What the AP Summit is all about

The Asia Pacific Regional Summit is one of the events held in conjunction with the 40th Anniversary of the Asia Pacific Region. This year, the inaugural Regional Summit was held at the Development Academy of Philippines Conference Centre, tagaytay, Philippines from 11 to 14 November 2009. It was attended by 99 participants from 16 countries around the region. Themed "Kaleidoscoping the Future", the Summit intends to provide a high-level forum involving women of all ages - from 15 year old girls to adult leaders in the management team.

Greatest Takeaways (in no particular order)

What we have gained!


1. Increased awareness of WAGGGS and the AP region: In school during CCA, we only know about Girl Guiding in the school level. After the AP Summit, we now know more about WAGGGS and AP in more detail. It really is interesting and cool to know that you’re part of the world’s biggest female organisation and that you have a part to play too.

2. Increased understanding of Guiding in different countries: There are so many different practices and how they run Guides in other countries. The image of Guiding is totally different in different countries too, like some might find Guides uncool and lame, while in other countries, it is the opposite. The market of ideas was a great opportunity to exchange ideas with other MOs. Even though we might have different programmes and run Guiding differently, it’s nice to know that we’re all working towards a common goal.

3. Friends! We had so much fun getting to know the other 24 girls from 12 different countries. Each night, we would meet up to talk, sing and even dance! It was certainly a great experience learning about different cultures and forging friendships.

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