World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts in the USA belong to the Western Hemisphere Region of the World Association
              Lord Robert Baden-Powell and
               Olave Soames  Baden-Powell.
Founders of Boy Scouting and Girl Guiding/Scouting
They were both born on 22 February, and that is why that date was chosen as International Thinking Day
World Chief Guide
.WAGGGS  World Conferences are held every three years.
25th Conference
Tarrytown, New York
29th Conf:
Canada
OUR ARK attendance pin: This World Center, opened in May 1939 as a hostel and leased by WAGGGS in 1938.  Located in London, close to Buckingham Palace and Victoria Station. In 1959 a new Our Ark opened on Longridge Rd, London. In 1963 it was renamed as Olave House as a tribute to Olave, Lady Baden-Powell
OUR CHALET attendance pin: Located in Adelboden, Switzerland.  Mrs Helen Storrow, Boston, Massachusetts, financed the original building, which was officially opened July 1932.
NUESTRA CABANA attendance pin: Located in Cueranvaca, Mexico, funded by the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund, dedicated February 1956, and opened in 1957.  The name "Cuernavaca" means "near the woods."  The symbol on the pin design has red roots, indicating it is alive, there is a blue drop of water that gives the tree life.  It's three branches represent the three parts of the Promise, and its solid trunk represents strength.
SANGAM pin:  The name is a Sanskrit word that means "going together."  the site is located on the banks of the Mulla River in Puna, India and it opened in October 1966.
WORLD CENTERS
PAX LODGE attendance pin: Pax Lodge, London, is the newest of the World Centers.
souvenir pin Our Cabana
Friends of Sangam pin
Ticalli pin:  When traveling to Our Cabana Guides/Scouts may stay at the Mexican Guide House in Mexico City.  That Guide House is call "Ticalli"
Programs of WAGGGS
                        Ticalli Patch
WAGGGS Countries - Promise pins, etc
If you would like to see some pins from other WAGGGS countries....


WAGGGS Europe Region
WOSM flag: World Organization of Scouting Movements
The World Association is divided into five regions.
Western Hemisphere - orange
Europe - pink
Arab - green
Asia - light blue
Africa - dark blue
Click on a country to see some of their patches
Building World Citizenship.