Maldives Girl Guide Association

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Maldives Girl Guide Association
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Dhivehi މޯލްޑިވްސް ގާލް ގައިޑް އެސޯސިއޭޝަން
HeadquartersH. Crescent Moon, Vaijeheymagu
Location Malé
Country Maldives
Founded1962
Membership7,307
PresidentAishath Ali
Chief CommissionerNiumaath Shafeeg
Chief Guide Sajidha Mohamed
Affiliation World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Website
girlguides.org.mv
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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]

Contents

The Girl Guide emblem features a dhoani (boat).

Ideals

Guide Law

Guide Law states: [4]

  1. A Guide's honour is to be trusted.
  2. A Guide is loyal.
  3. A Guide's duty is to be useful and to help others.
  4. A Guide is a friend to all and a sister to every other Guide.
  5. A Guide is courteous.
  6. A Guide is a friend to animals and respects all living things.
  7. A Guide obeys orders.
  8. A Guide sings and smiles under all difficulties.
  9. A Guide is thrifty.
  10. A Guide is pure in thought, word and deed.

Guide Promise

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

Be prepared

Program

The association is divided in six sections according to age: [3]

References

  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. 1 2 "About Us". Maldives Girl Guide Association. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. 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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