Maldives Girl Guide Association

Maldives Girl Guide Association
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Dhivehi	މޯލްޑިވްސް ގާލް ގައިޑް އެސޯސިއޭޝަން
Headquarters	H. Crescent Moon, Vaijeheymagu
Location	Malé
Country	Maldives
Founded	1962
Membership	7,307
President	Aishath Ali
Chief Commissioner	Niumaath Shafeeg
Chief Guide	Sajidha Mohamed
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.^[3]

The Girl Guide emblem features a dhoani (boat).

Ideals

Guide Law

Guide Law states:^[4]

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.^[4]

Guide motto

Be prepared

Program

The association is divided in six sections according to age:^[3]

• 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

References

1. Abdullah, Ibrahim Muaan (6 May 2021). "ކޮވިޑްގެ ކުރީ ސަފުގެ މަސައްކަތްތަކަށް ނިކުންނެވުމަށް ރައީސްގެ އަނބިކަނބަލުންވެސް ތައްޔާރު!". Jazeera (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
2. "33rd World Conference Document No. 11" (PDF). World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
3. "About Us". Maldives Girl Guide Association. Archived from the original on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
4. "Maldives Girl Guide Association" (PDF). World Guiding. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

See also

• The Scout Association of Maldives