Country The Bahamas Membership 2,303 | Founded 1915 | |
Affiliation World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | ||
The Bahamas Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of the Bahamas. It serves 2,303 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1915, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1975.
Contents
Program and ideals
The association is divided in four sections according to age:
Guide Promise
I promise that I will do my best,
To do my duty to God,
To serve the Queen and my country,
To 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 is cheerful and has courage in all difficulties
- A Guide makes good use of her time
- A Guide takes care of her own possessions and those of other people
- A Guide is self-controlled in all she thinks, says and does
References
The Bahamas Girl Guides Association Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA