Call for Application – YESS Programme 2026

Deadline: Sunday, 19th October, 2025, 23:59 (GMT).

Volunteer YESS Participants

Eligibility

  • An active Girl Guide age 18 – 25 years.
  • A paid up member of GGGA in good standing and a minimum of one year of Girl Guiding experience.
  • Available for a year (January, 2025 to December, 2025)
  • Basic knowledge of the official language of the country the participant will go to.
  • Computer literate.
  • A team player.
  • Should be outgoing young women capable of thriving across cultural environment and different cultures and able to relate well with everyone.
  • Must possess a passport valid for a year and above.
  • Should have at least a Senior High School Certificate.

Other helpful qualifications/skills

    • Volunteering experience
    • Good communication skills
    • Report writing skills
    • Higher educational qualification is a plus.

Professional YESS Participants

Eligibility

  • An active Girl Guide age 26 – 29 years. 
  • A paid up member of GGGA in good standing and a minimum of one year of Girl Guiding experience. 
  • Available for a year (January – December 2025)
  • Computer literate. 
  • Basic knowledge of the official language of the country the participant will go to.
  • A team player.
  • Should be outgoing young women capable of thriving across cultural environment and different cultures and able to relate well with everyone.
  • Must possess a passport valid for a year and above.
  • Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field of what she would be doing in host country.
  • Should have at least one year professional experience in the job you will be doing in the host country; the more the years, the better.

Other helpful qualifications/skills

    • Volunteering experience 
    • Report writing skills
    • Higher educational qualification attained
    • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
    • Ability to multitask. 
    • Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work 
    • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc).

YESS is an international exchange programme funded by the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (NOREC), a Norwegian Government Agency.

From 2015 to 2020, the programme has given 211 Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from 15 different countries across Africa and Asia Pacific the once in a lifetime opportunity to live and work in another country for six months.

The YESS Girls Movement is a collaboration between WAGGGS and NOREC. The programme, dubbed as ‘a journey of a lifetime’ is an International exchange programme where young women are facilitated to travel to another country (away from their homes) and are given a platform for six months to advocate for and take action on global issues that affect girls including gender equality, climate change and sustainable community development. This year, the YESS programme will give volunteers the opportunity to work from their Member Organisations for a year with assigned tasks under the following result areas.

  • Result Area: Strengthened resilience and agility of Girl Guiding/Scouting organisations to withstand, cope with and adapt to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other future crises.
  • Result area: Amplified visibility of the Girl Guiding/Scouting Movement as a leading national and global voice for positive change on issues important to girls and young women
  • Result area: Improved ability of girls and young women to identify, speak out, take action and influence community members and decision makers on issues
  • Result area: Increased number and retention of girls and young women (including the marginalised, discriminated and excluded) joining the Girl
  • Result area: Improved ability and confidence of girls and young women to adapt to the changes brought about by the COVID-19 epidemic
  • Result area: Strengthened network of YESS Alumnae that are motivated to sustain and support the programme results

WAGGGS Member Organisations that have so far participated in the programme include: Bangladesh Burundi, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe Girl Guiding Associations.

Now a flagship programme that has become a favourite for young women in Africa and Asia Pacific, the YESS Girls Movement has amplified voices of Young Women in WAGGGS’ Member Organisations.

Application for YESS Programme 2026

Interested applicants must be registered members of the association and can apply directly on this website. All applications must be submitted before Sunday, 19th October, 2025, 23:59 (GMT).

Apply as a Volunteer Or Apply as Professional
Apply as a Volunteer Or Apply as a Professional

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