Sharjah Girl Guides’ July Programmes Upskilled Participants for All-round Development
Sharjah Girl Guides (SGG) has concluded its July programme for Guides (12-15) and Senior Guides (16-18). Featuring a series of art and training workshops, the programme aimed to instil positivity in the participating guides, develop their personal and professional life skills, in addition to enabling them to play active roles in the community in the future.
The activities included pottery, painting, public speaking and script writing, and cookery workshops.
The pottery workshop was conducted by experienced instructors from Yadawei Fine Arts Training for both guides and senior guides. They were taught the basics of clay and ceramic pottery and got to make their own pieces with the supplied tool kit.
The workshop on painting trained the participants to produce quality works of art that SSG will enter at the Noon Arts Award 2019 competition, to be held in November. This activity was exclusively for senior guides who were trained to use their imagination to create paintings on the theme ‘After the Rain’, which is a requirement of the competition.
Senior guides also received training in public speaking and script writing by experts who taught them the basics of speaking to the audience confidently and the essence of what it takes to be a master of ceremony. They also learnt to write scripts with tips on how to integrate various elements in a story to produce a unified scenario.
The cookery workshop that was open to all guides aimed to teach them to become independent by learning to cook their own healthy meals. They also learnt to make appetizers, soups and salads.
The Guiding movement was established in Sharjah in 1973 after which it spread to all seven emirates, giving rise to the Girl Guides Association of the United Arab Emirates in 1979. Under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, SGG aims to inspire and nurture future generations to become progressive global citizens by providing a platform for girls to develop to their fullest potential.