Scouting and Guiding in the Turks and Caicos Islands exist as branches of the parent organisations in the

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The Scout Association of the Turks and Caicos

The Scout Association of The Turks and Caicos operates as a branch of the

Scout Association The Scout Association is the largest Scouting organisation in the United Kingdom and is the World Organization of the Scout Movement's recognised member for the United Kingdom. Following the origin of Scouting in 1907, the association was for ...

, due to the

Turks and Caicos Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and n ...

' affiliation as a

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. The Turks and Caicos

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and Law, as well as other Scouting requirements, closely follow that of the United Kingdom. Although the program activities are taken from the British system, Turks and Caicos Scouting is geared to the local way of life. Training for

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and leader training are conducted with the help of British and nearby affiliated Scout associations. Turks and Caicos Scouts participate in numerous camps and events.

Turks and Caicos Girlguiding

Turks and Caicos Girlguiding (formerly ''The Turks and Caicos Girl Guide Association'') is a Guiding organization in the

. It is one of the nine branch associations of

Girlguiding UK Girlguiding is the operating name of The Guide Association, previously named The Girl Guides Association and is the national guiding organisation of the United Kingdom. It is the UK's largest girl-only youth organisation. Girlguiding is a char ...

. It is represented by Girlguiding UK at

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(WAGGGS) level and Girlguiding UK's Chief Guide is also Chief Guide for Turks and Caicos Girlguiding. Turks and Caicos Girlguiding is part of the

Caribbean Link for Guiding The Caribbean Link for Guiding is a consortium of 21 Girl Guide Associations from throughout the Caribbean. These include associations from independent countries as well as from British Overseas Territories, coordinated by Girlguiding UK. It was cr ...

. The program is a modified form of Guiding in the

, adapted to suit local conditions, with the same promise, and Rainbow, Brownie, Guide and Ranger groups.

References

Turks and Caicos The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and nor ...

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