The Sierra Leone Girl Guides Association
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The Sierra Leone Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding
organization of Sierra Leone
. It serves 2,026 members (as of 2006). Founded in 1924, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
in 1963. The current head quarters of the organization is at Tower Hill, Freetown, Western Area.
The membership badge of the Sierra Leone Girl Guides Association incorporates a lion
and a palm tree in front of mountains, suggesting Lion Mountain, the translation of the country's name.
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 Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
. It serves 2,026 members (as of 2006). Founded in 1924, 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...
in 1963. The current head quarters of the organization is at Tower Hill, Freetown, Western Area.
The membership badge of the Sierra Leone Girl Guides Association incorporates a lion
Lion
The lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
and a palm tree in front of mountains, suggesting Lion Mountain, the translation of the country's name.
Publications
- The Sierra Leone Girl Guides Association (ed.): 60 years of guiding: Girl Guides, 1924-1984. "Service through guiding". Sierra Leone, 1984
See also
- Sierra Leone Scouts AssociationSierra Leone Scouts AssociationThe Sierra Leone Scouts Association, the national Scouting organization of Sierra Leone, was founded in 1909, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1964. The coeducational Sierra Leone Scouts Association has 11,749 members as of 2011.In 1971, Emile F...