The '''Asotsiatsiya Haydov Ukrayiny''' (Асоціація Гайдов України, roughly ''Association of Ukrainian Guides'') is the national [[Girl Guides|Guiding]] organization of Ukraine. Guiding in Ukraine began in [[1911]] and, after being banned in the 1920s, it was restarted in [[1992]]. It became an associate member of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] (WAGGGS) in [[1999]]. The girls-only association has 1,000 members, as of 2003.
== History ==
Guiding in Ukraine started in [[1911]] as part of Plast. However, in the 1920s, Scouting and Guiding was banned and the groups were incorporated in the [[Pioneer Movement]].
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Guiding was reintroduced to Ukraine in [[1992]]. With support by the Norwegian [[Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon]], a national association was formed on [[November 25]], [[1995]]. It became an associate member of WAGGGS in [[1999]].
== Program ==
The association is divided in three age groups:
* Swallows (ages 7 to 11)
* Guides (ages 11 to 16)
* Rangers (ages 16 to 20)
== See also ==
* [[Scouting in Ukraine]]
== References ==
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20031019054053/http://uaguides.hypermart.net/ Former homepage at web.archive.org]
