Association des Guides du Burkina Faso
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The Association des Guides du Burkina Faso (AGBF, roughly Guide Association of Burkina Faso) is the national Guiding
organization of Burkina Faso
. It serves 12,716 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1955, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
in 1972 and a full member in 2002.
Girl Guides
A Guide, Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. It is the female-centred equivalent of the Scouts. The term Girl Scout is used in the United States and several East Asian...
organization of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. It serves 12,716 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1955, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England. It is the counterpart of the World Organization of the Scout...
in 1972 and a full member in 2002.
See also
- Fédération Burkinabé du ScoutismeFédération Burkinabé du ScoutismeThe Fédération Burkinabé du Scoutisme, the national federation of two Scouting organizations in Burkina Faso, was founded in 1943, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1972 under the name of Upper Volta...