An Amazing Passport to Discovery

Girl Scouting and Girl Guiding can be the magic thread which links the youth of the world together.

It’s a big world—why not explore it the Girl Scout way?

As a Girl Scout, you have the opportunity to connect with the world around you in meaningful, exciting ways. From diving into global issues to traveling across the globe, there are countless ways to discover what it means to be a global citizen.

Ready to make your mark on the world?
You don’t need a passport to make a difference. Whether you're participating in local service projects with a global impact, learning about international cultures, or packing your bags for a worldwide adventure, you’re part of something bigger.

Here are just a few exciting ways to get involved:

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Throughout the year, girls have the opportunity to work together and participate in Girl Scout programming that relates to different global issues affecting women and girls. Girl Scouts have identified nine international days, and developed a Global Action Toolkit to help volunteers engage with Girl Scouts on these global days of action.

GSME's Global Action Team has created the following resources to help volunteers and girls celebrate each of the Global Action Days.

International Day of the Girl | October 11
Global Poverty Day | October 17
- GSME Global Poverty Day Toolkit
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence | November 25 - December 10
World Thinking Day | February 22
International Women’s Day | March 8
Global Youth Service Day | 2nd or 3rd weekend of April
Global Action Week for Education | 3rd or 4th week of April
Girls in ICT Day | 4th Thursday of April
World Environment Day | June 5

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Turn your passions into action by making a change locally or globally.

The Take Action award and Global Action award are available to Junior, Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts who want to turn their passion into action! Pick your favorite badge and use it as inspiration to create a meaningful impact in your community. Many issues affect your world, both close to home and far away—focus on one that matters most to you.

Take Action award: Team up to identify a local issue, understand what’s behind it and who’s already working on it, and create a lasting solution.

Global Action award: Explore how communities worldwide experience similar issues, then make a global connection by applying what you learn to your project.

Junior Award Requirements (PDF)
Cadette Award Requirements (PDF)
Senior & Ambassador Award Requirements (PDF)

Travel

Girl Scouts love to travel—from the field trips they take as Brownies to the global adventures they go on as teens. If you love exploring different places and cultures, then Girl Scouts is the place for you.

Thinking about planning a trip? Check out the Girl Scout Guide to U.S. Travel for help getting started with a three- to four-night trip in your region or a longer trip anywhere in the United States. Once you’ve explored the country, consider going on an international trip! The Girl Scout Global Travel Toolkit can help you get where you want to go.

Learn more about GSME's Travel Program!

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You probably already know there are Girl Scouts all over the United States. But did you know the Girl Scout sisterhood stretches around the world, too? The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) reaches 10 million girls and young women in 150 member organizations that include Girl Scouts of the USA. And all of those girls in all of those countries are working to make the world a better place—just like your girl! Get details at www.wagggs.org.

Did you know that WAGGGS has 5 World Centres? The World Centres are located in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Mexico, India, and Africa and offer Girl Scouts and Girl Guides comfortable, safe places to stay for short periods or longer term and provide opportunities of a lifetime while making new friends from across the globe.

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Award requirements:

February 22, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides across 150 countries celebrate World Thinking Day. Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world use World Thinking Day as an opportunity to think of each other and our global sisterhood; to raise awareness about the issues that impact girls and young women around the world; and to take action to address those issues as a global movement. The theme for World Thinking Day changes every year and this award can be earned annually.

The World Thinking Day Award is an official national Award. Girl Scouts wear it on the front of their vest or sash, just like a badge.

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