Author Archives: WAGGGS

Free Being Me in Algeria

In December 2015, Amel Ben Grich from Scouts Tunisiens travelled to Algeria to train 200 leaders in Free Being Me, making local news and spreading the FBM message on the radio! See below a summary of the article:   Name … Continued

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‘FBM has changed lives in Korea’

To celebrate all the amazing work that our Member Organisations have been doing to bring Free Being Me to girls and boys all over the world, throughout December we will be sharing success stories from MOs who have benefitted from … Continued

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Women in the World: Generation Girl

In October, 27 young women from WAGGGS were selected to participate in an incredible event. They were to attend the high profile Women in the World summit in London, UK, and beforehand, to participate in three days of incredible workshops, … Continued

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Free Being Me at Czech Republic Centenary

In the mark of an incredible 100 years of Guiding and Scouting in the Czech Republic, leaders, Rangers and Rovers came together for a Free Being Me workshop to discover what exactly the ‘Image Myth’ is all about. Participants not … Continued

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Rachel’s Free Being Me story

There is a global body confidence revolution happening and Free Being Me is at the heart of it. The programme has not only boosted the body confidence of girls I’ve worked with, but it’s also changed my own life. As a … Continued

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FBM Fun Day in Grenada!

A national Fun Day was planned by trained leaders as part of their action plan to inform, promote and involve girls and boys in practical fun activities based on the Free Being Me Program. The day began with a short certificate … Continued

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Creative FBM workshop in Barbados

In September 2015, Girl Guides Association of Barbados held a three day Free Being Me workshop and spread the body confidence message with their peers! During this workshop the girls were able to complete all the activities within the programme.   … Continued

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Inspiring FBM stories from Ukraine

This year the Association of Ukrainian Guides have taken on Free Being Me- hear these inspiring accounts from two young women who decided to spread the FBM message, changing their own perspective on body confidence along the way!   This spring … Continued

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Facing the change in Nepal!

From 12- 13 September 2015, 48 participants from the Nepal Girl Scouts came together for a Free Being Me training led by Asia Pacific Development Executives, Grace and Prerana. Participants had fun trying activities from both activity packs- they even translated their very … Continued

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Earn your FBM certificate online!

From August 2015, completing both the Free Being Me courses on GLOW will earn you an online certificate! Each 20 minute course, starting with an introductory course and moving onto advanced, provides you with practical advice and support to prepare … Continued

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