The Eswatini Girl Guides Association (formerly The Swaziland Girl Guides Association[3]) is the national Guiding organization of Eswatini (Swaziland). It serves 3,450 members (as of 2017)[2] (1,010 members in 2003, 1,836 in 1972[3]). It was founded in 1924 as a girls-only organization.[2] World Chief Guide Olave Baden Powell visited in 1950 it became a Branch Association of The Guide Association in the UK.[2] 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.[2]
| Eswatini Girl Guides Association[1] | |||
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| Headquarters | Manzini[2] | ||
| Country | Eswatini | ||
| Founded | 1924 | ||
| Membership | 3,450[2] | ||
| Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | ||
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The organization merged with "The Wayfareres" a similar organization.[2]
There are three youth sections. Blue Jays were the original, followed by the Ranger section in 1963, and Cadets in 1968,[2] and was renamed following the renaming of the country in 2018.
See also
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edit- ^ Eswatini Girl Guides Association. Eswatini Girl Guides Association. 7 August 2020 – via Facebook.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Teach Swaziland girls in Guide program". The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa. 16 June 1972. p. 29. Retrieved 1 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.