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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1024 

Recognizing World Thinking Day as an annual celebration where members 

of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), 

including members of Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), champion international friendship and take the opportunity to speak out about issues 

that affect girls and young women across the globe. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 20, 2024 

Mrs. KIM of California (for herself, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mrs. LESKO, 

Ms. LEE of Nevada, and Ms. GARCIA of Texas) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing World Thinking Day as an annual celebration 

where members of the World Association of Girl Guides 

and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), including members of Girl 

Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), champion international 

friendship and take the opportunity to speak out about 

issues that affect girls and young women across the 

globe. 

Whereas, for over 100 years, Girl Scouting and Girl Guiding 

have transformed the lives of girls and young women 

worldwide, supporting and empowering them to achieve 

their fullest potential and become responsible citizens of 

the world; 


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Whereas February 22, 2024, marks the 98th World Thinking 

Day; 

Whereas 2024 World Thinking Day calls on girls to think 

about the issues of environmental stewardship and global 

poverty and consider how working together they can create a more prosperous future where all girls can thrive 

in an environmentally sustainable world free of poverty; 

Whereas World Thinking Day has been celebrated since 1926 

by Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world in 153 

countries; 

Whereas, on World Thinking Day, nearly 9,000,000 girls 

worldwide celebrate the history and impact of the Girl 

Scout movement, connect to the worldwide sisterhood, 

speak out and take action on issues that girls and young 

women care about, and make a positive impact by fundraising for projects around the world; 

Whereas for more than 100 years, over 250,000,000 Girl 

Guides and Girl Scouts have changed lives and built a 

better world through leadership development, community 

action, service to others, peer education, and advocacy; 

Whereas Girl Scouts of the USA, the largest girl leadership 

organization in the United States, was founded on the 

principles of global connection, sisterhood, and citizenship; 

Whereas Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low believed in 

the power of global connections and providing girls with 

opportunities to engage with the natural world; 

Whereas Girl Scouts commitment to fostering a love of the 

outdoors instills a lifelong appreciation for nature and respect for the importance of respecting the environment; 


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Whereas, as a member organization of the World Association 

of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts is part of an 

international sisterhood of 10,000,000 girls and young 

women in 153 countries and is committed to offering 

girls more opportunities to engage with communities 

worldwide, make meaningful global connections, and explore global citizenship; and 

Whereas the World Thinking Day badge is the most earned 

award in Girl Scouts, with over 150,000 girls earning the 

award annually in the United States, and the most 

earned badge worldwide, with over 1,300,000 participants 

in the last 10 years: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes World Thinking Day as a cele3 bration of international friendship between girls 

4 across the world; and 

5 (2) recognizes the 2024 World Thinking Day 

6 theme, Our World, Our Thriving Future: The Envi7 ronment and Global Poverty, as an opportunity to 

8 understand the connections between the well-being of 

9 our planet and the sustainability of our commu10 nities. 

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