WAGGGS IDG Challenge: Hear Me Now

Every year WAGGGS creates a challenge for the International Day of the Girl, and this year the theme is Hear Me Now. There is a challenge booklet to complete with your unit, which you can find here: Hear Me Now - IDG 2020, as well as a social media campaign.

Normally I don't post until after a meeting, but since IDG is coming up I figured that I would share my plans now. Specifically a template for the hero emblem activity. The instructions say to have the girl draw a shield and fill it in as per the instructions, but for virtual or anytime Guiding it might be easier for the girls to have a pre-made template. In the fourth quadrant there is space for the girls to write their personal pledge. Even if you aren't doing the challenge, you could use it as a stand-alone activity in the Being You or Your Choice themes.

Hero Emblem Template

Here is the plan for the meeting:

Time	Activity	Details
7:00 pm	Welcome and Opening
7:15 pm	“Girl On A Mission” guided meditation [My Mighty Mind]	Have everyone sit in a comfortable place, and have a Guider or Girl Assistant read the script from the challenge pack.
7:25 pm	My Personal Hero Emblem [Being You]	Have everyone print the template in advance, or just draw a shield on a piece of paper. I’m planning to have a discussion about what some of the words mean as we colour our shields in.
7:45 pm	My Personal Pledge [Your Choice]	I’m hoping this activity will lead to a discussion about how making a change in our community doesn’t have to be a large action, but it can also be a bunch of small, everyday tasks.
7:55 pm	Closing and goodbye