Sakartvelos Gogona Skautebis Asociacia 'Dia'
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The Sakartvelos Gogona Skautebis Asociacia 'Dia'
(საქართველოს გოგონა სკაუტების ასოციაცია 'დია', Girl Scouts of Georgia 'Dia) is the national Girl Scouting organisation of Georgia
. It serves 805 members (as of 2006). The girls-only became an associate member of the WAGGGS
in 1999.
Dia itself is an ancient Georgian
feminine name
, referring to the goddess
associated in Georgian pre-Christian mythology
with the planet
Jupiter
.
In 1993 due to a majority
of boy
s in the membership, and at the request of the girls' representatives, the parent association was renamed Guides and Scouts Association of the Republic of Georgia. April 19 is the official holiday as the anniversary of the first national Girl Scout conference in 1997. Georgian Girl Scouts have a relationship with the Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council.
The Guide Motto is იყავი მზად (ikavi mzad), translating as Be Prepared in Georgian
. The Georgian noun for a single Guide is სკაუტი, transliterating as skauti.
The trefoil of the Girl Guide membership badge is made of the letters d-i-a in the Georgian alphabet
, stylized to look like an adult
embracing children.
(Pirobas vdeb, rom kovel gones vixmar, mata movixado vali gmertis, samshoblos da sakutari tavis cinashe. koveltvis da kvelgan davexmaro adamianebs da vicxovro skautebis kanonebis shesabamisad.)
To do my duty to God
To serve my country
To help people at all times
To live by the Girl Scout Law.
(საქართველოს გოგონა სკაუტების ასოციაცია 'დია', Girl Scouts of Georgia 'Dia) is the national Girl Scouting organisation of Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. It serves 805 members (as of 2006). The girls-only became an associate member of the WAGGGS
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 1999.
Dia itself is an ancient Georgian
Georgian language
Georgian is the native language of the Georgians and the official language of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus.Georgian is the primary language of about 4 million people in Georgia itself, and of another 500,000 abroad...
feminine name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, referring to the goddess
Goddess
A goddess is a female deity. In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing....
associated in Georgian pre-Christian mythology
Georgian mythology
The article is about the mythology of the country of Georgia.Georgian myths and legends are preserved mainly as popular tales. Many of them have eventually fused with Christian legends after Christianization of Georgia more than fifteen centuries ago....
with the planet
Planet
A planet is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.The term planet is ancient, with ties to history, science,...
Jupiter
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn,...
.
In 1993 due to a majority
Majority
A majority is a subset of a group consisting of more than half of its members. This can be compared to a plurality, which is a subset larger than any other subset; i.e. a plurality is not necessarily a majority as the largest subset may consist of less than half the group's population...
of boy
Boy
A boy is a young male human , as contrasted to its female counterpart, girl, or an adult male, a man.The term "boy" is primarily used to indicate biological sex distinctions, cultural gender role distinctions or both...
s in the membership, and at the request of the girls' representatives, the parent association was renamed Guides and Scouts Association of the Republic of Georgia. April 19 is the official holiday as the anniversary of the first national Girl Scout conference in 1997. Georgian Girl Scouts have a relationship with the Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council.
Program, sections and ideals
The association is divided in three sections according to age:- Baya - ages 7 to 9
- Tsitsinatela - ages 10 to 15
- Dia - ages 16 to 32
The Guide Motto is იყავი მზად (ikavi mzad), translating as Be Prepared in Georgian
Georgian language
Georgian is the native language of the Georgians and the official language of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus.Georgian is the primary language of about 4 million people in Georgia itself, and of another 500,000 abroad...
. The Georgian noun for a single Guide is სკაუტი, transliterating as skauti.
The trefoil of the Girl Guide membership badge is made of the letters d-i-a in the Georgian alphabet
Georgian alphabet
The Georgian alphabet is the writing system used to write the Georgian language and other Kartvelian languages , and occasionally other languages of the Caucasus such as Ossetic and Abkhaz during the 1940s...
, stylized to look like an adult
Adult
An adult is a human being or living organism that is of relatively mature age, typically associated with sexual maturity and the attainment of reproductive age....
embracing children.
Guide Oath (პირობა-Piroba)
პირობას ვდებ, რომ ყოველ ღონეს ვიხმარ, მათა მოვიხადო ვალი ღმერთის, სამშობლოს და საკუთარი თავის წინაშე. ყოველთვის და ყველგან დავეხმარო ადამიანებს და ვიცხოვრო სკაუტების კანონების შესაბამისად.(Pirobas vdeb, rom kovel gones vixmar, mata movixado vali gmertis, samshoblos da sakutari tavis cinashe. koveltvis da kvelgan davexmaro adamianebs da vicxovro skautebis kanonebis shesabamisad.)
Guide Law (კანონი-Kanoni)
- სკაუტი ერთგულია (skauti ertgulia)
- სკაუტი იღიმება და გიღიმებს გაჭირვების ჟამს (skauti igimeba da gigimebs gachirvebis zhams)
- სკაუტმა იცის დროისა და შრომის ფასი (skautma icis droisa da shromis pasi) a Girl Scout knows the value of time and work.
- სკაუტს შეუძლია იყოს მეთაურიც და ქვეშემრდომიც (skauts sheudzlia ikos metauric da kveshemrdomic) a Girl Scout can be a leader and lead.
- სკაუტი კაცთმოყვარეა (skauti kactmokvarea)
- სკაუტი ბუნების მეგობარია (skauti bunebis megobaria) a Girl Scout is a friend of nature.
- სკაუტი ისწრაფევს თვითსრულყოფისაკენ (skauti iscrapevs tvitsrulkopisaken) a Girl Scout urges towards selfperfection.
- სკაუტი მომტმენია და მიმტევებელი (skauti momtmenia da mimtevebeli)
- სკაუტი თავაზიანია (skauti tavaziania)
- სკაუტი სუფთაა თავისი აზრით, სიტყვით თუ საქმით (skauti suptaa tavisi azrit, sitkvit tu sakmit)
Guide Promise
I promise that I will do my bestTo do my duty to God
To serve my country
To help people at all times
To live by the Girl Scout Law.
Further reading
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Bureau (2002), Trefoil Round the World. Eleventh Edition 1997. ISBN 0-900827-75-0