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Part 4: Pledge to keep it R.E.A.L!

Rita Kihembo • 11 July 2022

Part 4: Pledge to keep it R.E.A.L!

Make the pledge

After conducting the consultation, the leaders will pledge to use the insights they have gathered through their #ListenToGirls youth consultation to inform their activity planning and make the group more girl-led. The girls will pledge to make their group a safe and brave space to share their feelings, experiences and opinions.  

Time

Materials

Suggested age groups

10  min

Printouts of the 2 pledge sheets

Camera/phone

All

 

As leaders we are going to make a pledge to you today that when we plan our Girl Guide/Girl Scout activities we will #ListenToGirls so we can make sure that our activities are always Relevant, Exciting, Accessible and Learner-led (R.E.A.L).

Can you all pledge today to help make our group a safe and brave space so that everyone feels comfortable sharing their suggestions and opinions?

Together, if we pledge to do these things, we can make our group a fun and meaningful girl-led space!

 

LEADER PLEDGE SIGN TO READ:

“As the Leader of the <INSERT GROUP NAME HERE> I pledge to #ListenToGirls and make our group a girl-led space by…”

 

GIRL PLEDGE SIGN TO READ:

“I pledge to make our group a safe and brave space and to help make Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting girl-led by…”

 

Pledge instructions:

  1. Add your group’s name to the leader pledge sheet
  2. Think of what you want to pledge to do to make your group more girl-led
  3. Make your pledge out loud (both girls and leaders!)
  4. Anyone who makes the pledge can choose to appear in a photograph with their pledge sheet. The group members may (where appropriate) choose to share their pledge photo on social media with the hashtags:
    #IDG2022        #GirlsSpeakUp      #ListenToGirls

Stay safe online:

  • Make sure you have permission from your Girl Guides/Girl Scouts and their guardians before posting images on social media.
  • Talk to your Girl Guides/Girl Scouts about how to stay safe online before encouraging them to post on social media. It is okay to keep your account private and post just for your family and friends, or send your pictures to your local organisation to post.
  • For more information about staying safe online, visit our website and our Surf Smart programme.

Debrief

  • Now we have made this pledge together, it is our challenge to work together to help bring some of the ideas we had during our brainstorming activities to life over the next year. How does that make you feel?
  • We will make sure to set aside time in future meetings so that we can all work together to plan at least one activity based on a skill or topic suggested during our consultation today.