The Girl Guides Association of Namibia is the national
Guiding organization of
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
. It serves 1,124 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1923 as the Girl Guides Association of
South-West Africa
South West Africa ( af, Suidwes-Afrika; german: Südwestafrika; nl, Zuidwest-Afrika) was a territory under South African administration from 1915 to 1990, after which it became modern-day Namibia. It bordered Angola (Portuguese colony before 1 ...
, the girls-only organization 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, ...
in 1993.
The Girl Guide emblem features the
Welwitschia mirabilis.
See also
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Scouts of Namibia
The Scouts of Namibia is the national Scouting organization of Namibia. It serves 2,845 Scouts (as of 2011).
Scouting was founded in South West Africa in 1917 and until 1990, Scouting was serviced by the South West Africa Division of the Boy Sco ...
References
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member organizations
Scouting and Guiding in Namibia
Youth organizations established in 1923
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