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The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS / w æ ɡ z /) is a global association which supports the female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 153 countries. It was established in the year 1928 in Parád, Hungary.
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts recognizes at most one Guiding organization per country. Some countries have several organizations combined as a federation, with different component groups divided on the basis of religions (France, Denmark), ethnic identification (Israel) or language (Belgium).
After the 1926 International Conference the Baden-Powells were approached about setting up a formal association and in 1928 the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts was founded at the 5th International Conference held in Parád, Hungary. [2] Rose Kerr was Vice Chairman, later Commissioner for Tenderfoot Countries.
In other cases, mixed-sex groups were formed, some of which sometimes later disbanded. In the same way, the name "Girl Guide" or "Girl Scout" has been used by a variety of groups across different times and places. The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) was formed in 1928 and has member organisations in 145 countries. [3]
The WAGGGS-Africa Region is the divisional office of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, which services Guiding in Sub-Saharan Africa and neighboring islands that are recognized members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Guides (WAGGGS).
Established in 1927, the World Board, originally World Committee, is a governing board for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). Today, it is made up of seventeen active members of WAGGGS, all of whom are elected democratically by all member organizations at the World Conference.
The WAGGGS-Western Hemisphere Region is the divisional office of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, which services Guiding and Scouting in North and South America. This region is the counterpart of the Interamerican Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
The Girl Guides Association of Kiribati: 1990: 450: Korea (South) Girl Scouts Korea (걸스카우트) Founding Member: 78,500: Co-educational group. Member numbers here only includes girls. Malaysia: Persatuan Pandu Puteri Malaysia (PPPM, Girl Guides Malaysia) Founding Member: 74,000: Maldives: Maldives Girl Guide Association (MGGA ...