The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica explained
| The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica |
| Headquarters: | 2 Waterloo Road
Kingston 10 |
| Country: | Jamaica |
| F-Date: | July 17, 1915 |
| Members: | 5,903 |
| Chiefscouttitle: | President |
| Chiefscout: | Doreen Clemetson |
| Chiefscouttitle2: | Chief Commissioner |
| Chiefscout2: | Jean Kenny |
| Website: | https://web.archive.org/web/20130711100152/http://ggaj.org/ |
| Affiliation: | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts |
The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica (GGAJ) is the Guiding organisation of Jamaica. It served 5,903 members (as of 2006).[1] Founded in 1915, the girls-only organisation became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963 and a full member in 1966.
History
Girl Guiding was introduced to Jamaica by Miss Clare Messias in 1915. After Jamaica's independence in 1962, the Jamaican Girl Guides remained a branch of the United Kingdom's Guide Association until July 17, 1967, when the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica was incorporated.[2]
A scission of the association led to the formation of the Girl Scouts of Jamaica in 2008.
Program
The association works in three age-groups:[3]
- Brownies - ages 7 to 11
- Guides - ages 10 to 16
- Senior section - ages 14 to 20
One focus of the program is the prevention of AIDS.[4]
Ideals
- Guide promiseI promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God
To serve the Queen and my country and help other people
And to keep the Guide Law.
- Guide Law
- A Guide is loyal and can be trusted.
- A Guide is helpful.
- A Guide is polite and considerate.
- A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides.
- A Guide is kind to animals and respects all living things.
- A Guide is obedient.
- A Guide has courage and is cheerful in all difficulties.
- A Guide makes good use of her time.
- A Guide takes care of her possessions and those of other people.
- A Guide is self-controlled in all she thinks, says and does.
- Guide MottoBe Prepared
See also
Notes and References
- http://western.wagggsworld.org/en/organisations/70 World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts - Member organizations - The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica
- http://www.caricomlaw.org/docs/The%20Boy%20Scouts%20and%20Girl%20Guides%20Associations%20Act.pdf The Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Associations Act
- http://worldguiding.net/J/Jamaica%20Girl%20Guides.pdf Jamaica
- http://www.jis.gov.jm/ggpages/html/20061003T110000-0500_10196_JIS_GIRL_GUIDES_ASSOCIATION_LAUNCHES_COOKIE_MONTH_TO_RAISE__500_000.asp Girl Guides Association Launches Cookie Month to Raise $500,000
