The Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association

Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association
Sections	Butterflies, Little Friends, Guides, Rangers, Youth, Abled Guides
Location	Colombo
District	Colombo
Country	Sri Lanka
Continent	Asia
Date Founded	1917
Website	girlguideslk.org
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The Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association (SLGGA) (Sinhala:ශ්‍රී ලංකා බාළදක්ෂිකා සංගමය Lanka Baladhakshika Samajaya; Tamil: இலங்கைப் மகளீர் சாரணர்க் கழகம்) is the national Guiding organization of Sri Lanka. It serves 54,824 members (as of 2016). Founded in 1917, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1951.

Membership badge of the Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association

History

Girl Guiding was first introduced to Sri Lanka by Ms. G.S.Green, for young girls of Girls' High School, Kandy. The Guiding company was then named as "Rosa Kekulu" meaning "Rose Buds". In 1918, Sri Lankan Girl Guide Association joined hands with the London Association. The first Annual General Meeting was held in 1919. In 1921 Ranger companies were opened in Kandy and Colombo. The first Guide company in Colombo was opened at Methodist College, Colombo . Lord and Lady Baden-Powell came to Sri Lanka to visit it.

Program and ideals

In the 1960s the image of Girl Guiding in Sri Lanka was changed to give it a local character. New Sri Lanka badges for all ranks in the three branches were introduced.

Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association is divided into seven sections:

• Butterflies (ages 5 years - 8 years)
• Little Friends (ages 7 years - 12 years)
• Guides (ages 12 years - 17 years)
• Rangers (ages 15 years - 21 years)
• Youth (ages 18 years - 30 years)
• The Differently Abled Guides

Sri Lanka Girl Guide Flag

To give a local face to the Association, in the 1960s, three new Badges for the three ranks of the three branches were introduced. With the Sri Lankan Girl Guide Association's logo (an elephant in the centre of the "Thripatha") in the center with dark blue background, the flag was designed. It is designed that when hoisted, the elephant is facing the flag pole. It was introduced in 1968.

Girl Guide motto

The motto of Girl Guides is "Be Prepared".

Girl Guide promise

I promise on my honour to do my best:
to do my duty, to my Religion and Country, to help other people at all times, and to live by the Guide Law.

Girl Guide laws

1. A Guide is honest, reliable and can be trusted.
2. A Guide is loyal.
3. A Guide is considerate and helpful at all times.
4. A Guide is a sister to every other Guide.
5. A Guide is friendly and courteous.
6. A Guide is compassionate to all living things.
7. A Guide respects authority.
8. A Guide is courageous and faces all situations with understanding.
9. A Guide uses resources wisely.
10. A Guide respects herself and seeks to understand all human beings.

Overseas branches

An overseas branch of the Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association operates at the Sri Lankan School in Muscat, Oman.

See also

• Sri Lanka Scout Association

External links

• Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association Official website
• Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association Official Fan Page