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World Centres

The Four World Centres
 The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) owns four World Centres: Pax Lodge in the UK, Our Cabaña in Mexico, Our Chalet in Switzerland, and Sangam in India.
 Providing a warm, comfortable, friendly place to stay, each World Centre is a "home away from home" for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from around the world, where they can feel part of a family of new and old friends. The Centres provide visitors with the opportunity to participate in challenging activities while discovering new cultures.

Just 20 minutes from the heart of London, Pax Lodge is on the edge of one of the most popular and exciting capital cities in the world. The centre offers a convenient place to stay whilst exploring the city’s historical sights and is an international gathering place for WAGGGS members and non-members.

The setting for Our Cabaña in Mexico is spectacular, with each building set in its own tropical garden, overlooking the city of Cuernavaca and surrounded by distant snow-capped volcanoes. Activities give a colourful experience of Mexican culture, food, language and arts and crafts, and include discussions of WAGGGS themes and current worldwide issues and helping a local community project.

Our Chalet is the oldest WAGGGS World Centre. It opened in 1932 as a place where girls and adults from all over the world could come together and share the Girl Guide/Girl Scout Spirit while having adventures in the Swiss Alps.