Maldives Girl Guide Association Explained

Type:	organization
Maldives Girl Guide Association
Headquarters:	H. Crescent Moon, Vaijeheymagu
F-Date:	1962
Members:	7,307
Chiefscouttitle:	President
Chiefscout:	Aishath Ali
Chiefscouttitle2:	Chief Commissioner
Chiefscout2:	Niumaath Shafeeg
Chiefscouttitle3:	Chief Guide
Chiefscout3:	Sajidha Mohamed
Affiliation:	World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Website:	girlguides.org.mv
Namelabel1:	Dhivehi
Name1:	މޯލްޑިވްސް ގާލް ގައިޑް އެސޯސިއޭޝަން

The Maldives Girl Guide Association (MGGA) (Dhivehi, މޯލްޑިވްސް ގާލް ގައިޑް އެސޯސިއޭޝަން)^[1] is the national Guiding organization of the Maldives. It serves 7,307 members (as of 2008).^[2] Founded in 1962, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1996 and a full member in 1999.

The Girl Guide emblem features a dhoani (boat).

Ideals

Guide Law

Guide Law states:^[3]

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.^[3]

Guide motto

Be prepared

Program

The association is divided in six sections according to age:^[4]

• 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

• The Scout Association of Maldives

Notes and References

1. News: Abdullah . Ibrahim Muaan . 6 May 2021 . ކޮވިޑްގެ ކުރީ ސަފުގެ މަސައްކަތްތަކަށް ނިކުންނެވުމަށް ރައީސްގެ އަނބިކަނބަލުންވެސް ތައްޔާރު! . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20231112083103/https://jazeera.mv/88852/ . 12 November 2023 . 12 November 2023 . Jazeera . dv.
2. Web site: 33rd World Conference Document No. 11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722042841/http://www.wagggsworldconference.org/en/grab/2398/1/33rdWorldConfernce-QuotaDoc11Agenda13-ENGLISHFinal.pdf . 2011-07-22 . 2008-10-27 . World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
3. Web site: Maldives Girl Guide Association . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080827162737/http://www.worldguiding.net/M/Maldives%20Girl%20Guides.pdf . 2008-08-27 . 2008-12-20 . World Guiding.
4. Web site: About Us . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231112082645/https://girlguides.org.mv/index.php/about-us . 2023-11-12 . 27 September 2024 . Maldives Girl Guide Association.