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Girl Guides International Camp Malaysia GGICM'12

Tarikh                 : 1  - 5 NOVEMBER 2012

Tempat                :  Pusat Kokurikulum Selangor - Kem Tekali, Hulu Langat. Selangor.

Tema                   :    Perkongsian (Share)

Penyertaan         : 36 orang Pandu Puteri Remaja/Pandu Puteri Renjer (13 - 16 tahun) yang telah

lulus Ujian Pra Persetiaan dari setiap cawangan bersama empat orang Pemimpin

Peringatan        :   Penyertaan adalah melalui cawangan Persatuan Pandu Puteri Malaysia masing-masing.

100 children pledged to be members of FAPW

26 April 2012:  More than learning to be thrifty, we are taking action to be responsible citizens of the world

100 children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, signed up to open a bank account each as the first step in saving the

amount needed to become Silver members of the Friends of Asia Pacific WAGGGS (FAPW). To qualify to be

a Silver member, each child needs to save at least GBP 80.

This initiative is a collaboration between the Brownie Guide unit of Bukit Damansara Primary School Kuala Lumpur, Pusat Bandar Damansara Branch of CIMB Bank and the FAPW Malaysia. Each child who signed up for the Junior Savers Account received a savings passbook, CIMB Junior recognition card, a soft toy and a t-shirt.

Make some noise for Rio+20

1 June 2012: From 20 to 22 June, 24 Girl Guides and Girl Scouts will represent WAGGGS at the UN's Rio+20 sustainability conference. You can support them now by taking action from home to spread our environmental message. Our delegates will travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil later this month, but we need girls and young women around the world to take action now to make our message as strong as possible.

The UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has asked young people around the world to ”make some noise for our planet and its future”. Let’s see how much noise Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world can make while our delegates are in Rio!

New badge and website available ahead of the Olympic 

Games

3 May 2012: The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are drawing near. Show your sporting spirit by earning the new Games Go Global Badge and writing about your experiences on the new Global Conversations website.

The Olympic and Paralympic Games only happen once every four years. Two new resources from WAGGGS are now available to help Girl Guides and Girl Scouts take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about the history and culture of the Games.

Games Go Global badge

Games Go Global is a new sport-oriented WAGGGS badge that is available in Gold, Silver and Bronze forms and can be adapted to suit any age range.

Girls take action for World Environment Day

1 June 2012:   For World Environment Day on 5 June, WAGGGS invites all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts to take environmental action and help us stage an environmental action march in Brazil on your behalf.

Celebrate World Environment Day by doing environmental activities from our World Thinking Day activity pack, and you’ll be adding steps to a Girl Guides and Girl Scouts environmental action march on 20 June in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The march is part of the WAGGGS delegation to the UN’s Rio+20 sustainability conference. It’s an important opportunity to make the world hear girls and young women’s opinions on the environment.

Application for Amy Bush Bursary 2012 to attend Sangam 

events

Message on Amy Bush Scholarship - Sangam from Jen Barron, Sangam World Centre Manager

An exciting opportunity for members to receive funding to attend an International Event/experience at Sangam World Centre.

This funding is provided by way of the Amy Bush Bursary. Details concerning this Bursary and how to apply, follow:

Who Was Amy Bush

Amy Bush was an Australian trainer who worked extensively with the International Fellowship of Former Scouts and Guides (IFOFSAG) and left a generous legacy to Sangam to be used to encourage international friendship. The Bursary The Sangam Committee (now the Centre Team) established The Amy Bush Bursary in 1988.

GGAM-WAGGGS CENTENARY COMMEMORATIVE COINS LAUNCHED

In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of world girl guiding and girl scouting, Bank Negara Malaysia (Central Bank of Malaysia) issued two commemorative coins. It was launched by Girl Guides Association Malaysia (GGAM) Royal Patron Her Majesty The Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah on 29 May 2012 at Kinta Riverfront Hotel and Suites, Ipoh who also officiated the opening of the association annual general meeting. The event was hosted by GGAM Perak Branch.

 

GIRL GUIDES MALAYSIA STRENGTHEN THE SPIRIT OF VOLUNTERISM IN ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY 

ENGAGED INTIATIVES

Girl Guides Association Malaysia (GGAM) Perak Branch helmed by its President DYAM Raja Puan Muda Perak Raja Nor Mahani Binti Raja Haji Shahar Shah organized the national organization annual conference for 200 Commissioners and Guiders representing the 17 branches in the country on 27 May 2012 in Ipoh. She is also GGAM Deputy President.

Hosting the annual conference which precedes GGAM Annual General Meeting by rotation among the branches has worked well for the association. Delegates always look forward to visiting and experiencing the warm hospitality offered in different states every year. This year, the conference focuses on strengthening the spirit of voluntarism for a sustainable environment.