External Representatives Group

WAGGGS External Relations and Advocacy work in the Europe Region is supported by the External Representatives Group, who were nominated by Member Organizations belonging to the Europe Region at the beginning of the Triennium. 

Members of the group represent WAGGGS at European conferences, seminars and in the statutory youth structures at European level, following and contributing to discussions and policy developments on European youth policy and a range of topics relevant to Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting, including recognition of non-formal education, volunteering or the achievement of the MDGs. 

WAGGGS External Representatives for the new Triennium are:

Alice Barbieri (Italy)
Laura Cottey (United Kingdom)
Ilaria Esposito (Italy)
Ricardo Ibarra (Spain)
Agnija Jansone (Latvia)
Laura Kajala (Finland)
Cordula Lotscher (Switzerland)
Imse Nilsson (Sweden)
Ellen Pringle (United Kingdom) 

Representing the Europe Region WAGGGS in the working groups of the European Year of Volunteering Alliance are: 

Midge Coombs (United Kingdom)
Iben Lindemark (Denmark)
Christianna Papailia (Greece)

Supporting the Europe Region on the Global Advocacy Theme of Prevention of Violence against Girls and Young Women are:

Karen Julie Fink (Denmark)
Gabriella Heller (Hungary)
Jeannette Sassa Orebring (Sweden)
Ostara Schwarz (Germany)

Eri Papadopoulou, member of the Europe Committee WAGGGS responsible for External relations, co-ordinates the work of the group. Rosemary Hindle is the staff stupport member for this working group.