The Association des Guides du Rwanda (AGR; ''Rwanda Girl Guides Association'') is the national

Girl Guides Girl Guides (known as Girl Scouts in the United States and some other countries) is a worldwide movement, originally and largely still designed for girls and women only. The movement began in 1909 when girls requested to join the then-grassroot ...

organization of Rwanda. The association served 13,807 members (as of 2013). Founded in 1962, the girl serving 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 1981.

Program and ideals

The

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is ''Uwe Tayari'', ''Be Prepared'' in Swahili, ''Ube Maso'' in

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, and ''Sois Prêt'' in French. The Guide emblem incorporates the color scheme of the flag of Rwanda.

Sources

Rwanda Girl Guides official website

Program and ideals

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