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The '''Association des Guides du Tchad''' (AGT, ''Guide Association of Chad'') is the national [[Girl Guides|Guiding]] organization of Chad. The girls-only organization is an associate member of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]]. Girl Guiding in Chad is active in both urban and rural areas. The Association has a strong and growing membership, which stood at 4,510 as of [[March 2002]]. | The '''Association des Guides du Tchad''' (AGT, ''Guide Association of Chad'') is the national [[Girl Guides|Guiding]] organization of Chad. The girls-only organization is an associate member of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]]. Girl Guiding in Chad is active in both urban and rural areas. The Association has a strong and growing membership, which stood at 4,510 as of [[March 2002]]. | ||
Girl Guiding in Chad started as a result of [[colonization]]. Between [[1956]] and [[1957]], [[nun]]s from the [[Holy Cross of Jerusalem]], who had settled in the north of the country, began to lead a group of Guides in [[Guera]], and gradually, as [[evangelization]] spread to the central and southern parts of the country, the Girl Guide movement developed. Today Girl Guiding can be found in the regions where there are religious communities, such as [[Doba]], [[Moundou]] and | Girl Guiding in Chad started as a result of [[colonization]]. Between [[1956]] and [[1957]], [[nun]]s from the [[Holy Cross of Jerusalem]], who had settled in the north of the country, began to lead a group of Guides in [[Guera]], and gradually, as [[evangelization]] spread to the central and southern parts of the country, the Girl Guide movement developed. Today Girl Guiding can be found in the regions where there are religious communities, such as [[Doba]], [[Moundou]] and N'Djamena, and recently in [[Sarh]], [[Gore]] and [[Lai]]. | ||
The ''Association des Guides du Tchad'' serves girls aged from six to 17 years. Although Girl Guiding is open to all sections of the community, regardless of belief and ethnic group, the girls who join are mainly Catholic. There are very few [[Protestants]] or [[Muslims]]. | The ''Association des Guides du Tchad'' serves girls aged from six to 17 years. Although Girl Guiding is open to all sections of the community, regardless of belief and ethnic group, the girls who join are mainly Catholic. There are very few [[Protestants]] or [[Muslims]]. | ||