Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Masna, Sunday consented to attend the Girl Guides Association’s Thinking Day. Her Royal Highness is the President of the association. His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam’s eldest granddaughter, Princess Raheemah Sanaul Bolkiah, a Brownie Member of the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation School was present. An aerobic session together with other members of the association preceded the event and was followed by a walkathon which started and ended at the Girl Guides Association’s Headquarters.
At the end of the walk, Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Masna signed the 2006 Thinking Day poster. Each year on the 22nd of February, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world celebrate “World Thinking Day”. This year’s celebration carries the theme “Adolescent Health Issues Worldwide”. Her Royal Highness then viewed an exhibition on Healthy Eating put up by the Ministry of Health.
Among the global healthy issues touched on are making healthy food choices, developing self-esteem, discovering the impact of hunger on healthy development, understanding eating disorders and much more.
The Girl Guides Association of Brunei Darussalam is actively involved in community development and collaborates closely with government departments, schools, women’s councils and other organisations offering community services and development through various projects and seminars held in the country and abroad.
Their projects among others include visits to hospitals and homes for children and people with mental and physical disabilities as well as collecting funds for various charities such as funds for orphans, or for countries affected by natural disasters to name a few.
(27th Feb 2006)
