Type: | organization |
Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Perú | |
Headquarters: | Zaragoza 131 La Castellana - Surco |
Location: | Lima |
Country: | Peru |
F-Date: | 1945 |
Members: | 6,100 |
Chiefscouttitle: | President |
Chiefscout: | Ana María Mideros de Burga |
Affiliation: | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts |
Gender: | female |
Pattern Head: | barehead |
Skintone: | M |
Pattern Body: | blouse short sleeves |
Color Body: | FFFFFF |
Pattern Legs: | trousers |
Color Legs: | 000000 |
The Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Perú (roughly National Association of Guide Scouts of Peru) is the national Guiding organization of Peru. It served 6,100 members as of 2010.[1] In 1916, the "Society of Girl Guides" was founded by the first Chief Guide, Elsa Hansen Daranyi.[2] The coeducational organization founded in 1945 became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1960 and a full member in 1963.
The association is divided in five sections according to age:
The Girl Guide emblem incorporates elements of the coat of arms of Peru.
Prometo por mi honor, hacer todo lo posible;
para cumplir mis deberes para con Dios y mi patria;
ayudar a mis semejantes en todo momento y obedecer la Ley Guía.