Transcript WAGGGS
2008 Global Youth Conference Empowering a Generation World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts UPS Facts • Founded 1907 • 425,000 employees • World's largest package delivery company • • • • • • • Global supply chain leader More than 200 countries served 9th largest Airline 93,637 delivery vehicles Transport 6% of U.S. GDP Deliver 2% of Global GDP $49.7 Billion in 2007 Revenue • On Fortune’s Most Admired list for 26+ years • Also Rated #2 most “socially responsible” 2 The UPS Foundation Community Contributions $100M • • • • • • • Volunteerism 1,020,000 Hours Charitable arm of UPS Founded in 1951 A recognized as a leader in corporate citizenship $46.4 million in charitable contributions for 2007 Top 20 corporate Foundation in U.S. Top 30 corporate international giver Largest corporate contributor to United Way – $924 million in contributions in 27 years 3 The UPS Foundation Focus Areas Economic & Global Literacy Community Safety • Volunteerism • Race • Technology • Gender • Safe Driving • Leadership • Physical Ability Nonprofit Sustainability • MicroEnterprise • Climate Change • K-12 Economic Literacy • Conservation • Financial Literacy Effectiveness Encouraging Diversity Environmental • Environmental Education • Clean Air • Social Enterprise • Disaster Relief • Sexual Orientation • International Awareness 4 World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) Enabling girls and young women to develop their fullest potential A worldwide movement reaching 10 million girls and young women in 145 countries providing non-formal education to develop leadership and life skills through self-development, challenge and adventure. UPS WAGGGS Global Signature Program Goals 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Increase WAGGGS membership Increase capacity to recruit, train and manage volunteers Create successful model to replicate in other countries Engage local UPSers in WAGGGS Focus in Mexico, Malaysia, Hong Kong/China, South Africa & Brazil Informed by these programs, girls and young women seek to address critical social issues such as HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, literacy, teenage pregnancy, human trafficking, violence against women, climate change and the cycle of poverty. 6 WAGGGS Signature Program: Phase 1 Results • • • • Malaysia A 22% increase in membership and more than 3,000 new adult volunteers Mexico More than 5,000 new members China Training for youth and women’s groups and strong government support South Africa 183 women from disadvantaged areas participated in 353 training programs, including cooking, sewing, literacy and computer skills 160 new community service projects in Malaysia, Mexico and China Schools/universities requesting volunteerism courses (Malaysia and Mexico) Systems to sustain growth established by member organizations UPS staff engaged in trainings and service projects 7 WAGGGS Signature Program: Phase 2 Progress to Date Malaysia Membership growth of 7% to nearly 80,000 More than 65 new schools have introduced guiding Strategic partnership with International Youth Centre established Mexico More than 170 community service projects completed Membership growth of more than 10% to 5,642 members Meetings with First Ladies of Mexico and U.S. and Queen of Denmark China Guangdong Women’s Federation booklet about Community Service Project with Hong Kong Girl Guides published Training program for 60 staff/volunteers from Guangdong Women Federation held in August South Africa Brazil 172 women registered for income-generation and literacy training courses in Ncobo and Soweto since April Hosted 2008 WAGGGS World Conference with 500 delegates from 115 countries attending Membership has increased by more than 3,000 Mad About Reading program promoting literacy has expanded to several states Strategic partnerships established with several government schools 8 Enabling Connections UPS Community WAGGGS Other NGOs 9