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Promoting young people's health
through non-formal education and social/youth work
Rosemary Hindle World Association of Girl Guides
and Girl Scouts Europe Region
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• WAGGGS is the worlds largest international
  voluntary organization for girls and young
  women
• WAGGGS is the umbrella for National Member
  Organizations in 145 countries
• WAGGGS represents 10 million girls and young
  women worldwide from different beliefs, origins
  and backgrounds through its Member Organizations

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Girls and young women taking the lead

• WAGGGS provides non-formal education
• based on peer education and
• learning by doing
• WAGGGS provides leadership
• and life skills
• WAGGGS empowers girls and
• young women to speak out on issues
• they care about and bring about change

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WAGGGS Global Survey

• Of those surveyed

72 thought that adolescent pregnancy was an
issue in their country
45 had been offered drugs by a friend
88 thought there was a lot of pressure on girls
to stay thin
90 felt more comfortable talking about sex with
girls their own age and 30 got their first
information about sex from their friends
HIV/AIDS, adolescent pregnancy and sexual health
were the topics on which WAGGGS should focus
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How WAGGGS is working on adolescent health

• Education
• Speaking out
• Taking action

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Malta Get Going Project on healthy Eating,
involving Girl Guides, their families and the
local communities
United Kingdom AIM Hi health programme Peer
education programmes on sexual health research
and programmes into girls self-esteem
Latvia board game about smoking and a healthy
lifestyle
Sweden activities to improve awareness about
the risks of drugs and alcohol
Cyprus Programme for the prevention of HIV/AIDS
and promotion of sexual health
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WAGGGS work on HIV/AIDS

• HIV/AIDS Badge Curriculum
• Training toolkit for youth leaders

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Adolescent Pregnancy

• Advocacy Activities - Toolkit
• Education on Sexual Health
• Early marriage
• Delayed sexual debut
• Risky behaviour
• Social/Economic/Education aspects

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Key Issues

• Peer led/volunteer led
• Accurate knowledge
• Self esteem and confidence
• Make own choices
• Remove stigma and cultural taboos
• Non-formal methodology
• Practical

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orld.org