Girl Guides Association of South Africa
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The Girl Guides Association of South Africa is a girls-only organisation and is recognised by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
(WAGGGS). As of 2003 it has 20,466 members.
. It was held in the Birchwood Executive Hotel and Conference Centre.
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...
(WAGGGS). As of 2003 it has 20,466 members.
Program and ideals
The programme of the Girl Guides Association of South Africa caters for girls from 4½ to 25 years of age.- Teddies - 4½–7
- Brownies - 7–10
- Guides 10–14
- Rangers 14–25
33rd World Conference
The Girl Guides Association of South Africa hosted WAGGGS' 33rd World Conference from 6 to 12 July 2008 in JohannesburgJohannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
. It was held in the Birchwood Executive Hotel and Conference Centre.
See also
- South African Scout AssociationSouth African Scout AssociationThe South African Scout Association is the World Organization of the Scout Movement recognized Scouting association in South Africa. Scouting began in the United Kingdom in 1907 through the efforts of Robert Baden-Powell and rapidly spread to South Africa, with the first Scout troops appearing in...