Girl Guides of Canada - Calgary Area
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INTERNATIONAL TWINNING
“Twinning” is when a Member Organization (MO) of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) forges a partnership with another MO to share friendship, skills, support and to learn about each other’s country and culture and how Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting is delivered in each country.
“Twinning” in Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada (GGC) began in 1984 when it was decided that each province would be linked to a less developed country to assist with a community development. Some of the objectives of this project were:
-To become involved in “grassroots” community development projects in less developed countries with a view to assisting in meeting the needs of women and young people in these countries.
-To gain awareness and understanding in the lifestyle, traditions, customs, culture, etc. of the “twin” country with a view to promoting mutual respect between Canada and the “twinning country”.
In more recent years, twinning projects have been focused MO to MO, supported in Canada by all provinces and territories.
The GGC current twinning project is with the Commonwealth of Dominica.
DOMINICA TWINNING PROJECT
check out the National website for more information and the branch specific activities to earn the patch.
1. Adopt-a-unit – Thank you to all those who donated items. We sent this last package in January 2009.
2. Toonies For Twinning - you can still send in your toonies to Area to be forwarded to the Dominica Girl Guides.
3. Challenge/crest - The challenge patch is still available to work on and earn (information on Member Zone). It is a great challenge for a meeting or sleepover theme!
WAGGGS World Centres
Our Chalet
CH 3715
Adelboden, Switzerland
Tel: 011 41 33 673 12 26
Fax: 011 41 33 673 20 82
info@ourchalet.ch • www.ourchalet.ch
Pax Lodge
Olave Centre
12c Lyndhurst Road
London, UK NW3 5PQ
Tel: 011 44 20 7435 2202
Fax: 011 44 20 7431 3825
office@paxlodge.org • www.paxlodge.org
Our Cabaña
Apartado Postal 4-406
62431 Cuernavaca
Morelos, Mexico
Tel: 011 52 73 15 26 50
Fax: 011 52 73 15 28 97
ourcabana@prodigy.net.mx • www.ourcabana.org
Sangam
Alandi Road, Yerawada
Pune 411 006, India
Tel: 011 91 20 669 3252
Fax: 011 91 20 669 2354
sangamwagggs@vsnl.com •
www.sangamworldcentre.org/en/home