Girl Guides Singapore (GGS;
Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
: ''Pandu Puteri Singapura'') is the national
Guiding organisation of
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
. It was first established in 1917 as The Singapore Girl Guides Association, before being renamed to its current iteration on 24 July 2004. 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 ParĂ¡d, Hungary, ...
in 1966 and serves 12,340 members.
Program and ideals
The association is divided in three sections according to age:
*
Brownies - ages 7 to 12
*
Guides
A guide is a person who leads travelers, sportspeople, or tourists through unknown or unfamiliar locations. The term can also be applied to a person who leads others to more abstract goals such as knowledge or wisdom.
Travel and recreation
Exp ...
- ages 12 to 16/17
* Young Adults - ages 17 to 25
The Girl Guide emblem incorporates the letters ''P'' ''P'', for ''Pandu Puteri Singapura'', Girl Guides Singapore in
Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
, the National Language of Singapore.
Guide Promise
I promise to do my best,
To do my duty to God,
To serve my country and
help other people, and
To keep the Guide Law.
Brownie Promise
I promise to do my best,
To do my duty to God,
to serve my country
and help other people,
and to keep the Brownie Law.
Guide Law
# A Guide is loyal and can be trusted.
# A Guide is useful and helps others.
# A Guide is polite, considerate and respects her elders.
# A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides.
# A Guide is kind to all living things.
# A Guide is obedient.
# A Guide has courage and is cheerful in all difficulties.
# A Guide takes care of her own possessions and those of other people.
# A Guide is thrifty and diligent.
# A Guide is self-disciplined in what she thinks, says and does.
Guide Motto
The Guide motto is: Be Prepared.
Brownie Motto
Lend A Hand.
Young Adult Leader Motto
The Young Adult Leader motto is: To Serve.
See also
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The Singapore Scout Association
The Singapore Scout Association (; ms, Persatuan Pengakap Singapura-PPS; "SSA") is one of the oldest youth movements in Singapore.
History
Scouting was first introduced in Singapore in 1908 but was officially founded on 2 July 1910. A young S ...
External links
Official website
{{WAGGGS, asia
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member organizations
Scouting and Guiding in Singapore
Youth organizations established in 1917