Governance
Learn more about the governing bodies of WAGGGS
We want to make sure our work achieves our Mission to ‘enable girls and young women to develop their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world.’ To do this, we need a robust and transparent governance system in place.
WAGGGS represents a Movement of 153 Member Organisations. We want our members to have a voice in all our strategic decisions. We are led by a strong World Board, who represent the diversity of the Movement and are passionate about empowering girls and young women as leaders and advocates.
This section provides details of our governance system, which has three key features:
- World Conference, the key decision-making body which meets triennially. All Member Organisations are invited to send two delegates and a number of observers to the conference. The World Conference is a forum for Member Organisations to vote on the strategic direction for the following three years.
- World Board (Board of Trustees) is made up of 17 active Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting members from around the world who are democratically elected by Member Organisations, and the WAGGGS Treasurer, who is a non-voting member of the board.
- World Bureau – the secretariat of WAGGGS encompassing the paid staff around the world. Some members of staff are based at the World Bureau in London, UK – the official registered address of WAGGGS.
Get Ready for Governance
108 young women joined as participants from 61 Member Organisations to connect and build knowledge ahead of the World Conference.