The Swaziland Girl Guides Association

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Swaziland Girl Guides Association
Swaziland Girl Guides Association.svg
HeadquartersManzini[1]
CountryEswatini
Founded1924
Membership3,450[1]
AffiliationWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
 Scouting portal

The Swaziland Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Eswatini (Swaziland). It serves 3,450 members (as of 2017)[1] (1,010 members in 2003, 1,836 in 1972[2]). It was founded in 1924 as a girls-only organization.[1] World Chief Guide Olave Baden Powell visited in 1950 it became a Branch Association of The Guide Association in the UK.[1] It became a self-governing body in 1969 when it became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1969.[1]

The organization merged with "The Wayfareres" a similar organization.[1]

There are three youth sections. Blue Jays were the original, followed by the Ranger section in 1963, and Cadets in 1968.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Swaziland Girl Guides Association". WAGGGS.org. 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Teach Swaziland girls in Guide program". The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa. 16 June 1972. p. 29. Retrieved 1 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

Retrieved from ""