Lietuvos skaučių seserija (LSSes; Lithuanian Girl Guides) is a Guiding association in Lithuania. Guiding in Lithuania started in 1926, was banned by the Soviets in 1940 and restarted in 1990.
| Lietuvos skaučių seserija | |||
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 The Lithuanian Girl Scouts | |||
| Country | Lithuania | ||
| Founded | 1989 | ||
| Membership | 742 (2012) | ||
| Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | ||
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The association became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) in 2008. The girls-only association had 742 members in 2012.[1]
After three years without contacts to the LSSes, the Europe Committee and the World Board of WAGGGS recommended a termination of membership in 2017.[1] The respective motion was not carried during the 36th World Conference and LSSes retained its membership.
The organizations has strong ties to Lithuanian Scouts-in-Exile in the United States and Canada.
The Guide Motto is Budėk, translating as Be Prepared in Lithuanian.
The Guide emblem incorporates the Cross of Lorraine.
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edit- ^ a b "Change of Entity. World Conference Document No. 10" (PDF). World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
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