Second Briefing

Between first and second briefing we began to have phone conferences and use our Facebook group to stay in touch. This was a great way to feel as though we were all still together - even if we were miles across the country!

Second briefing took place 26-28th April and this time it was like a big family reunion after being apart for 2 months! We had lots of fun during the weekend and shared lots of ideas and information with the other GOLD teams - as this would be the last time we would all be together before our projects.

Over the course of the weekend we began to plan resources to take to Malawi with us and gave each team member a list of things to prepare before 3rd briefing. We had training for how to deliver workshops and also training that was specific to our role. We also learnt about Stop the Violence as many of our countries use the WAGGGS programme.

Team Malawi dressed as the Great British Bake Off!

The evening activities were really fun, with each country preparing an entertainment for the other girls. We did the Great British Bake Off, where our contestants had to answer questions about the show to earn ingredients and then turn one member of their team into a cake!


We also said goodbye to Carrie, who is the International Events Co-ordinator for Girlguiding. She is moving on to a new, exciting job but we will be sad to see her go as she helped us so much with our project and fundraising.


All the Team are currently working hard with University deadlines, essays, exams and A-Levels. But soon they will all be over and then it is full-steam ahead with 3rd briefing and on to MALAWI!