America's Girl Scouts have been impacting the world for generations. Now they're helping those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic - WAGGGS - Global Youth Mobilization : Global Youth Mobilization

America’s Girl Scouts have been impacting the world for generations. Now they’re helping those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic — WAGGGS

For more than 100 years, there has been one group of little women on the front lines always finding a way to make a big impact. Girl Scouts. While they’re especially known for selling baked goods outside grocery stores during a brief six- to eight-week Girl Scout Cookie season, the coronavirus pandemic has once again changed a few plans.
Girl Scouts of the USA has suspended in-person activities and events, including cookie booths, for safety precautions. However, the youth organization found a way to not only continue its delicious legacy but also spread the joy to first responders, volunteers and local causes.

Press Release: WHO-BACKED GLOBAL YOUTH MOBILIZATION INVESTED IN AND EMPOWERED YOUNG PEOPLE TO DELIVER HELP TO MILLIONS ACROSS THE WORLD

A global movement that funds youth-led community projects across the world is aiming to expand its efforts. Led and implemented by young people across the world, Global Youth Mobilization (GYM) has been operational since December 2020 and already invested in schemes in 125 countries, with young people tackling issues such as the mental health of young people fleeing the war in Ukraine to child victims of sexual abuse in Zambia. Now they are seeking a further $15m over the next three years to expand the initiative.

GYM Launches «Unstoppable Together: Celebrating 2 Years of Youth-led Global Action» Final Report

Launched on March 27, 2023 , the Global Youth Mobilization (GYM) final impact report, “Unstoppable Together: Celebrating 2 Years of Youth-led Global Action”, highlights the reach and impact of the investment in young people globally to date.

Unstoppable Together – Global Youth Mobilization

Join us in February 2023, for the Global Youth Mobilization (GYM) virtual events celebrating 2 years of youth-led global action and the launch of our final impact report, highlighting our reach and investment in young people globally since our start in December 2020. Hosted by the Big Six youth organizations, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Foundation (UNF), we will launch our final impact report looking back at the initiative’s youth-led COVID-19 response and recovery during the main virtual event on 15 February 2023.