Welcome to 15th Western Hemisphere Regional Conference!
Dear Member Organisations and friends, On behalf of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and the Western Hemisphere Regional team, I am delighted to welcome you to the 15th Western Hemisphere Regional Conference!
My thanks to our generous hosts, The Girl Guides Association of Grenada, and the Conference Planning Team for all of their hard work to deliver this wonderful event.
The team has created the booking pack and this website to support your practical preparations for the Conference. As you familiarize yourself with the content, feel free to reach out if you have any questions. To secure your place, please ensure that you book your accommodation by 20 March 2019 and register by 3 May 2019.
As Member Organizations gather around the world at each of the five conferences, it is an exciting time to activate our collective strength. We fully believe that, together, we can advance our work so that girls and young women have access to empowering experiences that enable them to achieve their fullest potential and create the world they want to see.
We look forward to welcoming you in Grenada to greet old friends, make new ones, and create lifelong memories.
Yours in Guiding and Scouting,
Dear Sisters in Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting,
Greetings from the sunny and beautiful State of Grenada!
Girl Guides Association of Grenada joins with the general public of Grenada to welcome you all to the 15th Western Hemisphere Regional Conference, which will be held on our shores from July 8 -12, 2019.
We have spent many long and arduous hours over the last two years in preparation to ensure that your stay in Grenada is safe, comfortable, enjoyable and rewarding from your time of arrival at Maurice Bishop International Airport.
We kindly ask each Member Organisation to bring one flown country flag to be used during the Opening Ceremony on Tuesday 9 July 2019.
As the Conference date draws nearer, we urge you all to register to participate in this very important Girl Guide and Girl Scout event as it’s our business that will be addressed to facilitate improved, proficiently managed Member Organisations; and increased collaboration between WAGGGS, the Western Hemisphere Committee, and Member Organisations to bring about positive changes for our girls and young women.
We live in a period when our girls and young women may be distracted by many negative societal influences. As a global Movement for girls and young women, we know we can make a difference. We know we can provide the necessary tools, guidelines and opportunities for our girls and young women so that they do not fall prey to these negative forces. And this, Sisters, is why WAGGGS, and by extension the Western Hemisphere Committee, exists!
We look forward to lively, relevant discussions and agreements and to electing the most suitable persons to manage and empower the Western Hemisphere region for the next triennium at the July 2019 conference.
Best wishes for a successful conference!!
