The Kuwait Girl Guides Association (KGGA) is the national Guiding

Girl Guides

A Guide, 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. It is the female-centred equivalent of the Scouts. The term Girl Scout is used in the United States and several East Asian...

 organization of Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

. The association has 9,715 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1957, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England. It is the counterpart of the World Organization of the Scout...

 (WAGGGS) in 1966.

Program and ideals

Girls are organised into groups by age, as in other Guiding and Scouting organisations. Brownies

Brownies (Girl Guides)

A Brownie is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations for girls from their seventh birthday to their tenth birthday. Exact age limits are slightly different in each organisation.-History:...

 are between age 7 and 11. Girl Guides are between age 12 and 16. Senior Girl Guides are between age 17 and 23.

The Girl Guide emblem incorporates elements of the coat of arms of Kuwait

Coat of arms of Kuwait

The emblem of Kuwait was adopted in 1962 and it consists of the shield of the flag design in color superimposed on a golden falcon with wings displayed...

.

Promise and Law

The Brownie promise is:

I promise to do my best in carrying out my duty towards God and my country, and in helping people under all circumstances, especially those at home.

The Brownie law is:

The Brownie must obey those who are older, must be resolute, must not yield to her whims, must take the Brownie Promise.

The Girl Guide promise is:

I promise upon my honour to do my best,

in doing my duty towards God and my country;

in helping people under all circumstances;

in following the Law of the Girl Guides.

The Girl Guide law is:

1. The honour of the Girl Guides is faith and confidence.
2. The Girl Guide is sincere towards her country, her parents, her seniors and her juniors.
3. The Girl Guide should be useful to herself and to others.
4. The Girl Guide is the friend to all and sister to every other Girl Guide.
5. The Girl Guide is of good character.
6. The Girl Guide is kind to animals.
7. The Girl Guide sincerely obeys her parents, the head of her division and the leaders of her group.
8. The Girl Guide smiles in the face of trouble and faces it with patience and steadfastness.
9. The Girl Guide is thrifty.
10. The Girl Guide is pure-hearted, decent in word and generous in deed.