that affect WAGGGS as a charity based in the UK. It widened SLGGA’s advocacy projects gave me the opportunity my understanding on the challenges we face as a to work in collaboration with several Government global movement in adhering to regulations and authorities; Ministry of Education, Ministry of protocols we need to follow in Europe, and in the Women and Child Affairs, National Child Protection countries where World Centres are based in to Authority, and other external stakeholders; UNICEF, ensure that we meet all standards. It also helped me UNFPA, Girl Up, UN Foundation, British Council, US understand different perspectives from members of Embassy Sri Lanka and Private Sector/Business the global team, decision making at crisis situations, Organisations. These experiences also improved my adapting to changes and the need for innovative, advocacy and influencing skills. creative and solutions driven approaches to face challenging situations. In 2018, I lead the project team of Asia Pacific Region’s first ever MO to MO Reach Out project, I completed my academic qualifications in year 2015 where SLGGA tied up with Bangladesh Girl Guides and 2018 when I graduated with a Bachelor of

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K XP ( ) Science (Honours) in International Management and Businesses, and Standardization and Digitization of Business from National School of Business Organisational Processes/Systems. Prior to this, I Management in affiliation with Plymouth University, worked as a Client Service Coordinator at an Online UK and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Marketing Company, learning on the job about Sociology from University of Sri Jayewardenepura marketing and brand promotion. I have also respectively. completed two internships one as a Trainee in the Human Resources Department of Board of Outside of the movement, in a professional capacity, Investment of Sri Lanka and the second as an I am employed at a private sector business Account Assistant in an Accounting Firm. organisation as a Senior Marketing Executive in the Strategy Development and Management Team. I I was appointed by UN Women to the Beijing +25 work on corporate projects related to Marketing Youth Task Force to play an advisory and Strategy, Digitization and Standardization of consultative role to the UN to review policy and Structure and Processes and Functional Risk shape the agenda for the new multi-generational Analysis. These projects help me to learn about campaign – Generation Equality. development and execution of structural changes in

V Y P PP M Positions held within a Member Organisation, WAGGGS, and professional, NGO or business appointments within the last ten years. World  Project Team Member – Motion 32 Research Project 2019-current Association of  World Board Member, September 2018-current Girl Guides and  Facilitator/Trainer for Voices Against Violence Curriculum 2014-current Girl Scouts  WAGGGS Delegation Coordinator to UN 58th CSW 2014  WAGGGS Youth Delegate to UN 57th CSW 2013

Member  Stop the Violence Facilitator/Trainer 2013-current Organisation  Stop the Violence Campaign Coordinator 2013-2018  Member of Youth Committee 2012-2017  Member of Communications Committee 2014-2017

Other voluntary  Member of UN Women’s Beijing +25 Youth Task Force Under 30 2019-current positions  Member Global Young Influencers of Plan International 2018-2019  Rotaract Club National School of Business Management 2013-2015  Assistant Director - Community Service 2014-2015  Director – International Understanding 2013-2014

Professional/  Senior Marketing Executive Corporate Marketing, Brandix Lanka Pvt Ltd 2019-current NGO/business  Marketing Management Trainee (Executive Level), Brandix Lanka Pvt Ltd 2018-2019 appointments  Trainee – HR (Intern), Board of Investment of Sri Lanka 2017-2018  Client Relations Coordinator, EKWA Marketing Ltd 2015-2017  Account Assistant - WIZ Accounting Pvt Ltd 2015

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P P V Participation in relevant events within the last six years. World  STV Facilitators Pool Workshop, Accra, Ghana 2019 Association of  Activate Training, Sangam, Pune, India 2014 Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

Member  Facilitator - National Young Women Leaders Training 2019 Organisation  Facilitator - Launch of Girl Up Clubs in collaboration with UN Foundation 2016  Lead Facilitator/National Trainer- Stop the Violence National Training of Trainers 2015  Participant/Facilitator at SLGGA's National and Provincial Level Events - Jamboree On The Air, Jamboree On The Internet, Iris Blacker Leadership Development Programme, AGM of the General Council, Thinking Day, Centenary Celebrations.

Other relevant  Asia Pacific Regional Conference, Taipei, Taiwan 2019 national, regional  Global Young Influencer- Global Girls Summit, Belgium 2018 or global events  Plan International Campaign Designing Workshop, UK 2018  Youth Speaker Community of Democracies Ministerial, USA 2017  US State Department’s 10 Global Emerging Young Leaders Award and Exchange Program, USA 2017  Youth Speaker - South Asia Women’s Fund Forum, Nepal 2016  Youth Delegate for UN 59th CSW, USA 2015  Asia Pacific and South Asia Consultation on BPFA, Thailand 2014  World Conference on Youth, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2014

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Member Organisation Asociación Guías Argentinas (AGA) Nominated by Asociación Guías Argentinas (AGA) Age Group 20 - 30 Languages Spoken Spanish as mother tongue; fluent English; basic French

P M Why would you like to become a member of the World Board, and how do you feel you can contribute to the work of WAGGGS?

I would like to become a member of the World Board because I believe in our mission and vision. Our organisation has the ability to change lives by supporting girls and young people in reaching their full potential as citizens of the world.

I have been a Girl Guide since 1998 and Guiding has changed my own life. As time went by, I realized that my place within Guiding was on a more strategic level and linked to decision-making capacities. In 2017, I was elected by the National Assembly to be part of the National Board of Asociación Guías Argentinas. I am the current Vice President of Asociación Guías Argentinas and would like to share my skills as a member of the World Board for the upcoming triennium.

I have had the opportunity to be involved with the work of WAGGGS in a variety of roles. I have served on the WAGGGS / Dove Self-Esteem Project (DSEP) Partnership Steering Committee, the Advocacy Champions Network, and the Governance Committee. I also served as a winter volunteer at Our Chalet. My most recent WAGGGS experience was serving as Vice Chair of the 2019 Western Hemisphere Regional Conference in Grenada.

Finally, the expertise I have obtained throughout my various work experiences align with the needs of the World Board. This is a challenge that I want to pursue.

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H P M Leaders... Treat themselves kindly

I think it is essential to recognize and celebrate our achievements, but we often "jump into the next challenge" without taking the time to do so. In 2019, Asociación Guías Argentinas hosted a National Guides Camp attended by 800 Guides between 13 to 16 years. I served on the Infrastructure and Logistics team for the event. When the camp finished, our project leader encouraged us to all celebrate the enormous achievement we had accomplished as an association...and so, we did!

Work with others to create spaces where everyone can fully participate I led a department at the Ministry of Labor in Argentina that had 500 members, distributed across 6 groups. I had regular conversations with each of the six group leaders, and also supported individual issues related to career development, expectations, desires, and motivations. I determined that that it is essential for all employees to feel comfortable and heard in our workplace. I worked to constantly create that type of inclusive, positive environment and found that doing so helped to generate team member contributions. Additionally, in my leadership role with Argentina’s National Guides Camp, clear communication, empathy, and teamwork were necessary.

Challenge gender expectations Adapt their behaviour to the context I have always had to deal with gender stereotypes. At age 19, I started working Within UNICEF, there are many rules at the Ministry of Defence, where I was that apply interchangeably to both the only woman. It was common for me to government entities and to NGOs. For be asked if I was the daughter of a military this reason, it is always essential to be service member (a man, of course). Later, as empathic with reality and help them Director of Infrastructure, most members of strengthen their capacities. I try to adapt the department were men and my the way of work to be easy for the rest knowledge was questioned several times to adapt, for example doing bilateral due to “being a woman.” Being in these meetings instead of multilateral ones; situations from a young age helped me to give permanent feedback; share position myself to stand for my place time and experiences on the field; and space...as a female, as a young among others. woman, and as a professional.

Challenge themselves to understand and take into account different perspectives

In my current work with UNICEF, I must be aware of others’ expectations and aims, and work in partnership with others to achieve goals together. I must be extremely responsive in high-level conversations with government authorities and civil society organisations. I try to see the situation and understand all point of view; but to do this it is necessary to look out for assumptions and challenge them all the time. Additionally, it is UNICEF's responsibility to ensure that the organisation’s funding is spent on the objectives of the program. I work to ensure ongoing dialogue and perspective-taking throughout the collaborative process.

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Innovate to create positive impact Make choices rooted in their values

With Asociación Guías I believe that without a value Argentinas, I led the creation of system, it is impossible to do a good procedural rules that served as a job. When you believe in what you are tool to grow the organisation. and working on, the results are better. the impact it had was highly Personally, I make choices rooted in positive; the document was my values in my daily work with adopted unanimously. UNICEF. I prioritize the importance of defending the rights of every child to help youth fulfil their potentials, from early childhood through adolescence.

Seek the information they need to understand the full picture

An essential part of my job with UNICEF is to interact constantly with individual stakeholders, organisations that execute the budget, and implementation partners in the field. There are often tensions and debates about project time, needs, and objectives. I work to understand the whole picture in order to make accurate, informed decisions because I am in charge of an important part of finance, so I am aware that my decision has an important impact on the field. Additionally, in my role as Vice President of the AGA, it is essential to always have the full picture in mind since our decisions have immediate national impact. For example, we did a reform in our Constitution in 2018 and we worked with all the volunteers through meetings and surveys to take into consideration all the perspectives.

Learn from their own feelings and experiences Empower any and every girl to practise leadership

Empowering others is key to a better world. I always say, “We don't change the I hold myself to a high personal world, we educate the people who are standard. I try to learn from my going to change it.” I always remember a Guide mistakes and also celebrate my that came to my Unit with her mum because it accomplishments It is necessary to was very hard to her to communicate and recognize achievements, learn from interact with others; I told her that something experiences, and maximize personal very similar happened with me when I was her skills. age. Two years after that, she became the leader of her troop and I felt very proud for her and I learned once again the Guiding is a movement for every girl.

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K XP Within Guiding and in my professional life, I have As a professional, I have learned to comply with developed a variety of skills and competencies, established rules yet also to be open and flexible in many of which are in the list of essential skills. unexpected situations. Additionally, having led many groups (up to 500 people as Director in the Ministry First, I am a person who enjoys planning and of Labour during 2017-2018) has allowed me to carrying out action plans. I always maintain the learn how to make important short-term and long- organisation’s objectives as a guiding compass. In my term decisions. I constantly evaluate situations and role on the National Board of Asociación Guías variables. Argentinas, I am actively involved in planning processes and monitoring the achievement of goals I have critical thinking skills and an ability to analyse over time. information. For example, as an airplane pilot, it is important to pay attention to multiple factors My work at UNICEF allows me to understand the simultaneously, and to also follow a checklist challenges that girls around the world face. I am throughout the flight. I have also faced critical issues convinced that Guiding is a tool to change the world related to protecting children from violence, through non-formal education. I believe that the exploitation, and abuse. These experiences enable Compass 32 initiative is an essential tool for me to have the ability to assess information quickly. determining what girls need and how to create the Through my field work in Haiti and Egypt with the necessary change. Ministry of Defence, I developed crisis management skills. I have a bachelor’s degree In International Relations and I am completing my thesis on the topic of A key skill is my familiarity with governance issues. I international cooperation. In my professional roles, I have been a member of the WAGGGS Governance have been responsible for financial matters where a Committee since 2018, and I was part of the full understanding of legal documents was key. From Procedural Team at the last World Conference in 2017-2018, I served as the Chief of Finance for my 2017. In 2019, I served as the Vice Chair of the Member Organisation. I was responsible to make Western Hemisphere Regional Conference. decisions related to budget, cooperation projects, Recently, I was part of the team that reviewed the and the Guiding shop. I believe that it is essential to draft of the Rules of Procedure for the upcoming know the financial structure of an organisation; World Conference. having a clear knowledge on this topic is the cornerstone to developing plans. During my Financial management is a critical part of my appointment in the Ministry of Labour, I managed an appointment with UNICEF and another skill I would annual budget of 10 millions dollars to invest in bring to the World Board. I am responsible for the infrastructure. This role required me to have a clear budgetary management of approximately 8 million understanding of financial matters and strategic USD for the implementation of field projects. The planning. projects are audited externally every year. Additionally, I am responsible for carrying out In terms of Organisational Development/Design/ evaluation and monitoring of field projects to Structures and Systems, in my role on the National redefine objectives and scope if necessary. This task Board, I am actively involved in alliances with involves maintaining consistent dialogue with implementation partners. I have experience with governments, companies, and NGO partners. internal restructuring and policy and regulation development. I had a main role in the design and I am a strategic thinker. In my work with Asociación implementation of the Rules of Procedure that we Guías Argentinas, I was part of a restructure of the implemented at our last National Assembly in entire association and led an internal regulation October 2019. reform that was voted and approved by the National Assembly in 2018. This involved planning and

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K XP ( ) designing an effective structure that took into workshop on WAGGGS and advocacy at the consideration topics such as the entire structure of National Jamboree in Chile for more than 14,000 the organisation, its membership and territories, total youth participants. types of volunteering, and other matters. A final essential skill I am ready to contribute as a I am very experienced with advocacy. I first learned World Board member is leadership. I have about advocacy through Girl Guiding, and then coordinated groups of many people and started working at the United Nations on behalf of demonstrated an attentiveness to participants’ policies that guarantee the fulfilment of rights for all multiple needs, empathy, and interpersonal children. Recently, in January 2020, I facilitated a communication abilities.

V Y P PP M Positions held within a Member Organisation, WAGGGS, and professional, NGO or business appointments within the last ten years. World  Steering Committee DOVE 2019- current Association of  Member Governance Committee 2018- current Girl Guides and  Advocacy Champion 2019 Girl Scouts  World Conference Procedural Team Member 2017  Our Chalet Winter Assistant 2015

Member  Vicepresident 2018 - current Organisation  Chief of Finance 2017 - 2018  Guides leader 2010-2018

Other voluntary  Consejo Argentino para las Relaciones Internacionales (CARI) 2015- current Vice positions  Chair- Western Hemisphere Regional Conference 2019  UNICEF Personnel Association of Employees 2019

Professional/  UNICEF Argentina: Child Protection Section (Programme Area) 2018- current NGO/business  Ministry of Labour: Director of Infrastructure 2017 - 2018 appointments  Ministry of Defence: Department of Peacekeeping Operations 2010- 2017

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P P V Participation in relevant events within the last six years. World  63rd Commission on the Status of Women, UN Headquarters, New York 2019 Association of  World Conference, India 2017 Girl Guides and  61st Commission on the Status of Women, UN Headquarters, New York 2017 Girl Scouts  Advocacy Training, Buenos Aires 2017

Member  Encuentro Nacional de Guías del Sol 2019 Organisation  Encuentro de Jefas de Zonas y Comisionadas 2018  Encuentro Nacional de Programa 2017  Asambleas Nacionales AGA annually since 2012

Other relevant  10th Jamboree Nacional de Guías y Guías Scouts de Chile 2020 national, regional  Western Hemisphere Regional Conference, Grenada 2019 or global events  Cultural Connections, Grenada 2019  G20 meeting- Employment Working group 2018

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Member Organisation Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) Nominated by Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) Age Group 60-70 Languages Spoken English as mother tongue, basic Japanese

P M Why would you like to become a member of the World Board, and how do you feel you can contribute to the work of WAGGGS?

I am thrilled to submit my application to serve on the WAGGGS World Board. I’ve served on the board of directors of Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), two terms as International Commissioner and chair of GSUSA’s Global Committee. It was during my service as International Commissioner that my interest in the power and promise of the global experience was ignited and I began to truly value global programs as an essential asset for our members. There is no more effective movement globally to prepare girls and young women to unleash their full potential than Girl Scouts and Girl Guides.

My memories as a delegate at World Conferences and global convenings with women and girls from throughout the world informed my life and worldview. I recall working side-by-side with women from Pakistan, Mexico, Mongolia and the Philippines, sharing stories of challenge and celebration of girls and young women changing the world. I travelled to Peru, South Africa, Edinburgh, Germany and Canada, participating in workgroups problem-solving toward our common goals of gender equality, diversity, expanded education, climate change and more.

I’ve spent my career dedicated to promoting social change, access and equity and serve non- governmental organisations in various roles, promoting leadership and advocacy for women and girls.

As a lifelong advocate for gender equality, I’m committed to promoting women and girls’ leadership in diverse and multicultural settings. I have been preparing for the opportunity to support the work and mission of an international NGO that promotes girls and young women’s leadership and it would be a privilege to serve on the World Board. This is an especially important time for WAGGGS to activate our voices and enable girls and young women to speak out, lead change and improve the lives of others.

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H P M Leaders... Treat themselves kindly

In 2000, I participated in a Women’s Leadership Institute, a 3-week program where I was part of an 11-member cohort. We were immersed in leadership coaching and training, meditation, yoga, self-care and often in silence. I was reminded of the value of self-care, taking time to reset and the value of precious support of women in my life. It is a practice I continue today.

Work with others to create spaces where everyone can fully participate

I co-hosted a 2-day program 1/17-1/18/20 to commemorate the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday entitled, “America’s Racial Karma.” We invited a dynamic speaker and diverse participants with a focus on racial equity, promoting the shared values of equality and respect shared by Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist priest and Dr. King. We created an inclusive environment for participation from over 150 diverse attendees who travelled from throughout the country.

Adapt their behaviour to the context Challenge gender expectations My diverse family background and experiences have informed my views and how I interact in the world. I am I’ve worked to expand gender equity in Japanese and American; my values and employment, elected representation and culture, traditions and upbringing are a on governance bodies. I’ve served on many hybrid of Japanese, Buddhist, while boards on the governance committee, embracing all that is American. My family nominations committees and on 8 national is Japanese, Jewish, African American, CEO search committees. I have often been White, Latino with family members that the only female voice at leadership tables include a Zen priest, Muslim Imam, and often the lone voice advocating for Buddhist, Jewish and Baptist faiths. My gender neutral policies, outreach to women values of inclusion, equity and respect and in hiring, candidates who reflect a broad set the frame and context for how I diversity and that the final pool of approach and experience my life candidates are diverse, as well. and work.

Challenge themselves to understand and take into account different perspectives

Living in Los Angeles, one of the most diverse cities in the world, I have daily opportunities to experience culture, faith, food, social and political perspectives that are different from my own. For me, interacting with and meeting new people is a daily experience that I seek to inform and inspire me. In the past week my work/life included: meeting with a Zen priest, breakfast at Homegirl Café staffed by former male and female gang members, meeting a filmmaker producing a documentary on immigrant rights and learning about the needs of LA’s 60,000 unhoused people who are homeless and in need of shelter and support services.

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Innovate to create positive impact Make choices rooted in their values For years, my firm has delivered capacity building programs to strengthen the I work hard to live operations, communications and leadership of rooted in my values non-governmental organisations. Los Angeles and set a high bar as a now has a homeless population that is close to parent, in my business, as 60,000. We are in crisis. We are currently an employer and in the working with other consultants to identify community. My work and homeless serving organisations that can benefit life choices reflect my from our support in the most impacted areas of values of respect, integrity, our city. We will soon launch a program working equity, excellence and with the neediest organisations to strengthen trust and guide my life their service delivery, communications and choices, my firm’s work, messaging to improve fundraising and our clients and the advocacy. work we deliver.

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As board chair of the California Wellness Foundation, I was committed to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives throughout the organisation including grant making, board composition and the companies we do business with. We developed a “board learning” program – identifying sector experts including Investment managers, academics, NGO leaders, legal experts who would help us expand our knowledge and challenge unconscious bias within our organisation.

Learn from their Empower any and every girl to practise own feelings and experiences leadership In 2011, like many people around It was through my global GSUSA and the world, I watched the tragedy of WAGGGS experience that I realized the Japan’s tsunami, earthquake and power and potential of the global experience nuclear disaster unfold. This disaster hit me to girls. I met empowered girls and young women personally as a person of Japanese who had experienced a visit to one of the World ancestry. My grandparents immigrated Centres, leaders who participated in an from Japan. The victims and survivors international travel opportunity, Gold Award looked like my family. We felt helpless. A recipients who saw the world as their community good friend and I wanted to help and share and observed how their choices and leadership the story of the resiliency of the survivors paths had been forever changed. Informed by and produced a one-hour documentary. those stories, I became an advocate within We raised funds, produced and distributed GSUSA promoting the power and value of the global experience. In board meetings, with council the film in the U.S. and Japan. leadership and with girls, I advocated on the unique offering that Girl Scouts and Girl Guiding offers to girls. For GSUSA, the global experience is a key differentiator.

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K XP I was privileged to serve on the board of GSUSA for Fund Development Chair to raise corporate and 9 years. My tenure was during a period of significant major donor funds, Communications Chair and organisational change; realignment of councils, re- oversaw two CEO transitions and hiring. LAWF envisioning the Girl Scout program experience and a merged with The Women’s Foundation of California. brand refresh. I was an active member of the Executive Committee, Marketing, Fund Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) is committed to Development Committees and board and council creating affordable housing and community working groups. I chaired the Global Committee and development. I am immediate past Chair of the served 6 years as International Commissioner (IC), a Board and former board member. LTSC has proud champion of our global presence and support developed over 1,000 units of affordable housing to WAGGGS. and serves seniors and families in a caring and compassionate environment. I served as Board As IC, I experienced the regional context of the Member, Chair of the Fund Development, Western Hemisphere and WAGGGS mission-in- Nominations, Communications, CEO Search and action, through World and Regional Conferences as Executive Board Committees. a delegate, serving on committees with WAGGGS colleagues from throughout the world. We explored I will apply my skills and experience in the value of the single gender experience, diversity communications and marketing, fund development, and equity, governance and program delivery in a governance and organisational development and am global context. I was immersed in our global prepared to devote my time and efforts to the movement and experienced the essence of World Board. WAGGGS– leveraging the power and potential of girls and young women to lead and change the I am the founder and president of a communications world. firm. For 30 years we have designed strategic communications and outreach initiatives for clients Outside of Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting, I am who are leaders in health, education and the committed to serving mission-driven organisations environment. We work with diverse communities and value sound and effective governance practices including immigrants from Mexico, Central America, and productive work with dedicated colleagues. I’ve Korea, China, India and Southeast Asia. We develop served as a board member and chair for initiatives to promote healthcare, education, organisations committed to gender equality, reducing sexual and domestic violence, promote leadership development and policy advocacy to safer communities and energy conservation. We bring positive change in the community. Additional design communications strategies, messaging, media organisations follow: training and presentation skills coaching advocates to strengthen their effectiveness to speak out on I currently serve on the board of the California issues, message and story-telling techniques. I lead Wellness Foundation, a $1 billion private foundation the firm’s practice advising mission-driven with a mission to serve the health and wellness organisations on growth, culture change and needs of Californians. I am immediate past Chair of succession planning and am an advisor on advocacy, the Board and serve on the Investment Committee issues management and crisis communications. and Executive Committee. I previously served as Chair of the Audit Committee and on the Finance My leadership approach as a consensus builder, Committee. listener, and creative problem solver has enabled me to advise organisations and leaders as they move Los Angeles Women’s Foundation’s (LAWF) was through growth, culture change and in some cases, part of a movement to fund and advocate for crisis management during difficult times. women and girls. I served as Chair of the Board and

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I’m a documentary film producer of two films, documentary about the life of a U.S. leader and “Stories From Tohoku” a documentary that aired public servant. My responsibilities included raising nationally in the U.S. examining the resiliency of funds, production and budget oversight, marketing survivors following Japan’s 2011 earthquake, and distribution. tsunami and nuclear disaster, and in 2019, “Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story,” a

V Y P PP M Positions held within a Member Organisation, WAGGGS, and professional, NGO or business appointments within the last ten years. World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Member  GSUSA Board member, Board Secretary, Executive Committee, Organisation  International Commissioner, Global Committee Chair,  Marketing Committee, Fund Development Committee, 2002-2014,  Lifetime member Other voluntary  Kizuna, Advisory Council 2017-current positions  Peace Over Violence, National Advisory Council 2016 - current  California Wellness Foundation, Board member, Immediate past chair, Finance, Executive and Investment Committees 2014- current  Asian Americans Advancing Justice– Los Angeles, Advisory Council, 2014 - current  U.S.-Japan Council, Communications Committee, Co-Chair Conference Outreach Committee 2019  Little Tokyo Service Center, President, board member 1984-2018  Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Vice chair 2010-2014 Professional/  Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays,” award conferred by Japan Ministry NGO/business of Foreign Affairs 2019 appointments

P P V Participation in relevant events within the last six years. World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Member  Girl Scouts National Council, Salt Lake City 2014 Organisation Other relevant  Peace Over Violence, “20 over 20,” award 2019 national, regional or  U.S. Japan Council Annual Conference, U.S. and Tokyo, speaker, presenter 2011- global events 2019  Center for Pacific Asian Families, “Champion of Change,” award 2018

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Member Organisation Lebanese Federation of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Nominated by Lebanese Federation of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Age Group 40-50 Languages Spoken Arabic as mother tongue, fluent English and French, also speaks Greek and Italian.

P M Why would you like to become a member of the World Board, and how do you feel you can contribute to the work of WAGGGS?

I have been a member of our outstanding movement since the age of 17 as a volunteer, and I have had the chance over those years to participate in the vision, development, strategy and control of my units (leader of Guides for 5 years then leader of Walking Youth (Jeunes en Marche) for 4 years– girls aged 17 and above), my group (120 leaders and girls), the Guides branch as a commissioner, and the association in the training team, expansion team, spiritual team, consulting … I am currently a board member as the International Commissioner of my MO for the 7th year in a row (4th and last mandate).

Being a Guide has always been my passion, my drive, my way of life. It has simply shaped who I am today. It might have started out as a Saturday morning activity, but that didn’t last long, it quickly turned into something I believed in, and a space where I could, as a teenager eager to change the world, practice all those strong principles and ideas, which - I learnt that later – was the start of me practicing my leadership. Though I’m not 17 anymore, I’m still eagerly wanting to take my commitment to the next level, and to put my skills and my passion in the service of the 10 million girls around the world, which is why I am applying as a candidate to the elections of the World Board. As a psychologist, a child safety expert, a trainer and facilitator, in addition to my Guiding experience and my years working with women and girls of many backgrounds, I feel I can be a good asset to the team.

The way I see it is that, after spending 25 years gaining Guiding experience both locally and internationally, I feel it is time to be part of the team whose agenda is to make sure WAGGGS faces all the challenges of our century, and that has a decision-making role for when it comes to the Movement.

It is also important for me to say that working in an international, multilingual and multicultural environment is where I love to work the most.

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H P M Leaders... Treat themselves kindly

Accepting my weaknesses, my limitations, my mistakes, and still be able to see and acknowledge my strengths. Practicing self- care and always be listening to myself (my body, my emotions, my tiredness) in order to allow myself to recover and avoid burn- out. A very recent example: when I was in the Maldives hub for JLS, I arrived after about 15 hours of traveling and was very excited to catch up with the team of facilitators. However, the next day, I knew I needed a few extra hours of sleep to keep on the same pace, so I allowed myself to have a short but effective nap after lunch (practicing self-care).

Work with others to create spaces where everyone can fully participate The best place where I got to practice this outcome would be my MO, and more precisely as a board member. My MO is a space where every member is welcome, is needed, is valued and can make an impact and practice their leadership. It is where I myself practiced the highlights of my leadership, when older members allowed me and encouraged me to use my skills to serve my MO, especially when I became the International Commissioner.

Adapt their behaviour to the context Challenge gender expectations

Coming from a country that is well known for its diversity, I When I was a leader of a Walking Youth can say I had to adapt my behaviour, unit (Jeunes en Marche - 17 years and as a Girl Guide, at work, etc… I above), I always had innovative and worked a while ago in a social center challenging ideas: I got someone to teach them where people came from diverse how to change a car tire and a kitchen gas communities and religions. I work cylinder, tasks that are very masculine in our currently in many schools all over the community. country where you even greet Another example is that I’m particularly proud of people in a different way according our Lebanese female pilot Mrs Rola Hoteit and to the background, in addition to the her team of female co-pilots, and I never fail to examples you give, the way you bring them up in front of my grade 9 students speak, etc. This is one of the most when we talk about career orientation, when I interesting aspects of this job. encourage the girls to challenge gender barriers, and the boys to play a positive role in that topic and be supportive.

Challenge themselves to understand and take into account different perspectives

I practice this outcome especially at work where I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and where I have the possibility to strongly give my opinion since I’m the head of the team. However, my team players know that whatever the case is, they will have their say in it, and we have designed new forms recently that include everyone’s input, which will be taken into consideration.

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Innovate to create positive impact Make choices rooted in their values

Introducing the “positive discipline” program and training at the school where I work was among the bold steps Never judging or discriminating a person that I took that created an impact on the because of their race, religion or beliefs. relationship between teachers and Never accepting to cheat… brings me back to students. Also coming up with new when I was in university and we had a educational and out-of-the- box ways to corrupted teacher who tried to give us the correct bad behaviour among teenagers questions to the test beforehand. We were 2 (community service, assigning mentors...) a students to refuse that… both girl guides! It few years ago, were first welcomed with was extremely disappointing for us coming rolling eyes and frowning, but are now from that teacher because we appreciated part of the internal policies. her but it was unacceptable for us to put our values aside!

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By avoiding quick assumptions and always trying to hear both sides of a story. This is something we try to teach our students through the Protect Ed program (a Canadian safety education program implemented in schools all over Lebanon) through critical thinking, and through the use of open-ended questions. My work experience and the long years I spent working with people taught me all about perspectives, that’s why I think it is important to give the same importance to all stakeholders in a scenario.

Learn from their own feelings and experiences Empower any and every girl to practise leadership

Throughout the years and the experiences I lived within the I wouldn’t be exaggerating if I say that this movement and life itself, I have learnt to is what I do most in my everyday work bounce back, and that’s what we call with students (girls), in addition to the resilience. I have chosen to work on my training sessions I give to Girl Guides in my emotional intelligence which is a key for MO. The most satisfying part is when you living and working with others. I have know you are impacting a girl or a young learnt to accept failure and celebrate woman and encouraging her to take that extra successes, and also learnt to observe all step in her leadership practice. It comes from elements in a situation, and write that helping them search for answers themselves down in my own way. This is what has and not providing recipes or clichés; another become now my learning journal, which way of telling her “yes you can and you will”. took a slightly different shape since The space where I was able to practice the JLS. WAGGGS leadership mindsets myself and help others reflect on them was of course JLS.

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K XP

Besides being an active member of a WAGGGS MO, Working mainly in educational institutions, I had the and being passionate about its mission and vision chance to be part of teams who worked on building and the opportunities it is providing girls and young anti-bullying policies, child protection policies, women across the globe, I know that my skills and internal policies common to the schools of the the experiences I had the chance to live allow me to Daughters of Charity congregation all over Lebanon present my candidacy to the election of WAGGGS (in 2019), my main working place. For the same Board. My participation in the Arab regional reason, I find myself skilled in identifying and conference in Tunisia in September of 2019, 6 years facilitating the learning and development of others, as IC in my MO and many international experiences including non-formal education. brought me a thorough understanding of the functioning of the world Association. Last year’s The knowledge and experience that I can add would WTD introduced me to the leadership mindsets that be: I had the chance to develop more during JLS in the  Organisational development/design/structures Maldives hub. and systems: as manager of the Lean Camp, a

project that was built from scratch, I was in I would also like to point out here that cancelling the charge of writing the project’s procedure book Lebanese hub last November had maybe 1 good for every process and every position. side: it allowed me to work with more people: the Lebanon hub facilitators and then the Maldives hub  Research and development: as a clinical ones: that’s 7 nationalities and different cultures. psychologist I am always up-to-date with any news findings in our field as it is always As I may have stated above, in my both jobs I work developing. Moreover, I’m equipped with within a team here and there. In addition, in both training methods and techniques gained teams, members come from different backgrounds throughout my professional and guiding and diverse communities. This has never been an experience I can undertake the necessary obstacle, but an enriching way for me to understand research to develop and adapt innovative ways the different perspectives of people. It gave me to do things we used to do systematically (I am more flexibility, and trained me to listen and learn periodically asked to update training from others and challenge what I know. presentations and techniques). I voluntarily As a psychologist, I am trained to analyse and travelled to France (financed myself) to be interpret information, but mostly to take the time trained on new techniques that I am working on and look elsewhere for extra information for the implementing in the school, techniques that are best interest of the child. called Positive Discipline (a discipline model used by schools and in parenting that focuses on the Now when it comes to languages, as an instructor positive points of behaviour). and facilitator, I am frequently asked to speak to attendees in 3 languages, sometimes simultaneously.  Influencing skills and advocacy: I build on my Therefore, I am perfectly able to communicate in learning and development experience I have English, French and Arabic. Using Internet platforms with the girls and young women to always equip is no problem as we have already used them many them and empower them with ways and means times on many occasions (JLS, STV, ICCG camps, to influence and do the changes in the etc.). And devoting time for World Board is already communities around them. Advocate on the taken into consideration, since I would no longer be unity and empowerment of the woman as a the IC or my MO, which means that the time changing agent. I also had the chance to dedicated to those tasks would be given to the advocate for underprivileged children a few World Board duties. years ago.

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 Crisis Management: Whenever it’s a crisis  On guiding related matters and living in a region situation, I’m a pillar for dealing with these where unexpected things can happen, I have situations specially that I was involved in setting dealt with many situations for changing location in place a procedure related to managing all of some events, cancelling others or proposing matters related to issues with the children and alternatives. Not to mention the role I play as a teens. The most recent situation was when our counsellor when unexpected behaviour is seen country was shaken by the October 2019 from a Girl Guide or a leader. revolution. I am playing a big role in managing the crisis it created within the schools since it started.

V Y P PP M Positions held within a Member Organisation, WAGGGS, and professional, NGO or business appointments within the last ten years. World  Pool of volunteers for translation Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

Member  International Commissioner 2013- current Organisation  Head of Expansion team 2010 - current  Consulting Commissioner (counsellor) 2007- current

Other voluntary  Volunteering with women as a trainer or speaker on psycho-educational topics. Also positions conducting (as a volunteer) from time to time a support group for moms, in a social center since 2018.  Member of the Louise de Marillac association for the forgotten elderly– 2002 - 2011  St Vincent De Paul summer camps for underprivileged children – leader and director 1994 - 2010

Professional/  Kidproof Child safety instructor and consultant (in Lebanon and MENA region) 2014 - NGO/business current appointments  School psychologist and counsellor 2003 - current  Clinical psychologist (freelancer) 2007 - current  Member of a social activity team in a school (service and event planning)  Manager of The Lean Camp : a center for teenagers and adults for weight loss and personal development 2010-2011  Psychologist/counsellor in a social center 2008 - 2010  Teacher of a Personal development course for secondary students (ages 13 till 18).

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P P V Participation in relevant events within the last six years. World  JLS (Maldives hub) - as a facilitator and translator 2019 Association of  Stop the Violence – Activate event (Our Chalet), attended as a participant but also as a Girl Guides and resource person (being a psychologist) 2018 Girl Scouts

Member  Market of ideas, held by my MO. All major events in my MO (general assemblies, Organisation celebrations…) throughout the years 2018  Celebration of the 80th Anniversary of the Lebanese Girl Guides Association – part of the organisational team 2017  ICCG Conference: appointed head of the Youth Forum that was held in parallel of the conference. (Head of Youth Forum and Youth training) 2015  ICCG chaplains training team held in Lebanon (organisation team and translator) 2014

Other relevant  Arab Regional Conference (Tunisia) – as member of the Lebanese delegation 2019. national, regional Also gave a workshop on Emotional Intelligence and was chosen to be a panellist in the or global events session conducted by the team of the Young Women’s Forum on Motion 32.

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Member Organisation Girl Guides Association of Zimbabwe of Zimbabwe Nominated by Girl Guides Association of Zimbabwe of Zimbabwe Age Group 20-30 Languages Spoken Shona as mother tongue, fluent English

P M Why would you like to become a member of the World Board, and how do you feel you can contribute to the work of WAGGGS?

The World Board would provide the best opportunity for me to positively influence and motivate other young people – especially girls and young women. Having gone through many phases of self - doubt that led to passing on many possible opportunities, making it as a member of the Board would be the affirmation that I can do anything I put my mind to and anyone else can do the same.

Working as a member of the World board will present to me a platform to express my creativity and spontaneity in a positive way. As a young woman, facing similar challenges as many other girls and young women, I can better reach out and make a difference through hands-on contributions to the projects and programs of WAGGGS.

Being a member of the board will also present vast learning opportunities for my professional and personal development. With my professional financial background, working on the board will award me a chance to apply myself in financial management for an organisation that I resonate well with – by choice and passion.

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In high school, I was a sports captain and my area of expertise was long distance races. However, I became ill during my term of office and I could no longer perform as well as I had done before. I had pressure to lead from the front, but I also had to consider my own health. At the end, I decided, to assist and encourage people in races going at my own pace whilst still leading – not from the front – but among the people. I put my health first.

Work with others to create spaces where everyone can fully participate

In my high school unit, I identified members of my team who were consistent and passionate about guiding. We had an annual fundraising bazaar for charity that had various activities. As the leader, I allowed the team members to choose their areas of responsibility that they felt they could manage, and we did very well as a team. The 2012 bazaar was a very successful one.

Adapt their behaviour to the context

I am Christian, and was once a Challenge gender expectations Sunday school teacher. I had to deal with very young children. I realised that for them to understand When my friends out rightly stated me and learn effectively, I had to that women make it to the top by use nursery rhymes since most are giving sexual favours, I made sure we still at nursery age. I also had to cleared that issue out. I even gave myself incorporate games for them not to as an example, that given that I was be bored. This experience made me progressing well at work and at school and start acting and thinking more of at the same level as they are, have I given what the younger children were any sexual favours? They failed to interested in more than what I answer the question but I had driven would do with older people. my point home.

Challenge themselves to understand and take into account different perspectives

I have always thought of myself as independent and too critical of other people and their views and contributions. Recently, when I had to make funeral arrangements at home, I realised that I cannot do all things on my own. Instead, I need to rely on other people and trust their capabilities. When I consciously let other people make contributions I realised that things actually work better from other people’s different contributions.

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Innovate to create positive impact Make choices rooted in their values

When I went for induction training for Integrity is one of my values my first job at KPMG, I was not the professionally and personally. leader. However, as a way of refreshing on Over the Christmas holidays, most of the day’s topics, we had to come up with a my colleagues were on leave. presentation about one topic of the day. Therefore, I forgot to compile 2 When the rest of the team members were compliance reports and I was only giving their ideas, I listened but thought it reminded when my other colleague would be ordinary, so I did share my idea of came back, and it was 2 weeks late. turning our presentation into a television The morning when my supervisor came program which everyone really liked. Through back, I was scared to report myself, but everyone’s contributions, we ended up having I ended up just coming out clean that I a weather update as a presentation that had not done the reports. He was not got positive feedback from other teams. pleased, but I had been honest.

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In our local young adults group, there were quarrels among our group with harsh words being exchanged on our WhatsApp group. I was disappointed by the behaviour but I took my time to speak to the respondents in their inboxes to understand the root cause. When I discovered I could not solve it, I escalated to older members to intervene.

Learn from their own feelings and experiences Empower any and every girl to practise leadership I have always enjoyed the outdoors ever since I started guiding in 2007. From the first mountain climbing I went for, I enjoyed the In my home, I am the present experience and went for all subsequent climbs at eldest with 2 younger sisters. I school. Each climb I would learn something, am responsible for the financial starting from the importance of the right shoes, affairs of the home. However, I have carrying minimum baggage and always been on taught my sisters the importance of the look-out for loose rocks and memorising my budgeting for home provisions, trail. These lessons that I learnt made me become personal expenditure and having a the go out mountain climber for all groups that personal business. Currently, both my ever went for the exercise during my time at the sisters can comfortably run the house school. I had learnt from past experience. on their own without my help. One even has a booming small business venture.

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K XP

Sound understanding of financial management and at WAGGGS level. I have committed myself to learn budgets: I have a strong financial background from about Regions, world centres, and leadership. I still being an accountant and having worked with financial have much to learn but I have a strong knowledge base data throughout school and my subsequent of the Association after being a member for 13 years, employment. I have volunteered in my association as 2007. an assistant bookkeeper as well as on the finance committee. Furthermore, I am still furthering my Governance/Constitution: As a member of my MO’s financial knowledge professionally as an aspiring national board, I have been involved in the amendment Chartered Accountant. process of our constitution hence I have some knowledge of what a constitution is and its Ability to analyse and interpret information: My importance. I have also studied at length about financial background has exposed me to analysis an Governance and ethical issues – limited to corporate interpretation of data. From my employment in an governance. audit firm – KPMG – I have had to deal with financial statements and interpret them well as the information Policy Development: I have assisted the Girl Guides contained in financial statements is highly condensed. Association of Zimbabwe in drafting the Finance Policy My academic study of literature and business law in and Procedures manual with the assistance of the school has also sharpened my analytical skills to which Finance Committee. This experience taught me to pay I credit my attention to detail. attention to details, the importance of consulting as well as to understand the processes of the Being a team player: I have become a highly effective organisation to have relevant policies in place. team member through various tasks that I have performed through the Girl Guides Association of Financial Management and Accounting: I am a holder Zimbabwe. I have successfully worked through the of a Bachelor of Accountancy degree and an aspiring Fund development team in 2017 in which we Chartered Accountant with work experience from successfully drafted the first Resource Mobilisation KPMG Zimbabwe and a bank – ZB Financial Holdings Strategy document. Working in a team has also helped and African Century Limited – a Deposit taking Micro me to learn to listen and appreciate other people’s Finance bank. I have also been a member of my MO’s contributions as it bears a better result than just having finance committee in my association in charge of the my own ideas – synergistic benefits. MO’s financial audit as well as learning from the more experienced members of the association and Knowledge of challenges and opportunities facing girls committee. and young women: From reading the press, following topical issues and observing the way trends in the way Marketing and Communications: I have managed my girls and young women are living – myself included, I MO’s Facebook page and been in charge of the have an appreciation of the challenges that we face as communication among young adults through a young women. There are also great opportunities for WhatsApp group and emails. I have learnt how to young women and girls. respond to members who have different needs and characters. In 2017, as a young adult’s team from my association, we spearheaded a team to reach out to the outskirts Data Analysis and Monitoring and Evaluation: I have mainly addressing issues of menstrual hygiene that is vast experience in data analysis – mainly financial data still an issue as most girls have little knowledge about it through my job and academic qualifications. and no access to menstrual material. We also advocated for free being me – to address the lack of Fund Development: I was a member of the Fund confidence and the low self-esteem among young girls Development Team as a Monitoring and Evaluation and women. Officer for my MO. I have learnt the importance of donor relationships especially transparency budgets Understanding of the WORLD Association: I am a and the allocations of donor funds. passionate member of the Association both locally and

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K XP ( ) Human Resources Management: I have volunteered been involved in the recruitment process for staff as at my MO’s headquarters during my school well as volunteers in my organisation. I have learnt to vacations. From that experience, I have researched have composure and to communicate openly with about volunteer and staff contracts and have drafted other volunteers, staff and prospective staff from this staff and volunteer contracts for my MO. I have also experience.

V Y P PP M Positions held within a Member Organisation, WAGGGS, and professional, NGO or business appointments within the last ten years. World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Member  Young Adults Chairperson 2014 – 2017 Organisation  Finance Committee member 2015– 2017 Other voluntary positions Professional/  Articled clerk– PWC Namibia 2020-current NGO/business  Graduate Trainee – Finance African Century Limited 2018 – 2020 appointments  Reconciliations Clerk– ZB Financial Holdings 2017 – 2018  Vacation Student– KPMG Zimbabwe 2013 – 2016

P P V Participation in relevant events within the last six years. World Association  Juliette Low Seminar, Sangam, India 2015 of Girl Guides and  WAGGGS 35th World Conference –I was representing the Young women of my Girl Scouts MO at the conference, 2014

Member  Initiated the Young Adults’ rural outreach covering importance of education and Organisation menstrual hygiene 2017  Was a participant in the National Resource Mobilisation training 2017  Volunteered and assisted with YESS girl’s participants programs 2017  Member of the National board involved in the constitution amendment process 2016  Participant in the NLDP Training 2015  Member of the Zimbabwe – Germany (VCP) partnership working group 2015  Member of organising committee for the 39th Africa Region Committee meeting hosted by Zimbabwe 2015 Other relevant  Resource Mobilisation Boot camp in Uganda - where we learnt more about how to national, regional or direct our resource mobilisation efforts within our MOs 2017 global events

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Member Organisation The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association Nominated by The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association Age Group 20-30 Languages Spoken Cantonese as mother tongue, fluent English, intermediate Mandarin

P M Why would you like to become a member of the World Board, and how do you feel you can contribute to the work of WAGGGS?

The idea of becoming a member of the World Board first came when a guiding friend asked, “Is this the World Board in ten years’ time?” at the end of the World Conference closing ceremony in Hong Kong.

To be honest, I was not sure about the idea at that time but I know for sure that I have become more passionate about collaborating with people from different parts of the world, particularly after planning the closing ceremony with 10 young delegates from different MOs, who collectively speak the four official languages of WAGGGS. Then, the idea cameback when I attended the World Conference in India. I was incredibly impressed by how the delegates urged to investigate the issues about youth participation in governance positions.

Since then, I have strived for various local and global opportunities to understand more about WAGGGS’s work. In particular, I work closely with the programmes and toolkits for girls and young women here and abroad, which equipped me with knowledge and confidence to talk about the challenges that young women are facing worldwide. The more exposure I have, the more I feel the eagerness to contribute to the Movement. I find that serving on the World Board is how I wish to take it further. I believe that I can contribute to the World Board by bringing young women’s voice directly to the decision-making level. The Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting Movement is a movement for the youth. Serving on the World Board, I believe that I can be a role model and inspire more young women to take more leadership roles. I still vividly remember the moment when Motion 32 was passed at the World Conference in India, which got me to thinking–if not me, who? If not now, when?

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H P M Leaders... Treat themselves kindly

I have developed an interest in translation after being a member of the Community Awareness and WAGGGS Advocacy Team of HKGGA. One of the roles of this team is to understand the global programmes and projects of WAGGGS, and then make recommendations to HKGGA based on local needs. While adapting and localising the packs and toolkits, I found my interest in translation so I applied for a translation programme and I really enjoy attending lectures twice a week now.

Work with others to create spaces where everyone can fully participate The moments when I had team meetings with my fellow members of the International and China Liaison Team during the preparation for the Centenary International Camp of HKGGA. 2016 was the busiest and the most rewarding year in my guiding journey. Every month, we had a team meeting to report our progress and discuss the issues arisen. As the Deputy Camp Commandant, I collaborated closely with the sub-team leaders, who were in -charge of the host families, Global Village activities and night programmes, so that everyone in the team had the chance to develop their leadership and shine.

Adapt their behaviour to the context Challenge gender expectations

As an assistant trainer. Designing the session content of the leaders Being a facilitator at the Juliette Low training course is not the most Seminar #JLS2019 is definitely the challenging as I used to be a secondary highlight of my guiding journey. When school teacher and I am confident in my co-facilitators and I were planning the my knowledge about global and local sessions, we aimed to empower the girl guiding. However, delivering the participants with the knowledge, skills and sessions is not easy as there are confidence to break down gender barriers to learners of various guiding leadership. At the end of the last session, we backgrounds and expectations. That is invited the participants to write quotes to why I adjusted my communication encourage themselves and the girls and styles and used diverse facilitation young women around them. I believe that skills in different training the quotes have become very powerful courses depending on the messages to support them in their audience that I interacted with. leadership journey to achieve gender equality.

Challenge themselves to understand and take into account different perspectives

One example of this was when my co-workers and I delivered the orientation session of our project (Supporting the Learning and Teaching of Mathematics for Non-Chinese Speaking Students in Primary Schools). There are indeed a lot of assumptions about the mathematics learning of non- Chinese speaking (NCS) students in Hong Kong. Some teachers used to think that NCS students are weaker than their Chinese counterparts. Yet, according to our data, the major difference between NCS and Chinese students is their priority rather than their ability. I really

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Innovate to create positive impact Make choices rooted in their values

When I devise new strategies to The moment when a newly enrolled facilitate non-Chinese speaking (NCS) leader told me, ‘what you shared students’ mathematics learning based on during the leaders training course was their needs and characteristics, I innovate to very appealing’. At the end of the create positive impact. There used to be a lot enrolment ceremony of a particular drilling in primary mathematics lessons in leaders training course in 2019, I was Hong Kong. However, according to our data, overwhelmed that a group of leaders that is not the optimal way of learning for gave me a thank-you card with a few NCS students. Therefore, in this school year, hand-written messages. One of them we collaborate with a few schools to use told me in person that the values and storytelling in mathematics lessons. beliefs that I articulated and Storytelling is deemed to be less common in demonstrated throughout the course Hong Kong classrooms but the feedback from have motivated her to further the participating teachers and students is participate in the girl guiding very positive. movement.

Seek the information they need to understand the full picture

An example of when I practiced this was when I consulted a senior member of HKGGA about nominating for the World Board. This is a huge and serious decision. I need to ensure that I possess the required skills and am prepared to commit. That is why when I knew about this opportunity, I tried to seek advice from people who have similar experiences. I believe that listening to their sharing would develop my understanding about how working in a global environment is like and this will surely help me make an informed decision.

Learn from their own feelings and experiences Empower any and every girl to practise leadership

When I was a secondary school teacher, there was a daily 10-minute One of the core elements in guiding is period for students to do reflection on to provide space for girls to practise their learning. As a class teacher, I always leadership. In my unit, I support patrol took this opportunity to reflect on my leaders to conduct patrol meetings with teaching as well. Did I achieve my targets their fellow members for sharing their set earlier in the morning? Did I respond views on the unit or programmes. I then promptly to my students’ needs? Did I invite the patrol leaders to report their contribute enough to the panel meeting? How could I do better the next day? discussion to me and other unit leaders periodically. I believe that it is important that their views are shared and valued while deciding the development of the entire unit.

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K XP My experience as a facilitator and an assistant funded on a 3-year basis, my co-workers and I strive trainer sharpens my understanding of and the ability for doing research, collecting evidence and to articulate the WAGGGS mission, leadership developing more appropriate approaches for school model and educational methodology. Throughout teachers so as to facilitate the mathematics learning the planning and implementing process, I internalise in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. the WAGGGS mission and put the six leadership mindsets and five educational methods into practice. I am confident in communicating in English as a I make sure that all these are included whenever I working language, both verbally and in writing. I design and conduct a session. Furthermore, my have ample opportunity to use this language at work recent contribution to the Community Awareness and in academic settings, particularly during my one- and WAGGGS Advocacy Team of HKGGA was year master degree programme in the UK when I translating the World Thinking Day 2020 activity communicated with peers and professors from all pack into traditional Chinese. This consolidates my over the world. Other than English, I speak fluent understanding about the values of WAGGGS and Cantonese and Mandarin, which allows me to allows me to pass them on to the members of connect with more people from diverse HKGGA. Apart from my experience at HKGGA, I am backgrounds. grateful to participate in the events organised by different regions, such as Roverway in Europe Being the Young Representative of the Executive Region, Regional Conference in Asia Pacific Region Committee at HKGGA was an eye-opening and and Juliette Low Seminar in Western Hemisphere rewarding experience to me. I had the chance to Region, which connected me to the rest of the understand how the association is managed in a world. These events allow me to understand more more holistic way. I also began to think about how about WAGGGS as a global organisation and the mission and vision could be incorporated in the diverse context in different regions. Not only does it association’s development from the perspective of a increase my sensitivity when collaborating with decision-maker. This experience allowed me to people from diverse cultures, it also prepares me to reflect on my own leadership and future be flexible and able to work in a multicultural engagement in governance as well. I started to context. develop my crisis management and marketing and communications skills when I took up the position of Professionally, I work as a senior research assistant Deputy Camp Commandant (International and China at the University of Hong Kong on a project which Liaison Team) at the Hong Kong Girl Guides supports the learning and teaching of mathematics Centenary International Camp. A total of 1,000 girl for non-Chinese students. My work involves guides and girl scouts joined the camp, including collecting data from the participating schools and 245 international participants from 15 MOs such as analysing the data so that we can make appropriate Canada, Denmark and Zimbabwe. While organising recommendations to the teachers and evaluate the an international outdoor event of this scale, it is effectiveness of the project. While devising the always a priority to prevent the participants from strategies, it is essential for me and my co-workers being exposed to emotional or physical risk and to think critically about the existing situation and be ensure that they are kept safe from harm. creative in planning the lessons with the teachers. Therefore, we devised corresponding contingency More importantly, we do not only focus on a plans for both during the camp and while the particular grade level of students but take the participants were staying with their host families. vertical development of the students into account. More specifically to my role, I dealt with the registration and accommodation arrangement of the To add more, professionally, I devise both qualitative international participants and communicated with and quantitative tools to collect data for analysis, the head of the delegations throughout the entire monitoring and evaluation. Since the project is year so as to answer their enquiries and ensure their

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K XP ( ) needs were catered to upon their arrival. Our team Our team created a Global Village, which provided a also made use of digital and social media channels to space for the participants to experience the influence update the participants with information packs of global warming. While designing the activities, we regularly. I further enrich my experience in integrated the five educational methods to raise their identifying and facilitating the learning and awareness of environmental issues. Finally we invited development of young women in a non-formal them to share their reflection on the experience and education context while organising the camp as well. promise to make the world a better place.

V Y P PP M Positions held within a Member Organisation, WAGGGS, and professional, NGO or business appointments within the last ten years. World Association  Member of Volunteer Resource Pool 2018-current of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Member  Vice Chair of Community Awareness and WAGGGS Advocacy Team 2019-current Organisation  Assistant Trainer 2015-current  Course Instructor/Badge Assessor of Guiding Knowledge and WAGGGS Knowledge 2013-current  Member of Community Awareness and WAGGGS Advocacy Team 2018-2019  Drill and Ceremony Instructor 2016-2019  District Commissioner 2016-2017  Young Representative of Executive Committee 2014-2016  Member of International Team 2014-2016 Other voluntary positions Professional/  Senior research assistant 2019-current NGO/business  Registered teacher 2014-2019 appointments

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P P V Participation in relevant events within the last six years. World  Juliette Low Seminar 2019 – Facilitator Association of  36th World Conference 2017 – Young Delegate Girl Guides and  WAGGGS Value Proposition Workshop 2015 Girl Scouts  35th World Conference 2014 – Planning Team Member, Young Women’s Pre-event

Member  Roverway 2018 – Facilitator Organisation  Leadership Mindsets and Updates of WAGGGS Workshop 2018  London Landmarks Half Marathon 2018 – fundraised for WAGGGS  Annual Parade 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 – Master of Ceremony  Centenary International Camp HKGGA 2016– Deputy Camp Commandant, International and China Liaison Team  Annual General Meeting 2014, 2016– Young Representative of Executive Committee and District Commissioner  Let Us Share 2014, 2015  World Thinking Day Festival 2015  Asia Pacific Regional Partnership Visit Meeting 2015

Other relevant  13th Asia Pacific Regional Conference 2019– International Service Team Member national, regional or global events

66 PART B: SUPPORTING INFORMATION ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE WORLD BOARD

The WAGGGS World Board has overall responsibility for the vision, direction, strategy, governance and control of the organisation and is collectively accountable for compliance with relevant UK legislative and regulatory requirements.

The World Board member position therefore carries legal duties and responsibilities. It is a voluntary role which should be undertaken because you are committed to furthering the purposes of WAGGGS and have the skills, experience and personal qualities needed for the strategic management of this complex, global organisation.

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In order to be eligible for membership of the World Board a candidate must be over the age of 16, be a person of wide experience and be a member of a Member Organisation of WAGGGS.

The ability to use English as a working language is required for anyone elected as a World Board member, in order for them to be able to read and understand prepared documents and to fully participate in discussions on complex topics. An important part of the World Board’s role involves governance and ensuring compliance with English Charity Law, and other relevant legislation or regulations.

A World Board member cannot serve as a President, Chief Commissioner, National Board member, International Commissioner, or be an employee of WAGGGS or their Member Organisation. Any individual employed or holding a significant position in their Member Organisation may still be nominated and elected, but they will be asked to relinquish this role within six months of being elected to the World Board.

You must not act as a World Board member (Trustee) if you are disqualified under UK Charity Law1. This includes if you:

1. are disqualified from acting as a UK company director 2. have an unspent conviction for an offence involving dishonesty or deception (such as fraud) 3. are an undischarged bankrupt (or subject to sequestration in Scotland), or have a current composition or arrangement including an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) with your creditors 4. have been removed as a trustee of any charity by the UK Charity Commission (or the court) because of misconduct or mismanagement

1Further details of the automatic disqualification of Trustees can be found here:https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ automatic-disqualification-rule-changes-guidance-for-charities#the-automatic-disqualification-rules

Responsible to:

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The Chair of the World Board

Main role: To set the mission, strategy and high-level policies for WAGGGS within the powers and the restrictions in its charitable objects and governing instruments and within its delegated authority from the World Conference.

Responsibilities:

1. To ensure that WAGGGS complies with its Constitution and Bye-Laws, English Charity Law, and any other relevant legislation or regulations. 2. To ensure that WAGGGS focuses on its Objects as defined in the Constitution and Bye-Laws, and to ensure it applies its resources exclusively in the support of the Objects. 3. To contribute to the World Board’s role in giving strategic direction and setting the over-arching policy. 4. To contribute towards defining goals and setting targets, then evaluating performance against the agreed targets. 5. To consider the interests of the Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement as a whole and to make decisions in the interests of the Movement as a whole at all times. 6. To review the implementation of the Strategy on a regular basis, and to consider changes in the external environment which may affect the plan, and the ongoing need for changes which may need to be made to ensure it remains relevant. 7. To undertake the functions and duties of the World Board as defined in the WAGGGS Constitution and Bye-Laws Article 13. 8. To attend World Board meetings and the triennial World Conference and to effectively contribute to their business through effective and adequate preparation and full and informed participation. 9. To participate in regular evaluation of the performance of the World Board. 10. To establish and maintain the values of the World Association and safeguard its good name. 11. To ensure the efficient and effective administration of the Association. 12. To ensure the financial stability of the Association, and to protect and manage the property of WAGGGS and to ensure the proper and appropriate investment of its funds. 13. To set strategic and organisational risk appetite and policy, review the risk register and ensure mitigating actions are in place. 14. To appoint the Chief Executive and monitor their performance in the role. 15. To undertake assignments as required, involving travel. Some visits involving travel may be en-route to or from World Board meetings. 16. To represent the World Association at external events. 17. To use any specific skills, knowledge and experience to help the World Board reach sound decisions – this will include the scrutiny of proposals, leading and initiating discussions, providing advice or guidance on new initiatives and utilising any specialist expertise and experience.

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18. To agree terms of reference for standing committees of the World Board and Working Groups. 19. To ratify appointments to the standing committees of the World Board and Working Groups. 20. To provide structures and effective stakeholder management as requested to Member Organisations, partners and donors as appropriate. 21. To be ready to serve: a) on a World Board Committee or Working Group b) as a Chair of a Committee or Working Group c) as a member of a task group established to achieve a specific task during and in-between World Board meetings. 22.. A considerable amount of the work of the World Board is carried out by correspondence and email. All members (voting or ex-officio) are expected to: a) Deal promptly with all correspondence b) Keep the World Bureau informed of postal address, email and telephone numbers. This would include making arrangements for contact, if absent from the usual address for any length of time. 23. To sign and adhere to a Trustee contract, including but not exclusively, the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest declaration, Safeguarding, Data Protection, and Confidentiality agreement upon election to the World Board, and annually thereafter. 24. To maintain the confidentiality of all World Board, Group and Committee matters, until information has been officially released. 25. To role model positive and effective volunteer behaviours at all times and to ensure that the values of WAGGGS are central to all decision making.

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The World Board meets at least five times per calendar year. Meetings are generally held via conference call or VoIP (e.g. Zoom, Skype) but at least one face-to-face meeting is held per year.

Work between meetings is undertaken through the use of email, VoIP and phone calls. Board members are expected to follow up business promptly.

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It is anticipated that each World Board member will bring a valuable portfolio of knowledge, talent and expertise to maximise the benefit of WAGGGS’ tools, resources and connections for Member Organisations.

In order to advance the progress, unity and growth within and across the Movement, it is highly desirable for World Board members to collectively have skills and knowledge directly relevant to the stated role and responsibilities. To apply this collective capacity to full advantage, World Board members should make every effort to be accessible, flexible and responsive, particularly during periods of peak demand.

In order to deliver on the mandate of the World Board the following skill sets are required amongst World Board members:

Essential for all World Board members:

 A member of a WAGGGS Member Organisation.  A commitment to the aims and objectives of WAGGGS and a proactive interest and enthusiasm for shaping and advising on the future of the organisation.  An understanding of, and ability to articulate, the WAGGGS mission, Leadership model and educational methodology.  A thorough understanding of the World Association; the complex and diverse Regional context in the WAGGGS setting; and the varied organisational structure of Member Organisations.  Good general knowledge of the challenges and opportunities facing girls and young women across the world  Values and behaviours consistent with WAGGGS’ core values and the World Board Code of Conduct  An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of the role of the World Board.  Sound understanding of financial management and budgets  Commitment to practise the WAGGGS Leadership model  Ability to be flexible and open to new opportunities or ways of working  Sound independent judgement and the ability to constructively challenge  Ability to analyse and interpret information  Ability to think critically, creatively and strategically  Ability to listen and learn from others, to see things from different perspectives and appreciate diverse points of view  A collaborative approach, able to work effectively as part of a team of volunteers and staff, while contributing an independent perspective  Cultural sensitivity and an ability to work in a global and multi-cultural context  The ability to positively and professionally represent WAGGGS both inside and outside of the Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting Movement  The ability to communicate easily in English as a working language, both verbally and in writing  Ability to readily access and use technology as a means of communication and collaboration including email, WhatsApp, Dropbox, conference calling platforms (Zoom)  A willingness to devote time and effort in both preparing for and attending World Board and other relevant meetings (estimated time up to 10 hours per month. Additional time may be required when taking on a role on a World Board Committee or Working group).

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Desirable (needed collectively within the World Board)

Knowledge or experience in one or more of the following:  Governance/Constitutions  Legal expertise/Policy Development  Financial management, accounting and/or risk management  Identifying and facilitating the learning and development of others, including non-formal education  Organisational Development/Design/Structures and Systems  Marketing and communications, including social media  Technology strategy/Digital Transformation  Research and Development  Data Analysis/Monitoring & Evaluation  Fund development and Donor relations  External Relations/Government Relations  Influencing skills and advocacy  Human Resources Management (staff and/or volunteers)  Crisis Management

Candidates do not need to have previously served on their National Board. It is more important that they have relevant governance skills, and the time and commitment to work for WAGGGS.

Young women under the age of 30 (at the time of election in July 2020) who meet the above requirements are strongly encouraged to apply to join the world board. WAGGGS believes in young women’s leadership as a key to transforming power structures.

A comprehensive induction is provided for all Board members upon their election, as well as ongoing leadership and personal development support throughout the triennium.

Leadership development is at the heart of Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting. From the moment we promise to “do our best”, we step into a values-based leadership journey that shapes our perspectives and behaviours. We believe that everyone, whatever their age or experience, can equally practice leadership. Every adult member of Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting has the same leadership responsibility; to lead in a way which is true to our values, responds to context and raises others up. In this way, we can contribute to a Movement where girls can be themselves, grow in resilience and agency, take the lead in their own lives and build the world they want to see.

Practising the WAGGGS leadership model can help leaders of the Movement develop the behaviours they need to fulfill that responsibility, so we would expect candidates for the World Board to be able to demonstrate that they are consciously practising the WAGGGS leadership model through their attitudes and behaviours. The WAGGGS leadership model uses six mindsets as tools to make leadership practice conscious. You can read more about the leadership model here: https://www.wagggs.org/en/resources/ leading-her-world/

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LEADING YOURSELF - Reflective mindset LEADING FOR GIRLS’ EMPOWERMENT - Gender Draw meaning from your past experiences and think equality mindset about your behaviour and its impact. Explore your Take gender into account when practising leadership, values and how to be true to them when you and challenge gender stereotypes. Understand the practise leadership. Cultivate curiosity! Hold space impact of gender barriers and empower yourself and for learning about and caring for yourself and others to recognise and overcome them. Champion recognise and create the conditions you need to the value of being a girl-led Movement. thrive. LEADING IN CONTEXT - Worldly mindset LEADING RELATIONSHIPS - Collaborative mindset Get inside the worlds of others, understand their Bring together different perspectives and inspire needs and concerns more deeply. Observe, ask consensus around a shared vision. Listen to and questions and educate yourself on local learn from others. Share what you know freely. conditions and perspectives. Build meaningful Create the structures, conditions and attitudes connections with others through inclusive people need to reach their potential, and opportunities for shared leadership. contribute fully to any team or situation. LEADING FOR IMPACT - Responsible action mindset LEADING FOR INNOVATION - Creative & critical Mobilise energy around what needs changing, and thinking mindset what needs to be protected. Transform your values Create an environment where both innovation into action with authenticity. Practise leadership to and enquiry are valued. Seek data, analyse and create a world where all girls are valued and can learn from information and evidence. Look out reach their potential as responsible citizens of the for assumptions and challenge them. Encourage world. yourself and others to innovate. Seek new ideas and be open to changing your mind.

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We will be looking for World Board Candidates who can evidence a well-developed level of conscious practise towards ten leadership outcomes. What follows are examples of the kinds of leadership behaviour we would hope to see in the World Board under each leadership outcome:

Leaders of the Movement who practise the WAGGGS leadership model…..

Treat themselves kindly Work with others to create spaces where everyone can fully participate Possible indicators: Possible indicators:  Enjoys leading a balanced life, which  Puts the collective interest first and allows time to focus on different works at building a united team. interests and develop as a whole person  Positively acknowledges and beyond the Movement (personal, family, encourages others’ contributions. professional etc…).  Contributes to building an environment  Responds to challenging situations, for collaboration and shared leadership conflict or pressure in a measured and where everyone can participate fully calm manner.  Builds and maintains strong and positive  Can recognise and acknowledge their connections with WAGGGS volunteers own mistakes with confidence and and staff. resilience  Recognises the working conditions they need to thrive and can communicate their personal boundaries with confidence

Challenge themselves to understand and Adapt their behaviour to the context take into account different perspectives Possible indicators: Possible indicators:  Willingness to listen to and respect the  Responds constructively and positively views of others. in different cultural, social and work  Challenges stereotypes and contexts. generalisations about people or  Takes cues from others to help read a contexts situation.  Seeks opportunities to learn from a  Reflects and self-monitors own diversity of perspectives behaviour  Ready to change their view or opinion  Adjusts and adapts communication style based on the input of others. depending on the situation.

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Leaders of the Movement who practise the WAGGGS leadership model…..(continued)

Challenge gender expectations Seek the information they need to understand the full picture Possible indicators: Possible indicators:  Challenges negative gendered language and  Prepared to question and scrutinise gender stereotypes. information and reasoning at a deep level  Recognises how learned gender norms and  Values new and external sources of unconscious bias can affect perspectives information and expertise to inform and decision making decision-making.  Works to break down gender barriers to  Willing to separate objective assessment of leadership for girls and women. a situation from their personal opinion  Advocates for space for girls’ voices in  Seeks information to develop their global and local contexts. understanding of working in a complex global environment.

Innovate to create positive impact Learn from their own feelings and experiences

Possible indicators: Possible indicators:  Seeks out new ways of doing things and  Demonstrates self-awareness through shows confidence in experimenting and expressing their needs and feelings innovating  Create space to reflect on leadership  Inspires and encourages others to protect practice and incorporate learning into future space for creative thinking decisions and actions  Actively embraces risk taking as a pathway  Uses questions to check own to innovation understanding, seek feedback and avoid  Commitment to learn from innovation and making assumptions. refine creative ideas into tangible impact  Ready to adapt how they respond to others’ experiences and feelings

Empower any and every girl to practise Make choices rooted in their values leadership Possible indicators: Possible indicators:  Creates pathways personally and  Prepared to articulate their values and organisationally for a diversity of girls to express how they relate to the Movement participate in decision making and strategic values leadership  Demonstrates coherence between values  Puts the focus on positive impact for girls and behaviour by modelling WAGGGS when discussing or making strategic values in action decisions.  Acts for the greatest impact towards the  Avoids assuming what girls want and need WAGGGS vision and mission  Prioritises an inclusive and accessible  Is a positive ambassador for the impact of Movement for all girls and ready to act for the Girl Guide & Girl Scout Movement in this. civil society

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Mapping of curren orld Board members skills and experience

Amongst the eleven World Board members continuing on the Board after July 2020 WAGGGS has a rich variety of skills, experiences and qualities as shown below.

In order to complement the skills, experiences and personal qualities of the continuing World Board members, and to support the strategic work priorities in the next triennium relating to Compass 2032, fund development and governance the current World Board would strongly encourage nominations from individuals with a high level of proficiency or experience in one or more of the following areas ;

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dditional skills, experiences and qualities required for specific roles on e orld Board

The Chair, Vice-Chairs and Treasurer are elected by the World Board from amongst their members after the World Board election has taken place at World Conference. When thinking about candidates to vote for, it may be useful for Member Organisations to consider the following additional skills, experience and qualities required for these roles:

Chair, Vice-Chairs Knowledge and experience in:  Operational Planning and execution of action plans  Consensus building and organisational development  Action planning and delivery  Risk identification and management  Change management  Financial oversight  Previous experience of acting as a Chair/Board member/Trustee of an organisation, within or outside WAGGGS, at a national or international level.

The Chair will demonstrate:

 A high level of integrity and professionalism  Critical and strategic thinking  The ability to facilitate partnerships and collaboration  Operational experience to ensure action plans are delivered on  An understanding of the type of work undertaken by WAGGGS and an understanding and empathy with the values of WAGGGS  Strong leadership skills and experience  Confident and effective communication skills with a range of audiences  Effective chairing of meetings  Ability to work effectively with diverse volunteer and staff teams respecting differing roles and reporting lines.  A sophisticated understanding of how to lead and motivate volunteers  Enthusiasm, energy and time to commit to this role and a strong drive for success

Treasurer  A recognised financial qualification or relevant financial experience  Experience of charity finance, including tax.  Strong financial analysis skills  Ability to communicate and explain financial information to others, including fellow Board members and other stakeholders.  Demonstrated knowledge and experience of charity fundraising and finance practices.

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“The World Board shall at its first meeting following a World Conference appoint by ballot one of the Elected Trustees to be chair and up to two of the Elected Trustees to be vice-chairs. The chair and vice-chairs shall hold office until the next World Conference. The chair and vice-chairs shall be eligible for re-election within their terms of office as members of the World Board “(WAGGGS Constitution and Bye-Laws, 23.2).

The process for electing the Chair, Vice-Chairs and Treasurer of the World Board has recently been reviewed and revised by the Governance Committee, on behalf of the World Board. Although the election of the Chair, Vice-Chairs and Treasurer is the responsibility of the World Board rather than Member Organisations, the World Board would like to share with Member Organisations details of the process that will be followed this triennium.

Continuing World Board members and the candidates nominated to the World Board will not be asked to indicate before the election whether they would like to be considered for the role of Chair, Vice-Chair or Treasurer. Instead, after election, a self-nomination form will be circulated for Board members to indicate if they are interested in standing for any of the positions. Board members will be able to put themselves forward for more than one position. At this time all members of the incoming World Board will again be reminded of the role description and person specification for the roles of Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer.

During Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th July there will be opportunities for members of the new Board to get to know each other. This may be formally organised or more informally done through individuals reaching out to each other on a one-to-one basis. The deadline for expressions of interest for the positions of Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer to be submitted will be 1pm on Thursday 16th July.

The Conference Chair, supported by the Head of Governance, will coordinate the election. This will take place during a special meeting of the new World Board in the afternoon of Thursday 16th July. At the beginning of the meeting, the Conference Chair will announce the names of those who have expressed an interest in standing as Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer. This information is confidential within the Board and under no circumstances will be shared outside of the Board.

Voting will be by secret ballot. A simple majority of votes (i.e. nine out of the seventeen Board members) is required to be elected. Voting will take place first for the position of Chair, followed by the vote for the Vice -Chair(s) and then finally the vote for the position of Treasurer. The candidate with the majority votes will be announced by the Conference Chair to the Board before moving onto the next vote. Even if there is only one candidate for each or any of these positions a vote will still be held and a simple majority is still required. If a simple majority is not reached the process will be run again. If a decision still cannot be reached the Conference Chair will discuss with the Board how to reach a conclusion. An additional time may be set aside for the election during the Conference.

The announcement of the new Chair, Vice-Chairs and Treasurer will be made by the outgoing World Board Chair to World Conference on Friday 17th July 2020.

Note on the election of the Treasurer: If a suitable candidate is not available for the role of Treasurer, a procedure will be proposed for the appointment of a person who will serve as Treasurer, ex officio.

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The following guidelines aim to provide candidates and Member Organisations with clear parameters within which they can work to support a candidate’s nomination. It is an expectation that all parties will follow the guidelines to ensure a fair and ethical process in the lead up to the election.

Be aware that different cultures view campaigning in different ways. Candidates may provide opportunities for Member Organisations to get to know them, face to face at conferences and events, with a web page, digital flyer, short videos, blog, or using social media. Taglines to email messages are also an option. Promotion of a candidature shall at all times be conducted with dignity and moderation. Following the values and principles of Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting, we discourage aggressive and/or negative campaigning including activity or behaviour that seeks to criticise or undermine a fellow candidate.

Candidates may provide additional information to Member Organisations at the World Conference in the form of a flyer (one page), bookmark or item of similar nature. However, they should be mindful of protecting the environment and if producing a flyer, the recommendation is that one per Member Organisation rather than one per participant be produced.

If candidates have the opportunity to attend another event prior to the World Conference, they should be aware that while this is a great opportunity for Member Organisations to get to know them and see them in action, the event purpose should be the focus, rather than their candidacy. Candidates are encouraged to practise their Leadership Mindsets, letting their personality, participation, commitment and effectiveness at the event speak for them, rather than campaigning actively.

Candidates may not provide gifts, either at conference or at other events. This ensures that no one is either advantaged or disadvantaged by a financial position and minimises the risk or perception of gifts being seen as an inducement to act in a certain way or creating a sense of obligation. This definition of gifts includes gifts in kind such as the exchange/promise of services or favours.

These guidelines will be circulated to all candidates and all Member Organisations and will be available on the WAGGGS website.

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