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:	Fazna Ahmed
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 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 dhoni (boat).

Ideals

Guide Law^[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^[3]

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.

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! . Jazeera . live . 12 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231112083103/https://jazeera.mv/88852/ . 12 November 2023.
2. Web site: 33rd World Conference Document No. 11 . . 2008-10-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722042841/http://www.wagggsworldconference.org/en/grab/2398/1/33rdWorldConfernce-QuotaDoc11Agenda13-ENGLISHFinal.pdf . 2011-07-22 .
3. Web site: Maldives Girl Guide Association . 2008-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080827162737/http://www.worldguiding.net/M/Maldives%20Girl%20Guides.pdf . 2008-08-27 . dead .
4. Web site: About Us . 2023-09-11 . www.girlguides.org.mv . 2023-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231112082645/https://girlguides.org.mv/index.php/about-us . live .