Introducing Charlotte Makanga!
I’m
International Commissioner and have been since October 1st 2016 and
feel very honoured to hold the role.
I’m a Guide
leader for 1st Felinheli Guides, and currently helping at Felinheli
Brownies as Brown Owl has had a baby! I’m called Tylluan Wen (white owl) at
Brownies. I’m a former
GOLD Coordinator and had an amazing time whilst doing it! I’m a first
language welsh speaker and that is my working language as well.
I am really
looking forward to working with other MO’s to make the next 3 years plans for
WAGGGS the best they can be. I am looking forward to sharing ideas and
practises with other MO’s and hearing great ideas from others, in particular
around growth and retention. I am also interested to see if any MO’s have done
any research into International events and retention as I know Norway did a few
years ago. I’m also looking forward to seeing Aruba (a current GOLD project)
gaining full membership, along with all the other new WAGGGS MO’s.
My favourite badges on my camp blanket ❤
Confession time! Here’s the
controversial bit, I really dislike badges! It’s a bit of a joke in my unit as
they have made my daughter a blanket and keep giving me badges for her
to sew on. As a result, I don’t have many at all!
The Chile logo
is from a polo shirt, it was my first international as a girl to Chile as part
of a UK team run then from HQ. This was the start of my journey with
international guiding that has seen me travel the world and meet so many
guiding sisters, amazing. I will always to grateful to my leader Evelyn for
starting this for me and lighting the spark that has kept me in guiding and led
me to be International Commissioner today.
The second in
the Bangladesh Girl Guides Association promise badge. Making your promise is
special wherever you do that but this was given to me on my GOLD project and
always reminds me of that special promise and experience.
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