Our first step to help #GirlsSpeakUp is to set the scene by introducing the idea of a youth consultation in an age appropriate way to the girls taking part. This will help everyone get the best outcomes. Here are our suggestions to help you prepare to launch the #ListenToGirls youth consultation with your group:
Introduction:
Time: 5 min.
Age 5-8 years
Today we are doing a special activity that other Girl Guides and Girl Scouts across the world are doing as well! In this activity, you will tell us what you think about Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting, so we can make it everything you want it to be.
We are going to talk about what Girl Guiding / Girl Scouting means to you and what skills, topics and issues you would like to explore at Girl Guides/Girl Scouts that you think would be helpful for you as you grow older .
What you tell us today will be used by us leaders to help plan the activities for the coming year.
It will also be used by WAGGGS (the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) to write exciting new activities and projects for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world.
Age 8-13
Today we are going to take part in a special global youth consultation. Other Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world are also taking part.
A youth consultation is an activity where young people share their thoughts and opinions and what they share is used to inform future activities.
Today we are going to talk about what Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting means to you and what skills, topics and issues you would like to explore at Girl Guides/Girl Scouts that you think would be helpful for you as you grow older .
What you tell us today will be used to plan the activities for the coming year.
The feedback will also be passed on to WAGGGS (the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) so it can inform the initiatives that WAGGGS develops for the future to ensure that we are a truly girl-led Movement.
Age 13-18
Today we will take part in a youth consultation. We are going to talk about what Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting means to you and what skills, topics and issues you would like to explore at Girl Guides/Girl Scouts that you think would be handy for you as you grow older.
What you tell us today will be used to help plan the activities for the coming year.
At the end of the session we will make a pledge to make our group a safe space and the leaders will pledge to collaborate with the group to run at least one activity in the coming year which has come out of the ideas generated through this youth consultation .
The feedback will also be passed on to WAGGGS (the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) so it can inform the initiatives that WAGGGS develops for the future to ensure that we are a truly girl-led Movement.
