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| Maldives Girl Guide Association | |
|---|---|
 Official logo | |
| Headquarters | H. Crescent Moon, Vaijeheymagu |
| Location | Malé |
| Country | Maldives |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Membership | 7,307 |
President | Aishath Ali |
Chief Commissioner | Niumaath Shafeeg |
| Sajidha Mohamed | |
| Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts |
| Website girlguides.org.mv | |
The Maldives Girl Guide Association (MGGA) (Dhivehi: މޯލްޑިވްސް ގާލް ގައިޑް އެސޯސިއޭޝަން)[1] is the national Guiding organisation of the Maldives. It serves 7,307 members (as of 2008).[2] Founded in 1962, the girls-only organisation became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1996 and a full member in 1999.[3]
The Girl Guide emblem features a dhoani (boat).
Ideals
[edit]Guide Law
[edit]- A Guide's honour is to be trusted.
- A Guide is loyal.
- A Guide's duty is to be useful and to help others.
- A Guide is a friend to all and a sister to every other Guide.
- A Guide is courteous.
- A Guide is a friend to animals and respects all living things.
- A Guide obeys orders.
- A Guide sings and smiles under all difficulties.
- A Guide is thrifty.
- A Guide is pure in thought, word and deed.
Guide Promise
[edit]The Guide Promise is:
I promise on my honour to do my best
To do my duty, to Allah and Country
To help other people at all times, and
to obey the Guide Law.[4]
Guide motto
[edit]Be prepared
Program
[edit]The association is divided in six sections according to age:[3]
- Stars – ages 5 to 7
- Little Maids – ages 7 to 12
- Guides – ages 12 to 17
- Service Guides – ages 17 to 21
- Young Leaders - ages 17 to 35
- Adult Leaders – ages 18 and onwards
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Abdullah, Ibrahim Muaan (6 May 2021). "ކޮވިޑްގެ ކުރީ ސަފުގެ މަސައްކަތްތަކަށް ނިކުންނެވުމަށް ރައީސްގެ އަނބިކަނބަލުންވެސް ތައްޔާރު!". Jazeera (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ↑ "33rd World Conference Document No. 11" (PDF). World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- 1 2 "About Us". Maldives Girl Guide Association. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- 1 2 "Maldives Girl Guide Association" (PDF). World Guiding. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
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