The Olave Baden-Powell Society (OB-PS) supports the Mission of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS): to enable girls and young women to develop their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world.

OB-PS members invest in the future - future leadership by young women, who will lead their families, communities, countries and the world. 

The Society honours donors, and recognizes the value that these donations make in the lives of girls and young women all over the world.

The Olave Baden-Powell Society, formed in 1984, is named after Olave, Lady Baden-Powell, the World Chief Guide who was so dedicated to the advancement of Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting around the world.

Olave House, London, up to 1989
'Our Ark' a world centre, was renamed 'Olave House' in 1968

Olave Centre - home of the World Bureau, and 'Pax Lodge', a WAGGGS world centre

(Picture from Our Cabana webpage)

The Olave Award is made by WAGGGS is made to local Girl Guide or Girl Scout groups or units in recognition of their outstanding community service work

The service should be linked in some way to the belief held by the World Chief Guide to ’keep alive the spirit of service’

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Thanks to Jan Forrest
Chairman
Douglas Scrub Management committee

The Olave Baden-Powell Bursary Fund was set up in 1979 from voluntary contributions in memory of the late World Chief Guide, Olave Baden-Powell.  The purpose of the fund is to create a continuous living memorial to the World Chief Guide by helping girls further their hobbies and interests to help make a dream come true.

Bursaries are awarded annually. Guides, Rangers and Young Leaders between the ages of ten and 18 years old are invited each year through an article in the January edition of guiding magazine to complete an application form and read the information sheet.  Patrol/Senior Section group applications are welcomed and the Patrol Leader/nominated group leader should apply on behalf of the patrol/group.

The Olave Baden-Powell Rose a hybrid tea rose bred in Germany in 1972, released in the UK, Australia and NZ in 1979. It is iridescent pink to scarlet in colour, with a delightful perfume. It is a hardy plant that has a long flowering period.

Thank you for this photo Carol

Brownies planting the Olave Baden-Powell Rose for an older persons' home, England 1974

This is the joint birthday of Lord Baden-Powell the founder of Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting and his wife Olave who was the World Chief Guide.