Krista McAuliffe
World Friendship Fair
Carla McAuliffe, "World Friendship Fair," digital photograph, 2008, _Krista McAuliffe's Collection_, Dahlonega, GA.
This is a picture of an Austrian Barbie doll. My troop got this Barbie doll to one year for the World Friendship Fair. At the World Friendship Fair, each troop chooses a country that is a part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts to research and present. Our country was Austria. The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) was established in 1928. The Association continues to have celebrations all over the world to celebrate girls all over the world and the program created for them. In Amman, Jordan delegates from 122 countries participated in the 32nd World Conference in 2005 which was held over five days. There are five regions that are a part of WAGGGS: Africa, Arab, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Western Hemisphere. The mission of WAGGGS is "to enable girls and young women to develop their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world." South Africa is a part of these five regions. When the program began expanding into other countries outside of Europe and America problems were created both abroad and at home because the ideologies and activities of each group differed. The program faced difficulties accommodating different races, religions, languages, and nations in the new global sisterhood. Most of this program expansion occurred after the end of World War I during a period of Internationalism. When Great Britain began expanding their empire, they took along with them their beliefs into each country it conquered. The English believed that only their beliefs were justified and that all other people were barbaric and primitive. The hope of the British by introducing the Scout and Guide movement to South Africa was to rid the people of their “uncivilized” and “primitive” tendencies. In Britain youth were taught about “white settlers” and “native tribes,” but the empire had to rephrase this when speaking to their new colony members. Great Britain began the process of “Othering.” “This segregation of racial groups was accompanied by an attempt to colonize through the [teachings] of British cultural ideals, particularly regarding male and female role,” which often conflicted with the beliefs of the colonized. By colonizing other countries and spreading the Girl Guides along with it, Great Britain was able to work on their imperial project and stated goal of multi-racial internationalism. Lord Baden Powell while in the army traveled to South Africa and used it as a testing ground for many ideas later used in the Scouts and Guides. Not only did the English impose their culture on the South Africans and other colonized people, but the English scouts also picked up aspects of their culture through songs and games. A lot of the campfire rituals came from Lord Baden Powell and Great Britain’s interactions with the South Africans. Although South Africa was one of the first countries for Great Britain to spread the Girl Guide Movement to, many other countries joined the movement. Through Great Britain’s colonization and imperialism, the Girl Guide and Girl Scout program was able to be spread.
Tammy M. Proctor, “’A Separate Path’: Scouting and Guiding in Interwar South Africa,” _Comparative Studies in Society and History_42 (July 2000): 605-608.
Jordon News Agency, "32nd World Conference of WAGGGS kicks off," _Arabia News_, 20 June 2005.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Association_of_Girl_Guides_an...
World Friendship Fair
Carla McAuliffe, "World Friendship Fair," digital photograph, 2008, _Krista McAuliffe's Collection_, Dahlonega, GA.
This is a picture of an Austrian Barbie doll. My troop got this Barbie doll to one year for the World Friendship Fair. At the World Friendship Fair, each troop chooses a country that is a part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts to research and present. Our country was Austria. The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) was established in 1928. The Association continues to have celebrations all over the world to celebrate girls all over the world and the program created for them. In Amman, Jordan delegates from 122 countries participated in the 32nd World Conference in 2005 which was held over five days. There are five regions that are a part of WAGGGS: Africa, Arab, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Western Hemisphere. The mission of WAGGGS is "to enable girls and young women to develop their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world." South Africa is a part of these five regions. When the program began expanding into other countries outside of Europe and America problems were created both abroad and at home because the ideologies and activities of each group differed. The program faced difficulties accommodating different races, religions, languages, and nations in the new global sisterhood. Most of this program expansion occurred after the end of World War I during a period of Internationalism. When Great Britain began expanding their empire, they took along with them their beliefs into each country it conquered. The English believed that only their beliefs were justified and that all other people were barbaric and primitive. The hope of the British by introducing the Scout and Guide movement to South Africa was to rid the people of their “uncivilized” and “primitive” tendencies. In Britain youth were taught about “white settlers” and “native tribes,” but the empire had to rephrase this when speaking to their new colony members. Great Britain began the process of “Othering.” “This segregation of racial groups was accompanied by an attempt to colonize through the [teachings] of British cultural ideals, particularly regarding male and female role,” which often conflicted with the beliefs of the colonized. By colonizing other countries and spreading the Girl Guides along with it, Great Britain was able to work on their imperial project and stated goal of multi-racial internationalism. Lord Baden Powell while in the army traveled to South Africa and used it as a testing ground for many ideas later used in the Scouts and Guides. Not only did the English impose their culture on the South Africans and other colonized people, but the English scouts also picked up aspects of their culture through songs and games. A lot of the campfire rituals came from Lord Baden Powell and Great Britain’s interactions with the South Africans. Although South Africa was one of the first countries for Great Britain to spread the Girl Guide Movement to, many other countries joined the movement. Through Great Britain’s colonization and imperialism, the Girl Guide and Girl Scout program was able to be spread.
Tammy M. Proctor, “’A Separate Path’: Scouting and Guiding in Interwar South Africa,” _Comparative Studies in Society and History_42 (July 2000): 605-608.
Jordon News Agency, "32nd World Conference of WAGGGS kicks off," _Arabia News_, 20 June 2005.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Association_of_Girl_Guides_an...