The JLS 2022 will empower up to 500 young women (aged 18 to 30) around the world with the leadership practices, global perspectives and a peer support network to take the lead in their lives and act on their values to bring positive social change to their world. The JLS is informed by the WAGGGS Global Strategy 2022-2023. 

The event will launch on the International Day of the Girl on the 11th of October 2022. There will be some flexible learning experiences including online learning and patrol meetings between the 11th of October and the 30th of November. These activities will be held at times that are negotiated with participants or at their own pace.

Programme:

• An online learning phase of the programme taken at participants own pace following the launch and continuing through November 2022
• 100 Girls Projects will be undertaken by all participants in 2023 with girls aged 12+ 
• JLS Mentors will support all participants in patrols from October 2022 through to the completion of their 100 Girls Projects in 2023

Important Dates and time:

• The JLS will launch on International Day of the Girl on the 11th of October 2022
• Event dates are the 2nd to the 11th of December 2022
• From the 2nd to 4th (Friday to Sunday) and 10th to 11th (Saturday to Sunday) of December participants will be expected to be online from either 9am to 2.30pm UTC (5:00pm to 10:30pm HK Time) or 1pm to 6.30pm UTC(9:00pm to 2:30am HK Time). From Monday the 5th to Friday the 9th of December there will be some flexible learning experiences including patrol meetings where times will be negotiated with participants

If you are: 

• An active member of HKGGA
• A 18 - 30 years old Ranger/Guider (must be aged 18 to 30 on the 11th of October 2022)
• Be able to understand and communicate well in English
• Be eager to develop new leadership skills and support our Association
• Be a mature and responsible global citizen

Responsibility:

• Available to attend the whole event period
• Each participant will be expected to undertake a project with 100 girls aged 12+ following the JLS online experience
• The Association will support our participants with their 100 Girls Projects

Event fee: Tentatively HKD$500 (Final amount of event fee to be confirmed. The Association will subsidise 50% for each qualified participant)

*The event fee covers online platform fees, interpretation and translation costs, marketing cost, administrative costs for running the JLS and pin and certificate for participants.

Capacity: 5 (and 4 for waiting list)

Application form: word (interveiw will be arranged, details will be confirmed)

Deadline of application: 13th June 2022

Please send the filled form to intl@hkgga.org.hk before deadline