Girl Scouts of the Philippines
Overview
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. Its mission is "to help girls and young women realize the ideals of womanhood and prepare themselves for their responsibilities in the home, and to the nation, and the world community." The girls-only association serves 671,267 members (as of 2003).
Lone Girl Scout troops were organized in the Philippines as early as 1918 by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
missionaries and servicemen
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
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