Watch the YWWF opening ceremony LIVE!
12 March 2011
Join 200 young women from 85 countries at 14:30 GMT on Sunday, 20 March 2011 to celebrate the opening of the 2011 Young Women’s World Forum, which is being held simultaneously at WAGGGS four World Centres in India, Mexico, Switzerland and the UK.
The opening ceremony of the 2011 YWWF will be broadcast live on WAGGGS’ website and microsites, as well as WAGGGS’ livestream channel, allowing you to be part of this historic occasion wherever you are.
The YWWF 2011 is the second in a series of events which are part of the global centenary celebrations of Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting, showcasing the centenary theme of “100 years of changing lives.”
You will be able to watch the opening ceremony unfold in the four World Centres, including a renewal of your promise along with the delegates, listening to Chairman of the World Board, Margaret Treloar and taking part in building a global “chain of dreams.”
As well as watch, you will be able to comment on facebook, tweet on twitter and take part in forums on livestream. Words to the songs being sung and instructions for the activities will be uploaded on the sites before the ceremony itself, so you can get prepared!
So why not join in? Watch it at home. Organize your troop to participate. Hold an event for friends and family to showcase what Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting is all about! Don’t forget to tell us you are joining in by leaving messages on our sites, for WAGGGS’ facebook group or tweet us.
Watch this video of the YWWF 2010 in the UK:
| The first Young Women’s World Forum 2010 was organized by Girlguiding UK, this year’s event is at all four WAGGGS World Centres simultaneously and the final event will be organized with Girl Scouts of the USA in 2012.
The focus for all three Forums will be the WAGGGS Global Action Theme, girls worldwide say “together we can change our world”, which addresses the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). By the close of the Forums in 2012, over 600 girls and young women aged 14 to 30 from 145 countries will have learned leadership and advocacy skills, gained knowledge of the MDGs, developed and distributed a declaration demanding action from governments, civil society and individuals and committed to personal action plans to effect positive change in their own communities, locally and globally. |
