Vanuatu Girl Guides Association
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The Vanuatu Girl Guides Association (VGGA) is the national Guiding
organization of Vanuatu
. It serves 178 members (as of 2003). Girl Guiding was founded in what was then the New Hebrides
in 1955, and the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
in 1990. Its WAGGGS membership was cancelled in 2008.
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 Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
. It serves 178 members (as of 2003). Girl Guiding was founded in what was then the New Hebrides
New Hebrides
New Hebrides was the colonial name for an island group in the South Pacific that now forms the nation of Vanuatu. The New Hebrides were colonized by both the British and French in the 18th century shortly after Captain James Cook visited the islands...
in 1955, and the girls-only organization became an associate 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 1990. Its WAGGGS membership was cancelled in 2008.