Given at Girlguiding Anglia interational opportunities weekend

1. Guiding
Overseas
Linked with
Development
Clare Bristow
http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/about_us/international_guiding/gold.aspx
http://girlguiding.org.uk/seniorsection/whatcanido/international/GOLD.html

2. What is GOLD?
Team project overseas
3-4 weeks
With partner WAGGGS organisation
Sustainable
Through the medium of guiding
Girlguiding UK members aged 17-30

3. Where does GOLD go?
Russia
Armenia
Guyana
Tanzania Sri Lanka
Fiji
Malawi
Chile
And Bangladesh, Ukraine, Uganda, Thailand, Mongolia, South
Africa, Greece, Slovakia, Poland, Pakistan, Czech Republic,
Honduras, Brazil, Madagascar, Kenya, Egypt, Belarus, Jamaica,
Indonesia, India, Hungary, Cambodia…

4. What is a GOLD project?
Training leaders
Camp skills
Recruiting
new members
Starting
Brownies /
Environment Rainbows
Teaching English
Writing
handbook
Sexual health
Crafts, games,
songs …and more!

5. Why do GOLD?
International guiding
Friendship
New culture
Fun
Make a difference
Independence
Teach and learn skills
Responsibility
Teamwork

6. How to get there…
INTOPS (International Opportunities)
Fundraising
Briefings
Plan project