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Promise & Law Review
Webinar 2012
Everyone Belongs
Welcome
Jane Harris
How to participate
Acknowledgement of country
We would like to show our respect
and acknowledge the Traditional
custodians of the lands, of elders past
and present, on which this meeting is
being held this evening.
Chief Commissioner
Who are the members of the Promise &
Law working Party?
Belinda Allen – Committee Chair, Director Girl Guides Australia,
State Commissioner
Prue Carpenter - Girl Guides Australia Volunteer Services Manager,
District Leader, past State Commissioner
Kathy Neehouse - National Trainer, Region Leader, Teacher of
World Religions
Jenny Coulston - retired National and State Trainer, Region Program
Adviser
Jane Harris - under 30 years, Girl Guides Australia’s representative
to Australian Youth Affairs Coalition, Leader of Youth
Nellie Mair - under 30 years, WAGGGS delegate COP 15, State
Program Committee for 5 years
Prue
Nellie
Kathy
Belinda
Jane
Jenny
Purpose of the Review
To ensure the content and presentation
of the Australian Guide Promise and Law
is in keeping with the values that are
important to girls and women in the
second century of Guiding.
To be an inclusive organisation
of all girls and young women
who make up the diverse
Australian community
Changing Face of Australia
Exploring the fundamental principles
of Guiding
The purpose of the webinar is to report back
to you the findings of the Promise and Law Review.
You will be the first to comment on the
proposed new Australian Guide Promise and Law
The Review Findings
Belinda Allen
Participation rate
State
% Adult
online
% Youth
online
% Postcards % Leader
evaluation
%
Census
NSW &
ACT
30.7
25.0
33.7
38.8
32.5
VIC
29
13.7
20.9
28.2
24.8
QLD
25.8
47.6
15.2
14.1
21.8
SA
6.6
0
7.8
9.4
6.9
WA
5.3
12.9
4.0
4.7
9.1
Tas
1.7
0
1.4
4.7
4.1
NT
0.6
0.8
0.5
0
0.9
Other
MO/no
state
0.3
0
16.6
0
Adults -Age and Gender breakdown
Age
% Participation
18 - 30
19 %
31 - 45
30 %
46 - 60
28 %
Over 60
23 %
Gender
% Participation
Male
1.5
Female
98.5
Adults -Length of membership
Length of Membership
% of participants
Nil, not a member
10 %
Up to 10 years
27 %
11 - 20 years
23 %
21 - 30 years
18 %
Over 30 years
22 %
Concerns from this review
• Use of the word ‘God’ in multicultural Australia, the
inclusion of Queen, use of words such as ‘obedient’, ‘duty’
and ‘loyal’
• Young girls not understanding the concepts involved in
the Promise and Law
• Lack of understanding of the essences of Promise laid
down by WAGGGS in 1972
• Lack of understanding of WAGGGS history and B-P’s
philosophy
• Concerning language and attitudes from some members
Youth Members
• Is the Promise and Law relevant to you?
– Yes
– No
– Yes with changes
73 %
17 %
10 %
• Does the present wording need to be updated?
–
–
–
–
Yes –
No –
Maybe Not answered –
59 %
30 %
1%
10 %
• Approx age range of Youth respondents
– 5-14 years
– 14-17 years
92 %
8%
Essence – Duty to God, Exploring spirituality
Adults
Youth
To be true to myself,
my beliefs
22.2%
22.5%
Being true to your
beliefs
17.8%
16.7%
To search for the
meaning of my life
(Not significant)
15.2%
To do my duty to God
16.5%
13.4%
Adult - Raw Data before weighting
Essence – Duty to country
Adults
Youth Online Postcards
To respect our land,
Australia
14.7%
12.5%
To serve the Queen*
and my country
(*optional)
11.9%
10.0%
38.8%
To do my best to help
my country
11.6%
11.2%
16.6%
To be involved in the
community where I live
11.4%
11.1%
Be responsible for my
community
11.1%
To help everyone
wherever I can
11.0%
12.3%
Essence – Service
To help other people
Adults
Youth
17.0%
12.5%
To help everyone wherever I can
11%
Give service to my community
12.3%
Be caring and help other people
11.6%
Try to be helpful to other people;
To be involved in the community
where I live
10.5%
10.1%
9.5%
Law – Key Themes
• RESPECT
• HONESTY
• FRIENDLINESS
• WORLD AND ENVIRONMENT
• RESPONSIBILITY
• EMPOWERMENT
• CHARACTER
Kathy Neehouse
‘The essence of Duty to God is the
acknowledgement of the necessity for a
search for a faith in God, in a supreme being,
and the acknowledgement of a Force higher
than man, of the highest o principles.’
(21st World Conference 1972)
‘The essence of Duty to Country is the
acceptance of the concept of responsibility
to the communities in which we live’.
(21st World Conference 1972)
‘The essence of Service is the acceptance of
the practice of helpfulness to others’.
st
(21
World Conference 1972)
‘The Essence of the Law is: Duty to others and to the
brotherhood of man; self discipline; respect for all living
things.
(21st World Conference 1972)
‘Today ‘respect for all living things’ includes all that
concerns human life, such as environmental problems,
drug abuse and sexual responsibility’
(A Challenging Movement 1997 WAGGGS Publication)
The Promise
I promise that I will do my best
to be true to myself, and develop my beliefs
I will serve my community and Australia
and live by the Guide Law
Law
As a Guide I will strive to:
Respect myself and others
Be considerate, honest and trustworthy
Be friendly to others
Make choices for a better world
Use my time and abilities wisely
Be thoughtful and optimistic
Live with courage and strength
Questions?
Thank you!
Please take time to fill out
the feedback survey. You will
be directed there now and it
can also be found on the
GGA Website from tomorrow.