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A Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. Robert Baden-Powell chose to name his organization for girls "the Girl Guides". In the United States and several East Asian countries the term "Girl Scout" is used instead.
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts recognizes at most one Guiding organization per country. Some countries have several organizations combined as a federation, with different component groups divided on the basis of religions (France, Denmark), ethnic identification (Israel) or language (Belgium).
Princess Mary and Girl Guides, 1922. Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell was a British soldier during the Second Anglo-Boer War in South Africa (1899–1902). He was the commander during the Siege of Mafeking, and noted during the siege how young boys made themselves useful by carrying messages for the soldiers.
Guiding began in the UK in 1910, when Robert Baden-Powell, founder of The Scout Association, established a separate organisation for girls. [20] The Guide Association was a founding member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) in 1928. [21] Girlguiding is supported by around 100,000 volunteers. [22]
Girl Guides often use the terms unit instead of patrol and company instead of troop. The initial organization unit in the Scout Movement was a patrol of about 6 to 8 Scouts. Where there were a number of patrols, they could form a Scout troop. [2] Scout troops are composed of boys and/or girls usually aged 10 to 18 years.
The Girl Scout Membership Star is worn with green membership disks, [5] and they wear the Brownie Membership Pin. Girl Scout Brownies (right, brown vests) and Juniors (left, teal vests) at a charity event. Brownies use the Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting for Brownies [6] and the National Leadership Journeys [7] to work on badges and activities ...
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In each theme, for Rainbows, 1 skills builder, 3 hours of unit meeting activities and 1 interest badge has to be completed to gain the theme award. When 2 theme awards are completed, the Rainbow get her Bronze award, 4 themes earn the Silver award and all 6 themes plus 3 extra bits gains the Gold award.