GirlGuiding New Zealand International Subsidies

Subsidies are available from GirlGuiding New Zealand for girls and adults to attend international GirlGuiding events in other countries. This makes it a lot easier for members to be able to afford to attend a GirlGuiding event overseas. You will see the subsidies available for each event by visiting the International Events section of this website.

Asia Pacific Young Leader Scholarship

This scholarship is available for young women between the ages of 18 and 35 who are active leaders in the Asia Pacific Region. The scholarship must be used to attend gatherings or events held at the WAGGGS World Centres or other events/gatherings as approved by the Asia Pacific Committee. This scholarship was introduced in 2002 and New Zealand’s Maia Faulkner was the first recipient. Well done, Maia! For more information email info@girlguidingnz.org.nz

Asia Pacific Adults Leaders Achievement Award

This achievement award, a Certificate of Recognition awarded by the Asia Pacific Committee, is given to unit leaders to recognise their important work and role model status with girls, and to offer incentive and motivation to effective leaders to carry on the Mission of WAGGGS. To download the criteria, click here.

Asia Pacific Unit Leaders Achievement Award

This achievement award, a Certificate of Recognition awarded by the Asia Pacific Committee, is given to unit leaders to recognise their important work and role model status with girls, and to offer incentive and motivation to effective leaders to carry on the Mission of WAGGGS. To download the criteria, click here.

GirlGuiding New Zealand Foundation Mona Burgin Scholarship

While the GirlGuiding New Zealand Foundation Mona Burgin Scholarship is not really an “international scholarship”, it is a scholarship enabling adult leaders to obtain refreshment of ideas and further enthusiasm by attending an overseas or New Zealand event or training.

International Education Kit

The international education badges can be gained by any member of GirlGuiding. The purpose of this kit is to promote greater understanding of international GirlGuiding. The kit is divided into three sections:

• the world around us
• the global perspective
• belonging to a worldwide movement
  

The syllabus is available from the GirlGuiding New Zealand Mail Order Service, as too are the badge and blanket patch on completion of the syllabus.

Asia Pacific Unit Leaders Achievement Award

The Asia Pacific Adult Leaders’ Achievement Certificate is awarded to:

• recognise the achievement of adult unit leaders who have acquired a high level of self-development that enables them to provide good quality GirlGuiding to girls and young women, enabling them to realise their full potential.
• recognise adult unit leaders who stand out as role models.
• offer incentive and motivation to effective adult unit leaders to carry on the Mission of the movement.
  

The Award winners will receive a Certificate of Recognition from the Asia Pacific Committee.

Criteria

A candidate should:

• be nominated by a national organisation
• hold a valid warrant/certificate or its equivalent to demonstrate that she is qualified to run a unit of girls
• uphold the principles of GirlGuiding and strive to pass on its values to the girls in her unit
• have an active relationship with her girls
• believe in and use the GirlGuiding/Girl Scouting Method in carrying out the GirlGuiding programme with her girls
• have outstanding leadership skills
• have made an outstanding contribution as a volunteer in her unit and in her region for a significant period of at least five years
• have influenced and helped another adult to be a unit leader
• have co-operated with other NGOs (non governmental organisations) or GOs (governmental organisations) to involve the girls in her unit in community development projects suited to the needs of her country
• have a clear understanding of WAGGGS and the Asia Pacific Region — organisation structure, ways of work, projects, and the World Centres
• have effectively promoted international education.
  

Selection process

• National organisations may nominate up to 50 candidates for the award each year.
• Nominations should be received by the Asia Pacific Committee by 1 December each year.
• National organisations may choose their own method of presenting the Asia Pacific Unit Leaders’ Achievement Award to the recipient.
  

Asia Pacific Young Leader Scholarship

The Asia Pacific Young Leader Scholarship is available for young women between the ages of 18 and 35 years who are active members of National Organisations in the Asia Pacific Region. The scholarship must be used to attend gatherings or events held at the WAGGGS World Centres or other events/gatherings approved by the Asia Pacific Committee.

The successful applicant must make a commitment to remain in GirlGuiding for at least two years and share her experiences and skills with other members of GirlGuiding New Zealand upon her return.

The National President must endorse the application and ensure that proof is provided that the young woman meets the listed criteria.

Criteria

The applicant must demonstrate that she has:

• had some exposure to the workings of GirlGuiding New Zealand at a national level.
• attributes, qualities or qualifications that could be used in one of the WAGGGS sub-committees and/or WAGGGS Regional Ad Hoc Groups.
• shown commitment to international GirlGuiding through involvement in raising money for Thinking Day, Mutual Aid or another similar international project.
• a good knowledge of her country and be able to share her culture and the way her country works, both politically and socially, with other people.
• a good knowledge of the structures and policies of GirlGuiding New Zealand and is well informed about the GirlGuiding programme and the association’s current initiatives.
• a willingness to develop herself further and take up challenges.
• an active relationship with the girls/adults with whom she works.
• carried out a project to publicise GirlGuiding in her region.
  

GirlGuiding New Zealand may submit one nominee each year. There is no application form and applicants are requested to present the details of how they meet the criteria in any manner they wish. Applicants must sign an agreement to stay in GirlGuiding New Zealand for at least two years after attending the event.