World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (Europe Region)
Budget
€422,000
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
8
6.35 FTE
EU Grants
€125,000
Mission & Goals
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) is a global organisation of more than 8,5 million girls from 150 countries across the world. WAGGGS is a volunteer-led and volunteer involving organisation that provides girls and young women with opportunities for self-development through non-formal education. The Europe Region WAGGGS is one of 5 regions of WAGGGS and provides over 1,1 million girls and young women in Europe with the opportunity to develop leadership and life skills, to become self-motivated, responsible and active participants of their local communities and at all levels of society. WAGGGS’ mission “to enable girls and young women to develop their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world” aims to empower girls and young women, as active citizens and provide them opportunities to develop leadership and life skills through progressive self-development, challenge and adventure.
EU Legislative Interests
- EU initiatives on the recognition of volunteering, youth rights, youth employment - European Solidarity Corps - Youth policies and Structured Dialogue on Youth Participation through the European Youth Forum - EU legislation on violence against women and on work-life balance - EU Policies on Gender Equality (including week of the girl) - Multi-financial Framework from Youth and Gender perspective
Communication Activities
- Participation in NGO coalitions: WOSM, EWL, Youth Forum - Strategic meetings with stakeholders - Gender and Diversity mainstreaming toolkit - Update of WAGGGS Social-media
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
European Youth Forum European Women's Lobby FAIB
Organisation Members
https://www.wagggs.org/en/our-world/europe-region/member-organisations/ Girl Scouts of Albania (552) National Association of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides of Armenia(768), Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Osterreichs( 10.800), Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan (1748) Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique( 68.149), Girl Guides Association of Cyprus( 1.473), Junak Svaz Skautu a Skautek( 30.379), Pigespejdernes Faellesrad Danmark( 20.156 ), Eesti Gaidide Liit( 718 ), Suomen partiolaiset-Finlands Scouter( 29.659 ), Federation du Scoutisme Français( 52.591 ), Sakartvelos Gogona Skautebis Asociacia 'Dia'( 558 ), Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbaende( 32.444 ), Soma Hellinikou Odigismou( 6.604 ), Magyar Cserkeszleany Szovetseg( 477 ), Hitachdut Hatsofim Ve Hatsofot Be Israel( 41.718 ), Council of Irish Guiding Associations( 14.158 ), Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo( 93.306 ), Lietuvos Skauciu Sesterija( 652 ), Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins( 334 ), Bureau de Liaison des Associations Guides du Luxembourg( 1.944 ), The Malta Girl Guides Association( 1.115 ), Association des Guides et Scouts de Monaco( 141 ), Savez Izviđača Crne Gore ( 1.265 ) Scouting Nederland( 57.502 ), Speidernes Fellesorganisation( 10.545 ), Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego( 54.882 ), Associacao Guias de Portugal( 2.794 ), Asociatia Ghidelorsi Ghizilor din Romania( 1.381 ), Russian Association of Girl Scouts( 2.255 ), Associazione Guide Esploratori Cattolici Sammarinesi( 107 ), Slovensky Skauting( 4.938 ), Zdruzenje Slovenskih Katoliskih Skavtinj in Skavtov( 5.358 ), Comite de Enlace del Guidismo en Espana( 10.659 ), Svenska Scoutradet( 34.332 ), Mouvement Scout de Suisse( 22.322 ), Turkiye Izcileri Federasyonu( 71.365 ), Association of Ukrainian Guides( 112 ), Girlguiding UK( 307.388 ), Bandalag Islenskra Skata( 1.788 ), Association of Belarussian Guides( 459 )
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.