Girl Scout Troops throughout Los Alamos County gathered Saturday to teach each other about countries from around the world in honor of World Thinking Day. Couresy Photo

COMMUNITY News:

Each year on World Thinking Day in February, Girl Scouts participate in activities and projects with global themes to honor their sister Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in other countries.

Girl Scout Troops throughout Los Alamos County gathered Saturday to celebrate the special day. World Thinking Day is part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Global Action Theme (GAT) based on the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which aim to improve the lives of the world’s poorest people. The theme for World Thinking Day 2015, based on MDG 8, “to develop partnerships for development,” as girls worldwide say “we can create peace through partnerships.”

This goal is about all countries, rich and poor, working with one another to support the MDGs. In order for poorer countries to reach the other seven goals, more-prosperous countries must provide more effective aid, sustainable debt relief, and fair trade rules.

World Thinking Day not only gives girls a chance to celebrate international friendships, it is also a reminder that Girl Scouts of the USA is part of a global community—one of nearly 150 countries—with Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.