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Girl Guides South Africa | |||
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Headquarters | Randburg | ||
Country | South Africa | ||
Founded | 1910 | ||
Membership | 20,466 | ||
Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | ||
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Website http://www.girlguides.org.za/ | |||
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The Girl Guides South Africa is a girls-only organisation and is recognised by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). As of 2003 it has 20,466 members.
Program and ideals
The programme of the Girl Guides South Africa caters for girls from 4½ to 25 years of age.
- Teddies 4½–7
- Brownies 7–10
- Guides 10–14
- Rangers and Young Leaders 14–25
There are a number of regions within Girl Guides South Africa, namely:
- Butterworth
- Cape East
- Central
- EG Kei
- Mgwali
- Mthatha
- Queenstown
Free State - Orania Gauteng
- Central
- East
- North
- Soweto
- West
- Coastal
- Inland
- Midlands
- Northern
- Southern
- East
- West
- Mafikeng
- Rustenburg
- Vryburg
Northern Cape Kuruman Cape West
Guide Promise
I promise to do my best,
To do my duty,
To my god and to my country,
To help other people and to keep the Guide Law
Guide Motto
Be Prepared
33rd World Conference
Main article: 33rd World Conference (WAGGGS)The Girl Guides South Africa hosted WAGGGS' 33rd World Conference from 6 to 12 July 2008 in Johannesburg. It was held in the Birchwood Executive Hotel and Conference Centre.
See also
Members of the Africa Region of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | |
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Full members | |
Associate members | |
Countries working towards WAGGGS |
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