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{{infobox WorldScouting | type = organization | image = | image-size = 140px | caption = Botswana Girl Guides Association | name = Botswana Girl Guides Association | headquarters = | location = | country = Botswana | f-date = 1924 | founder = | award-for = | members = | chiefscouttitle = | chiefscout = | owner = }} | {{infobox WorldScouting | type = organization | image = | image-size = 140px | caption = Botswana Girl Guides Association | name = Botswana Girl Guides Association | headquarters = | location = | country = Botswana | f-date = 1924 | founder = | award-for = | members = | chiefscouttitle = | chiefscout = | owner = }} | ||
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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[[Category:WAGGGS member organizations]] | [[Category:WAGGGS member organizations]] | ||
[[Category:Scouting in Botswana]] | [[Category:Scouting in Botswana]] | ||
