Friends of Asia Pacific WAGGGS -FAPW

07/10/2026

Support WAGGGS Giving Day! 🙏🏽

Every contribution, big or small, can make a meaningful difference. 🌍✨

Kindly support WAGGGS Giving Day by making a donation and helping create more opportunities for girls and young women around the world.

Together, we can make a difference and help build a brighter future. 💙🌿

WAGGGS Giving Day is back. Join us for 36 hours of global giving, united together throughout the world

07/10/2026

FAPW Working Group Zoom Meeting – 7 October 2026

The Friends of Asia Pacific WAGGGS (FAPW) Working Group held a productive Zoom meeting today, 7 October 2026, with a key focus on reviewing and enhancing the FAPW website, with the aim of completing the updates by the end of the year.

Led by FAPW Chair Lynne Price, discussions focused on giving the website a fresher and more modern look, updating photographs and key statistics—including membership figures and funds raised since FAPW was established in 1999—and ensuring that the information presented is current, clear and engaging.

A special thank you to Rupa Gautam, Regional Manager of the WAGGGS Asia Pacific Region, for her valuable support and assistance with the FAPW website and for joining us at today’s meeting. Rupa gave the Working Group a detailed update on the progress made so far, shared the proposed format and content for the website, and guided us through the next steps as we work towards completing the updates.

The Working Group also discussed ways to improve and simplify the donation process, including making the donation information and arrangements across the three locations clearer and easier for our Friends and supporters to understand.

Other important matters were also discussed, including reviewing the FAPW members’ database and exploring ways to improve, streamline and keep the database accurate and up to date.

It was a productive meeting with valuable discussions as we continue working together to strengthen FAPW and support its future development.

07/10/2026

07/10/2026

🎨 The Asia Pacific Region Unity Pin Design Competition is back! 🖼️

Calling all Girl Guides, Girl Scouts, and Leaders from the AP Region 📣

Showcase your creativity and design skills to have your creation become the fundraising pin for the Asia Pacific Region in 2026! ☘️

Following the success of the Unity Pin Project in 2025, we are now launching the Unity Pin as a Triennium Project from 2026 to 2028, continuing through the WAGGGS Centenary celebration. 💯🎉

This year’s theme is “Connected Hearts.” 💞

This pin will play a central role in our fundraising efforts through both online and physical sales in 2026, further amplifying our shared vision.

📆 Competition Deadline: 15 August 2026, 23:59 UTC
🔗 Find out more about the competition from the Campfire link: https://campfire.wagggs.org/book-page/asia-pacific-region-unity-pin-2026-2028

07/10/2026

💕 EARLY BIRD SALES: CONNECTED HEARTS ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL UNITY PIN 2026 💕

The Early Bird Sale is finally here! 🐣
While the AP Region Unity Pin Design Competition 2026 is ongoing, you can now secure your pin early to enjoy our special *early bird discount!* Stock is strictly limited and sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

For this Triennium (2026-2028), the winning designs of each year’s Unity Pin Design Competition from 2026-2028 will be *combined into one-single pin*, connected by a gold/ silver chain.
Collect your 2026 pin now!

This high-quality 2cm metal pin is a powerful symbol of our regional unity. By purchasing one, you are directly supporting our regional fundraising efforts to empower more girls and young women across the Asia Pacific Region.
Wear your support proudly on your chest! 🌏🏵️

🛒 *How to Order:*
1. Order via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/wLF6HadnEtf329N19
2. Select your preferred quantity and payment option. Each pin is USD 2.5 during early bird (original price: USD 3).
3. Choose delivery or physical collection at our next regional event.

👇 Sale & Payment Guidelines: https://campfire.wagggs.org/book-page/connected-hearts-ap-region-unity-pin-sales-2026

31/08/2026

The FAPW August edition of Focus on Friends has been circulated. It has a new look with lots of exciting news from all over the AP Region Have you received yours? Share it with others who would like to join us.

01/08/2026

A Very Productive FAPW Country Coordinators Meeting
Today, the FAPW Working Group and Country Coordinators of 21 FAPW member countries came together for a very productive and engaging meeting. It was wonderful to reconnect, share ideas, and discuss our plans for the 2026–2029 triennium.
Our agenda covered a wide range of important topics, including the FAPW Strategy, action priorities, funded projects, finances, record keeping, Chapter support, promotion of FAPW, and strengthening communication and administration across our network.
We were honoured to hear inspiring words from our Founder, Dr. Juseon Byun, whose vision continues to guide and motivate our work. A special thank you also to Lynne Price, Chair of the FAPW Working Group, for leading and facilitating today’s meeting with such dedication, clarity, and enthusiasm.
Thank you to all the Country Coordinators and Working Group members for your valuable contributions, commitment, and collaborative spirit. Together, we are building a stronger future for Friends of Asia Pacific WAGGGS and supporting Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting across our region.
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14/07/2026

The FAPW Working Group held a very productive meeting today, 14th July, 2026, during which members discussed a wide range of important matters relating to the General Assembly follow-up, FAPW strategy, updates from the World Conference and OB-PS, upcoming events, administrative processes, volunteer induction, promotion and communications, engagement with Country Coordinators, the 40 Years of the Asia Pacific Region publication, and preparations for the meeting with Country Coordinators on 1st August 2026.
The Working Group would also like to express its sincere appreciation to Rupa Gautam, Asia Pacific Regional Manager, Grace Tam, Senior Member Organisation Partner and Phoebe Wang for their valuable contributions to the discussions on Focus on Friends and some other important matters. Their insights and suggestions were greatly appreciated and will help guide these important initiatives.

11/07/2026

Congratulations John, cast and all the Brisbane Gang Show teams on a terrific 75th year show. We thoroughly enjoyed such an entertaining evening. All the best for final night tonight.