World Thinking Day 2023: The World Organization of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) celebrates World Thinking Day on February 22 every year. The goal of the day is to collect money for the 10 million girl scouts and guides who are active in more than 150 countries while also celebrating sisterhood, solidarity, and women’s empowerment. Female scouts are also encouraged to build enduring bonds with one another on World Thinking Day that put loyalty and respect first.
February 2023 Current Affairs Quiz
Theme of World Thinking Day
World Thinking Day 2023 will have the theme “Our World, Our Peaceful Future”, explores what one can understand from the ecosystem and how we can cooperate with nature to build a more secure and tranquil future for girls worldwide.
Significance of World Thinking Day
Scouts and guides from all over the world get together to celebrate their common beliefs and objectives on World Thinking Day. It is also an opportunity to reflect on the achievements of the scouting movement and the impact it has had on the world. International youth organisations that foster character growth, leadership, and outdoor skills are known as scouting organisations. Scouting organisations offer a wide range of programs and activities for young people, including camping, hiking, community service, and leadership development.
History of World Thinking Day
The necessity for World Thinking Day was raised back in 1926 at the fourth female scout international conference. The conference agreed on dedicating February 22 as Thinking Day. On February 22, both Lord Baden-Powell, the man behind the Boy Scouts of America, and his wife Lady Olave Baden-Powell, the first head guide of the organisation, were born.
Six years later, during the 7th World Conference in Bucze, Poland in 1932, delegates highlighted that presents are typically given on birthdays, thus girls may convey their gratitude by giving presents to the International Movement by donating on Thinking Day.