The Association Nationale des Guides d'Haïti (ANGH; ''National Guide Association of Haïti'') is the national Guiding organization of

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

. It serves 782 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1942, the girls-only organization became an associate 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, ...

in 1946 and a full member in 1950. In 1962, Haiti became the first country to issue a postage stamp featuring

Lady Baden-Powell Olave St Clair Baden-Powell, Baroness Baden-Powell (''née'' Soames; 22 February 1889 – 25 June 1977) was the first Chief Guide for Britain and the wife of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting and co-founder o ...

Program

The association is divided in four sections according to age: * ''Jeanette'' - ages 7 to 12 * ''Guide'' - ages 12 to 15 * ''Guide relais'' - ages 15 to 18 * ''Guide aînée'' - ages 18 to 25

2010 Haiti earthquake response

News from the Association Nationale des Guides d'Haïti is sparse after the

2010 Haiti earthquake A disaster, catastrophic Moment magnitude scale, magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest (department), Ouest department, a ...

, with International Commissioner Leticia Cadet confirming that she and the Guides she is in contact with are safe and "trying to help as much as we can." Guides were noted by

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in an article to be assisting with distributing aid in Léogâne. Neighboring Asociación de Guías Scouts Dominicanas has set up a working group to mobilize its members and their communities and to coordinate their aid effort.

Les Scouts et Guides de France Scouts et Guides de France (''Scouts and Guides of France'', SGdF) is the largest Scouting and Guiding association in France. It was formed on 1 September 2004 from the merger of two Roman Catholic Scouting organizations: the Guides de France (f ...

has established a fund to raise money for food, infrastructure and other essential requirements. The 2010

World Thinking Day World Thinking Day, formerly Thinking Day, is celebrated annually on 22 February by all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. It is also celebrated by Scout and Guide organizations around the world. It is a day when they think about their "sisters" (an ...

Fund, in which WAGGGS is focusing on five specific countries, Haiti, Georgia,

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

and

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

, supports the work of WAGGGS globally. It is not exclusively dedicated to Haiti or

disaster relief Emergency management or disaster management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency management, despite its name, does not actuall ...

, however, part of the funding raised will go to Haiti in 2010 and specific projects agreed upon by Haiti and WAGGGS. As the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is not an expert disaster relief agency or disaster fund co-ordinator, WAGGGS is not setting up a special fund for Haiti. There are also projects of national Scout organizations to support the help of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and WAGGGS, such as

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs
"Solidarität mit Haiti - PfadfinderInnen in Aktion"
(accessed 10/2/02)

References

External links

Club of Former Scouts and Guides of Haiti (Association des Anciens Scouts et Guides d'Haïti) CASEGHA-USA
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member organizations Scouting and Guiding in Haiti 2010 Haiti earthquake relief Youth organizations established in 1942 {{Scout-stub

Program

2010 Haiti earthquake response

See also

References

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