About World Thinking Day 2012

Kenya Girl Guides

The poorest people in the world are the ones who will most feel the effects of environmental degradation and climate change. Ensuring environmental sustainability is a critical foundation for ending this poverty. Girls and young women of all ages around the world are also differently and disproportionately affected by the consequences of environmental degradation and climate change.

 The World Thinking Day theme for 2012 is Millennium Development Goal 7: “we can save our planet” and the aim is to raise awareness of the environment and the impacts our lifestyles and choices have on it, so together we can, as one Movement, speak out and take action to save our planet.

Environmental sustainability is the seventh of eight areas of focus made by 189 world leaders at the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000. It is part of the WAGGGS Global Action Theme; which encourages girls and young women to make a personal commitment to change the world around them by linking to an important agenda: the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals.

There are many ways you can get involved with World Thinking Day 2012:

  1. Download the activity pack! There are activities for all ages which will help you learn that “we can save our planet”
  2. Learn about Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting in other countries as you celebrate World Thinking Day 2012.
  3. Donate to WAGGGS for World Thinking Day and help other girls and young women around the world! There’s a great selection of fun ways to raise money! You can also read about where the World Thinking Day money goes.
  4. Do something amazing and ask friends and family to sponsor you. WAGGGS is registered with various websites that can help you in raising and collecting money (e.g. www.everyclick.com /www.justgiving.com/wagggs).
  5. Find fun and interesting ways for those outside of the Movement to join in on World Thinking Day.
  6. Take part in the “we can save our planet” survey.
  7. Speak out about environmental issues by logging your activities in our action counter and read about how you can influence decision-makers to listen to your demands on the environment.

Your comments

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Carolyne Nyamwaro - 27 September 2011 - 4.58PM (GMT)

will solar and biochar farming mitigate the climate change,fight hunger,famine,deforestation and poverty in Africa

US GS Leader - 29 August 2011 - 10.23PM (GMT)

When will the 2012 theme, packet, etc. be available?

Stephanie - 5 August 2011 - 5.52PM (GMT)

Can't wait to see the new stuff for WTD 2012!!!

anonymous - 2 March 2011 - 11.11AM (GMT)

its great to be a part of the sisterhood of guiding by the way who are those bossy n badi girl guides.

Tereeao Teingiia - 28 February 2011 - 3.11AM (GMT)

Yes, the theme really upgrade self esteem in a way that each individual girl or woman understands their status, roles and responsibilities in the communities and in their countries. If girls and women play their roles well, there will be greater health, peaceand prosperity among the people.

andrea - 26 February 2011 - 11.17PM (GMT)

hola amo el dia del pensamiento

rhiannan macintosh age 11 - 25 February 2011 - 4.59PM (GMT)

I am attending my 3rd thinking day and am carrying the world flag at the service I am very proud to be a guide and help others. 1st Glenurquhart guides

Dr A K Sharma - 23 February 2011 - 10.11AM (GMT)

We have celebrated the day with about 1000 children.All assebled at one place.the programme was started with 'All faith prayer'followed by the garlanding of potraits and lighting of the lamp.As per scouting tradition,the flag was hoisted and march past was done by the participants with two bands,one with scout section and another with guide section.The salute was taken by the Divisional commissioner Sh.V.K.Srivastava.The cultural programme was based on the theme'Empowering of girls can change the world'Prizes were given to the meritorious scoters and guiders.Vote of thanks was propsed by vice principal of the school

Kirsty Lennon - 22 February 2011 - 6.56PM (GMT)

I think this is a really good theme and it is worthwhile. Isn't this the reason we started girl guides. Great idea!

Tara hughey - 22 February 2011 - 5.01PM (GMT)

I love Scouts my troop leader is awesome and we do lots of fun stuff together this is my first year in Scouts i hope to make alot of friends!!!!!!!! I am very happy about scouts i think it is a great deal for us to get along and make new friends

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