Guyana Girl Guides Association
Encyclopedia
The Guyana Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding
organization of Guyana
. It serves 819 members (as of the year 2003). Founded in 1922, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
in 1969.
Girl Guides
A Guide, Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. It is the female-centred equivalent of the Scouts. The term Girl Scout is used in the United States and several East Asian...
organization of Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
. It serves 819 members (as of the year 2003). Founded in 1922, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England. It is the counterpart of the World Organization of the Scout...
in 1969.
Program
The association is divided in three sections according to age:- Brownie Guide - ages 7 to 11
- Girl Guide - ages 10 to 16
- Ranger Guide - ages 14 to 20