The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica

The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica (GGAJ) is the Guiding organisation of Jamaica. It served 5,903 members (as of 2006).[1] Founded in 1915, the girls-only organisation became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963 and a full member in 1966.

The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica
Headquarters2 Waterloo Road
Kingston 10
CountryJamaica
FoundedJuly 17, 1915
Membership5,903
PresidentDoreen Clemetson
Chief CommissionerJean Kenny
AffiliationWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Website
https://web.archive.org/web/20130711100152/http://ggaj.org/

History

Girl Guiding was introduced to Jamaica by Miss Clare Messias in 1915. After Jamaica's independence in 1962, the Jamaican Girl Guides remained a branch of the United Kingdom's Guide Association until July 17, 1967, when the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica was incorporated.[2]

A scission of the association led to the formation of the Girl Scouts of Jamaica in 2008.

Program

The association works in three age-groups:[3]

  • Brownies - ages 7 to 11
  • Guides - ages 10 to 16
  • Senior section - ages 14 to 20

One focus of the program is the prevention of AIDS.[4]

Ideals
Guide promise

I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God
To serve the Queen and my country and help other people
And to keep the Guide Law.

Guide Law
  1. A Guide is loyal and can be trusted.
  2. A Guide is helpful.
  3. A Guide is polite and considerate.
  4. A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides.
  5. A Guide is kind to animals and respects all living things.
  6. A Guide is obedient.
  7. A Guide has courage and is cheerful in all difficulties.
  8. A Guide makes good use of her time.
  9. A Guide takes care of her possessions and those of other people.
  10. A Guide is self-controlled in all she thinks, says and does.
Guide Motto

Be Prepared

See also

References
  1. World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts - Member organizations - The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica Archived 2008-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. The Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Associations Act
  3. Jamaica Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Girl Guides Association Launches Cookie Month to Raise $500,000 Archived 2007-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
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