The Girl Guides Association of Dominica
| The Girl Guides Association of Dominica | |||
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| Country | Dominica | ||
| Founded | 1929 | ||
| Membership | 376 | ||
| Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | ||
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The Girl Guides Association of Dominica (GGAD) is the national Guiding organization of Dominica. It serves 376 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1929, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1987 and a full member in 2008. At present there are eight districts in Dominica comprising 27 units.[1]
GGAD was established in 1929 and is the largest organization of girls and young women in Dominica with more than 400 members. The Association is run by a council headed by a president. The Chief Guide is the wife of the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica and her role is ceremonial. The Association is run by a council headed by a president.
Program
The association is divided in four sections according to age:[1]
- Brownies - ages 6 ½ to 10 ½
- Guides - ages 10 ½ to 15
- Rangers - ages 14 to 21
- Young Leaders - ages 18 and older.
See also
Sources
- ^ a b "Dominica Twinning Challenge". Archived from the original on 2007-09-03.
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Members of the Western Hemisphere Region of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
- Antigua and Barbuda
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- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Netherlands Antilles
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States of America
- Venezuela
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