Four other WAGGGS World Centers are Our Chalet in Switzerland, Our Cabaña in Mexico, Pax Lodge in England, and Kusafiri in Africa.

Sangam was first imagined at the 1956 WAGGGS International Commissioners’ meeting in New Delhi,[1] where the idea to build a World Centre in the Asia Pacific Region was proposed.

A year later, at the World Conference, the decision to build the new Centre in India was finalized, thanks to the work of Lakhshmi Mazumdar, the National Commissioner of the Indian WAGGGS Member Organization Bharat Scouts and Guides, and the state of Maharashtra's donation of 7¾ acres of land to be used as the World Centre's site.

The city of Pune, located in the state of Maharashtra in India, was selected because of its climate, cultural history, tradition in education, and proximity to Bombay (now Mumbai).

[2] The center was designed by the Bombay architectural firm Messrs Mody and Colgan and the construction was supervised by Mrs. Lakhshmi Mazumdar, the National Commissioner of the Indian WAGGGS Member Organization Bharat Scouts and Guides.

As head of the Sangam Planning Committee, Mazumdar secured a promise of land and funding from the government of Maharashtra.

Each provides the opportunity to explore India's exciting culture and traditions and interact with Sangam's community partner organisations.

They run sessions on Indian culture and the latest WAGGGS developments, and lead tours around the local neighbourhood and Pune city centre.

Since 1966, Sangam World Centre has partnered with a variety of non-governmental organizations striving to better the lives of people in Pune.

Today, Sangam is affiliated with more than twenty organizations, which work in a number of fields: medicine, education, environmental sustainability, women's empowerment, and more.