The emblem of the previous ''Girl Guides Association of Rhodesia'' incorporated the Zimbabwe Bird.
The Girl Guides Association of Zimbabwe (GGAZ) is the national
Guiding organisation of
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 ...
. It serves 49,184 members as of 2018.
Founded in 1912, the girls-only organisation 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 Girl Guides, female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, ...
as the Girl Guides Association of Rhodesia in 1969. The Wayfarers, a sort of Guiding for native African girls began in 1926 after a visit to the colony by
Olave 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 ...
. In 1935 there were some 600 Wayfarers and 300 Sunbeams, the African equivalent of
Brownies in Guiding. In 1940, the two movements started to merge; this process was completed in 1950. The name of the association changed in 1981 from the Girl Guides Association of Rhodesia to the Girl Guides Association of Zimbabwe.
Programme
The programme of the Girl Guides Association of Zimbabwe caters for girls from 5 to 21 years of age.
* Sunbeams - ages 5 to 7
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Brownies - ages 7 to 10
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Guides - ages 10 to 16
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Rangers
A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
- ages 14 to 21
There is also a group of Young Leaders (Flame Rangers) of young women who are not affiliated to any Unit or help in leadership from 17 to 30 years of Age
Ideals
Guide promise
The Scout Promise (or Oath) is a spoken statement made by a child joining the Scout movement. Since the publication of ''Scouting for Boys'' in 1908, all Scouts and Girl Guides around the world have taken a Scout (or Guide) promise or oath to liv ...
(English version):
I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God
To serve my country and other people
And to keep the Guide Law
See also
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The Boy Scouts Association of Zimbabwe
The Scout Association of Zimbabwe is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Scouting in Zimbabwe shares history with The Scout Association of Malawi, Malaŵi and Zambia, with which it was linked for decades.
Birthplace of Scout ...
References
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member organizations
Scouting and Guiding in Zimbabwe
Youth organizations established in 1912
1912 establishments in Southern Rhodesia
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