The Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Ecuador (ANGSE; ''National Girl Guide Association of Ecuador'') is the national Guiding organization of

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

. It serves 225 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1919, the girls-only organization became a full member of the

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, and has its ...

in 1966.

Program

The association is divided in four branches according to age: * Alitas - ages 7 to 10 * Juniors - ages 11 to 13 * Cadetes - ages 14 to 16 * Guías Mayores - ages 16 to 18

Emblem

The membership badge of the Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Ecuador incorporates the

Ciudad Mitad del Mundo The Ciudad Mitad del Mundo (, ''Middle of the World City'') is a tract of land owned by the prefecture of the province of Pichincha, Ecuador. It is located at San Antonio parish of the canton of Quito, north of the center of Quito. The groun ...

monument delineating the equator.

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