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VISION All girls and young women are valued, inspired and empowered to take action to change their world. MISSION To enable girls and young women to develop into confident, adventurous and empowered leaders in their local, national and global communities. NATIONAL BOARD AND MANAGEMENT NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS BOARD CHAIR Fiona Harnett CHAIR, AUDIT AND FINANCE BOARD CHAIR AND Jessica Gilmour CHIEF EXECUTIVE REPORT MEMBERS Hannah Doney Tēnā koutou katoa - Greetings to feel optimistic about what 2020 will Hayley Coyne you all. bring, and what we will bring to it. Liz Stockley Lynley Lee 2019 has been a year of significant Placing the girl experience at the Rebecca Kendrick progress, and one which gives heart of our programmes and - until May 2019 GirlGuiding New Zealand much to activities became a reality this year. Ruby Sands build on in 2020 and beyond. The Embedding our one-team approach - from May 2019 changes highlighted below enable was essential in helping us create CHIEF EXECUTIVE the organisation to be well placed to opportunities for girls to lead and Susan Coleman manage the global events which are influence their experience of Guiding LEADERSHIP TEAM underway at the time this report is at all levels. We have seen a greater being published. understanding amongst girls, CHIEF EXECUTIVE families and volunteers as to what Susan Coleman For the first time in over 10 years girl-led means. Girl members have BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER we closed the year with more girls participated in local, national and Mark Peterson than we started with and our enquiry - until September 2019 international advocacy campaigns numbers were the highest they to improve the lives of all girls, and DEVELOPMENT MANAGER had been for years. After reviewing have continued to play a strong part Sophie Harland the Brownie programme in 2018, in the governance of the Association EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT in Term 2 2019 we implemented via member representatives. Lucie Jerome the updated programme which GIRL QUALITY ADVISER included a new series of Discover Since Guiding first began in New Judith Bright badges. We increased our profile in Zealand in 1908 it has been - from March 2019 social media and almost tripled the evolving as the needs of the girls HEAD OF GIRL EXPERIENCE number of events our Community and whānau we support have Rosemarie Thomas Programme offered. New funders evolved. In March we showed HR ADVISOR had been secured and initiatives that we continue to embrace Dee Bowers such as our peer-to-peer fundraising change when, after over 60 years, - from October 2019 and a Christmas Campaign saw us GirlGuiding New Zealand members PROPERTY & LEGAL ADVISOR begin to move into an active – and sold Guide biscuits for the last time Angela Reeve successful – fundraising space. We and Girl members were now free to 2 focus on programme activities and opportunities. For those mourning the loss of the iconic Guide biscuit, October brought good news when, thanks to The Griffin’s Food Company and Woolworths NZ, a limited number of original biscuits made a return via Woolworths NZ supermarkets. This partnership enabled girls, their parents and our volunteers, to focus fully on the girl experience of Guiding, whilst the organisation benefitted from donations received from store-based sales. We were leaders of change in an exciting way in developing Explore Pippins, a digitally delivered version of our Pippin (five to six- Hilary Barry helps Brownies sell the last of the out-of-store biscuits in early 2019. years-old) programme. We believe whilst minimising the financial It is fitting to end this overview with that we are the first of the 150 impact on our paying members. a note of appreciation. We wish member organisations of the World National Forum 2019 agreed that to acknowledge the considerable Association of Girl Guides and Girl to facilitate this commitment, the commitment, hard work and Scouts (WAGGGS) to develop an disposal of GirlGuiding New Zealand dedication of all our volunteers and online option. Explore enables girls properties that are under-utilised staff. Together, they ensure that who cannot access regular weekly and uneconomic should continue GirlGuiding New Zealand continues meetings to still have the Guiding without consultation, with the to operate efficiently, safely, and experience that so many girls love, expectation that the vast number sustainably. Delivering great girl on any device, at any time, and from of properties would be disposed of experiences and supporting girls to anywhere. Explore Pippins launched in the next three to five years. This take action to change their world is in January 2020, and in April Explore course of action will reduce property given life by our many volunteers Brownies will become available. ownership costs and contribute who work together to deliver the Options for Guides and Rangers will to the financial sustainability of Guiding programme. Without them, follow in the coming years. GirlGuiding New Zealand. we would not exist and thousands of As part of our constant commitment girls and young women every year We were proud to have been one to provide services, programmes would be hugely disadvantaged. of only nine organisations chosen and experiences relevant to today’s Thank you to all the people who to receive funds from Sport NZ’s girls and young women, we must believe in our mission, and work Young Women’s Activation Fund also act responsibly to ensure with us to grow the next generation to encourage girls between 12 and that we maintain sustainability of strong, capable young women. 18 into active recreation. This is an acknowledgment of our long- Ngā mihi held commitment to assist girls to If you want to be reach their potential by providing empowered and a supportive environment in which educated, to know that they can thrive, test their comfort zone, increase their self-confidence you can do whatever and have new experiences. you want, take risks, With this support we will be able and do things outside to amplify our already positive of your comfort zone, influence in the lives of 12 – 18 year-olds by engaging with young then you will be women not currently connected with welcomed (at Guiding) Guiding (through our Community with open arms. Programme), and developing their Molly Barker, GirlGuiding New confidence and leadership through Susan Coleman Fiona Harnett Zealand member and volunteer a wide range of active recreation Chief Executive Board Chair opportunities. 3 YEAR AT A GLANCE 10,466 GIRLS UPPER NORTH 5 - 17 YEARS 3,615 Girl Members PARTICIPATED IN GUIDING IN 2019 (INCLUDES COMMUNITY) 513 Volunteers 863 CENTRAL GIRLS 1,388 Girl Members PARTICIPATED IN THE 101 Volunteers COMMUNITY PROGRAMME IN 2019 LOWER NORTH 2,225 Girl Members 310 Volunteers SOUTH 1,234 2,375 Girl Members ADULTS 310 Volunteers VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME IN 2019 91% 79% 71% OF GIRLS HAVE TRIED A OF GIRLS ARE MORE OF GIRLS ARE BETTER NEW ACTIVITY SINCE CONFIDENT SINCE AT TEAMWORK SINCE JOINING GUIDING JOINING GUIDING JOINING GUIDING 66% 59% 52% OF GIRLS SEE THEIR OF GIRLS TRIED AN ACTIVITY OF GIRLS HAVE AN LEADER AS A MENTOR OR THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY INCREASED AWARENESS ROLE MODEL SCARED OF TRYING OF ENVIRONMENT 4 QUEEN’S AORAKI VOLUNTEER 172 GUIDES 243 AWARDS 318 AWARDS 39 716 1,535 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER TRAINING WEEKEND CAMPS PROGRAMME EVENTS SESSIONS* AND ACTIVITIES FACEBOOK ALUMNAE INSTAGRAM 12,746 LIKES 963 MEMBERS 1,937 FOLLOWERS 1,380 3,405 3,752 PIPPINS BROWNIES GUIDES 5 - 6 years 7 - 9 ½ years 9 - 12 ½ years Pippins are taught to develop an Brownies are encouraged Developing leadership skills is awareness of the world around to develop a sense of a particular focus of Guides as them (other people, themselves independence and ownership of girls become more independent and the environment). what they are doing. Girls work in making decisions. Activities We encourage and welcome individually and in teams and become more challenging to family involvement in these also start to experience more of reflect the growing levels of early years. the outdoors. confidence within this age group. 1,066 421 1,234 RANGERS CONNECT VOLUNTEERS 12 ½ - 17 years 16 - 25 years 17+ years As maturing young women, Connect members can choose Volunteers offer girls and young Rangers are given more flexibility from a wide range of opportunities, women support and guidance, in the types of activity they including international and create new networks while pursue. Rangers are encouraged experiences, volunteering as a making a real contribution to their to become actively involved in Mentor or Leader, learning new community. Volunteering is a their community and to challenge skills, staying in touch and working great way to put talents to good things they consider unfair. towards valuable qualifications. use and develop new skills. * active volunteers only 5 GIRL EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS PIPPINS (5 - 6) BROWNIES (7 - 9 1/2) Pippins is a girl’s first introduction Brownies enables girls to discover to the world of Guiding. Specifically their passion and independence, designed for five and six-year-olds, whether working together or Pippins helps girls learn about the independently. world and their place in it. The Brownie programme was In what is believed to be a world reviewed in 2018, with the first among the 150 member implementation of the programme organisations of WAGGGS, in 2019 update going live in Term 2, 2019. GirlGuiding New Zealand developed The update entailed a review of a digital option for delivery of its some existing badges and the Pippins programme to help more launch of a series of new and girls and their whānau experience exciting progression badges, the Guiding. Discover Badges. The Explore Pippins programme is based on the classic model of Guiding – including similar activities, badges and sashes – and aims to make the programme accessible to To assist with demand for events girls who may not be able to attend outside of the regular week-to-week traditional units.