The Association des Guides du Tchad (AGT, ''Guide Association of Chad'') is the national Guiding organization of

Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...

. The girls-only organization is 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 Girl Guides, female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, ...

. Girl Guiding in Chad is active in both urban and rural areas. The association has a strong and growing membership, which stood at 15,765 as of 2018. Girl Guiding in Chad started as a result of

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. Between 1956 and 1957,

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s from the French order Sœurs de la Sainte Croix de Jérusalem, who had settled in the north of the country, began to lead a group of Guides in Guera, and gradually, as

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spread to the central and southern parts of the country, the Girl Guide movement developed. Today Girl Guiding can be found in the regions where there are religious communities, such as Doba,

Moundou Moundou () is the second largest city in Chad and is the capital of the region of Logone Occidental. The city lies on the Mbéré River (a tributary of the Western Logone) some 475 kilometres south of the capital N'Djamena. It is the main cit ...

and

N'Djamena N'Djamena ( ) is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements''. The city serves as the centre of economic activity in Chad. Meat, fish and cotton processing are the ...

, and recently in

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, Goré and

Laï Laï ( ar, لادي) is a city in Chad. It lies on the Logone River and is the capital of the region of Tandjilé. The town is served by Laï Airport. History This city is notable for the Battle of Lai during World War I World War I ...

. The ''Association des Guides du Tchad'' serves girls aged from six to 17 years. Although Girl Guiding is open to all sections of the community, regardless of belief and ethnic group, the girls who join are mainly

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. There are very few

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. All leaders and national staff are volunteers. The association has a headquarters building on land given by the

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. The

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works with the Guides du Tchad.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Association Des Guides Du Tchad World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member organizations Scouting and Guiding in Chad Youth organizations established in 1956 1956 establishments in Chad

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