Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association

Session on Membership Development27th August 2013

Why Membership

Development?

Background

• Vision 2020 – all girls are valued and take action to change the world

• Global Membership Development Strategy - with focus on MEMBERSHIP growth

• AP Membership Development Strategy (APMDS) – support MOs to achieve Vision 2020

Asia Pacific Region Membership

AP Region Membership Profile

• 25 Member Organizations

• 5 Associate Members

• 2 MOs working for Full Membership

• 1 MO suspended

• One country working for Associate Membership

AP Region Membership Profile

• Membership increasing– 2.6 million in 2009– 3.06 million in 2013

• MO Report 2013– 18 MOs increase

• 14 school based, 4 community based

– 7 MOs decrease• 4 school based, 3 community based

Girl Guides Association of Cambodia

Girl Scouts Association of Mongolia

Girl Guides Association Cook

Islands

Bangladesh Girl Guides Association

Bharat Scouts and Guides

Some Reasons for Decline in Membership

• Competition from similar youth groups

• Youth spending more time in front of gadgets

• External factors (political instability)

• Internal factors (lack of succession planning, governance issues etc.)

Year 2020

4 million

28 Member Organizations

AP Membership Goal

• Annual increase of 3.87% ( YOY 3.87%)

2014 – 3,184,403

2015 – 3,307,639

2016 – 3,435,645

2017 – 3,568,604

2018 – 3,706,709

2019 – 3,850,159

2020 – 4,000,000

Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association

Year Membership

2010 22,381

2011 25,359

2012 29,092

2013 30,000Source: SLGGA Annual Reports and Report to AP Committee

Where we are today

Province Girl Membership

2012

Total No of Female

Students in School

%

Northern 1,864 126,301 1.48

Eastern 789 192,496 0.41

North Central 622 134,404 0.46

North Western 5233 240,829 2.17

Sabaragamuwa 1355 188,284 0.72

Uva 1385 142,183 0.97

Central 4950 267,049 1.85

Western 8237 471,168 1.75

Southern 3255 256,089 1.27

SLGGA Membership Goal

SLGGA Membership Goal

Annual increase of 4.2% ( YOY 4.20%)

2014 – 31,260

2015 – 32,573

2016 – 33,941

2017 – 35,367

2018 – 36,852

2019 – 38,400

2020 – 40,000

Opinion Time

Plenary Activity – 5 mins

• There is a flip chart in each corner of the room

• There are two charts with the heading “ It is possible because…”

• There are two charts with the heading “ It is impossible because…”

• Please complete the sentences.

We are going to get there!

Province Girl Membership 2012

Girl Membership 2020

Northern 1,864 2,591

Eastern 789 1,097

North Central 622 864

North Western 5,233 7,273

Sabaragamuwa 1,355 1,883

Uva 1,385 1,925

Central 4,950 6,879

Western 8,237 11,448

Southern 3,255 4,524

Total 27,690 38,483

Group Activity – 15 mins

• Please sit in your Provincial Group

• You will be given two copies of the Membership Worksheet for your Province

• The Membership Worksheet contains the Membership Goal for your Province

Group Activity – 15 mins – Cont.

• Other details in the Membership Worksheet are the no of girls only National and Provincial Schools and the total number of female students in your Province

• Please put down three activities to achieve the membership goal for your Province

References

• http://www.statistics.gov.lk/pophousat/cph2011/index.php?fileName=pop41&gp=Activities&tpl=3

• AP Report and APMDS presented at the 11th Asia Pacific Regional conference

• Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka