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Exitos del Hemiferio Occidental. Western Hemisphere Successes. 2005. Let's celebrate!!. Celebrémoslo!!. Our MOs are working more together! Nuestras OM trabajan más conjuntamente!. WH LINK PROJECT PROYECTOS ENLACE EN EL HO. CANADA–HONDURAS Official link now completed
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Exitos del Hemiferio Occidental Western Hemisphere Successes 2005
Let's celebrate!! Celebrémoslo!!
Our MOs are working more together! Nuestras OM trabajan más conjuntamente!
CANADA–HONDURAS • Official link now completed • Honduras now supporting • Nicaragua (work on the restarting of Guiding) • Dominican Republic (work on training at national level) • Mexico (invitation to visit Honduras and see how they work in the rural areas) • Panama (work with funding proposals)
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES – ARUBA • Working together as they have the same language • Joint work on • Programme update • Trainings
Brazil has offered to send a member of their staff to work with them on Girl Guiding in rural areas and on IT. BRAZIL – MEXICO
Planning a joint camp in 2006 Dominica – St Lucia
MEXICO • Successful UPS Project development expanding into rural communities and school system • Opened groups in children’s homes & marginal communities • Agreement with National Network of Rural Women • Agreement with Ministry of Education to open school groups • Meeting membership target for 2005
BRAZIL • Submitted project proposal for Jan 07 • Topics to be • Nutrition (hunger) • Education (poverty) • Membership
CARIBBEAN LINK • Working on revision of Constitution • (Terms of reference) • Updating training • Caribbean LinkTrainers of trainers Conference in 2006 • Working on Caribbean web site
Membership targets Proyección de membersia
RESULTS - RESULTADOS Increase membership meeting their Membership target are: Aruba, Mexico, Nicaragua, Argentina Increase in membership, but without meeting their membership target: Colombia,Dominica, Panama, St. Vincent, Suriname
Public recognition Reconocimiento publico
PANAMA • 1st prize by the Youth Projects national competition for their project on HIV/AIDS. • Judges included the Minister for Social Development (pictured below) and a UN Representative.
HONDURAS • Received substantial funding from the World Bank for their project on preventing violence against women “A smile without violence”
Premio Olave: Brasil WAGGGS Bronze Medal: Doris Reihms (USA) Judy Waters (Canada) Roxanne Yates (USA) New OB-PS members: 19 in Brazil 9 in USA AWARDS - PREMIOS
Our future leaders Nuestros líderes del futuro
Forum for the future III, Brazil, 2005 5th Latino Conference, GSUSA, 2005 WH Regional Youth Gathering being prepared with Our Cabaña for January 2007 YOUTH EVENTS
Young woman elected to the World Board Latin-American Youth Forum (FLAJ) Gathering represented by 3 young women from our region, Spain 2005 REPRESENTATION - REPRESENTACION
MO specific OM en particular
NICARAGUA • Restarting Girl Guiding with great success, but in need of support. • Reached membership target of 500 in 18 months • Support given by WH to hire a promoter • Working on proposal for Ministry of Education.
In the process of finalizing plans with the National Television Company for the recording of an advertisement on the benefits of the Guiding principles as it relates to crime prevention. St. Lucia
Gracias!! Thank you!!