Pakistan Girl Guides Association

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Pakistan Girl Guides Association
Pakistan Girl Guides Association
Organizational data
Headquarters	Islamabad
Country	Pakistan
Founded	1911
Membership	71,478
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The Pakistan Girl Guides Association (PGGA) (Urdu: پاکستان گرل گائڈزایسوسی ایشن) is the national Guiding organization of Pakistan. It serves 71,478 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1911 as part of Indian Girl Guiding, the girls-only organization became independent in 1947 and a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1948.

Contents 1 Program and ideals 1.1 Guide Promise 1.2 Guide Law 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Program and ideals

The movement aims to help girls develop potentials as individuals and prepare them into useful and caring citizens of the country. The association is divided in three sections according to age:

• Junior Guides - ages 11 and younger
• Girl Guides - ages 12 to 16
• Senior Guides - ages 17 to 21

The Girl Guide emblem incorporates elements of the coat of arms of Pakistan.

Scouting is voluntary in schools, but from September 2007, it will become compulsory, the aim being to have one million youth volunteers to help out in emergencies. The expenses will be bourne from two per cent of exam fees, collected by the examination boards, paid to the various Scouting and Guiding organisations.^[1]

[edit] Guide Promise

I promise to do my best
To do my duty to God and Pakistan
To serve mankind and participate in nation building activities
To obey the guide law.

[edit] Guide Law

1. A guide can be trusted
2. A guide is loyal
3. A guide is friendly and a sister to all other Guides.
4. A guide is courteous
5. A guide is a polite and considerate
6. A guide is kind animals and respects all living things.
7. A guide is obedient and self disciplined
8. A guide is helpful and makes good use of her time.
9. A guide is courageous and cheerful in all difficulties.
10. A guide is thrifty and takes care of her own and other people's possessions.
11. A guide is pure in thought, word and deed.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Pakistan Boy Scouts Association

[edit] External links

• official homepage

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