World Thinking Day 2015

World Thinking Day is held every year on February 22.  On this day, as Girl Scouts, we try to think globally about different countries and the conditions that the girls in those countries may live in. For 2015, there are no focus countries {gasp}. Instead, the theme is "girls worldwide say 'we can create peace through partnerships'". This is based on the UN's Millennium Development Goal #8: to develop a global partnership for development. 

Big giant sigh. How can we make this relatable to our Scouts? Then I thought...OMG, these girls love chocolate and yummy coffee beverages. We can discuss places where the fair trade of coffee and cocoa are helping to eliminate child labor. 

At our next meeting, we'll ask them to research which countries have exports of fair trade cocoa and coffee. And from there they can decide which countries we will think about for World Thinking Day 2015.