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The '''Botswana Girl Guides Association''' is the national [[Girl Guides|Guiding]] organisation of | The '''Botswana Girl Guides Association''' is the national [[Girl Guides|Guiding]] organisation of Botswana. It serves 2,432 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1924, the girls-only organisation became a full member of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] in 1969. | ||
==Program== | == Program == | ||
The purpose of the association is "to develop the girls' potential in order to make a responsible citizen in any community."<ref>http://www.un.org/africa/osaa/ngodirectory/dest/countries/Botswana.htm</ref> | The purpose of the association is "to develop the girls' potential in order to make a responsible citizen in any community."<ref>http://www.un.org/africa/osaa/ngodirectory/dest/countries/Botswana.htm</ref> | ||
The association runs a two year course on home economics for school dropouts on a national basis mainly for girls. The participants get a certificate at the end of the second year in either sewing or catering. This project was started in 1981 and some of the graduates are working in local hotels. | The association runs a two year course on home economics for school dropouts on a national basis mainly for girls. The participants get a certificate at the end of the second year in either sewing or catering. This project was started in 1981 and some of the graduates are working in local hotels. | ||
==Sources== | == Sources == | ||
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==See also== | == See also == | ||
* [[The Botswana Scouts Association]] | * [[The Botswana Scouts Association]] | ||
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{{WAGGGS-Africa Region}} | {{WAGGGS-Africa Region}} | ||
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[[Category:WAGGGS member organizations]] | [[Category:WAGGGS member organizations]] | ||
[[Category:Scouting in Botswana]] | [[Category:Scouting in Botswana]] | ||
Revision as of 17:58, 9 December 2009
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The Botswana Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organisation of Botswana. It serves 2,432 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1924, the girls-only organisation became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1969.
Program
The purpose of the association is "to develop the girls' potential in order to make a responsible citizen in any community."[1] The association runs a two year course on home economics for school dropouts on a national basis mainly for girls. The participants get a certificate at the end of the second year in either sewing or catering. This project was started in 1981 and some of the graduates are working in local hotels.
Sources
See also
| Members of the Africa Region of WAGGGS |
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Full members: Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Central African Republic | Côte d'Ivoire | The Gambia | Ghana | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Madagascar | Mauritius | Namibia | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe |