World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)

International Non-Governmental Youth Organisation - Full members

www.wagggs.org/en/

externalrelations.europe@wagggs.org

The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is the largest voluntary Movement dedicated to girls and young women in the world. The Europe Region WAGGGS supports 64 national Girl Guide and Girl Scout organisations in 41 countries and reaches more than one million young people. By working directly with girls and young women across Europe and the world, we pride ourselves with delivering high quality non-formal education programmes and international opportunities. We aim to give girls and young women dynamic, flexible and values-based training in life skills, leadership and citizenship. All of our activities and programmes fall within four broad areas of social change that contribute to our global vision of all girls and young women being valued and taking action to change the world.

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