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World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts can be found all over the world and all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts are members of this world organization called
WAGGGS, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and was formed in 1928 during the Fifth International Conference where delegates from 26 countries decided that WAGGGS should be established. Lord Robert
Braden Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts and his wife, Lady Olave Powell would represent this organization. Juliette Low (the founder of Girl Scouting in the United States) and many women like her, worked
closely with Lord Powell, to adapt the movement to local conditions and cultures around the world.
Today, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A are members of the family of 8.5 million Girl Scouts and Girl Guides the world over. There are 139
member countries of the WAGGGS. Every Girl Scout is part of an international sisterhood. When Girl Guides and Girl Scouts meet, instead of seeing each other as “different,” they feel the similarities of a common
heritage in Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting. They share the same Promise and Law, the same symbols, the same belief in active citizenship, the same goal of helping themselves and others grow into the fullest sense of
womanhood.
For more information about the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, check their Website at www.wagggs.org
Girl Scout Promise
On my honor, I will try to serve
God and my country,
To help people at all times, and
To live by the Girl Scout Law.
The Girl Scout Law
I will do my best
To be honest,
To be fair,
To help where I am needed,
To be cheerful,
To be friendly and considerate,
To be a sister to every Girl Scout,
To respect authority,
To use resources wisely,
To protect and improve the world around me, and
To show respect for myself and others through my words and actions.
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