The Girl Guides Association of Dominica

Country| Dominica
Founded| 1929
Membership| 376
Affiliation| World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
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The Girl Guides Association of Dominica (GGAD) is the national Guiding organization of Dominica. It serves 376 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1929, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1987 and a full member in 2008. At present there are eight districts in Dominica comprising 27 units.[1]

GGAD was established in 1929 and is the largest organization of girls and young women in Dominica with more than 400 members. The Association is run by a council headed by a president. The Chief Guide is the wife of the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica and her role is ceremonial. The Association is run by a council headed by a president.

## Program

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The association is divided in four sections according to age:[1]

* Brownies \- ages 6 ½ to 10 ½
* Guides - ages 10 ½ to 15
* Rangers \- ages 14 to 21
* Young Leaders - ages 18 and older

## See also

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* The Scout Association of Dominica

## Sources

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1. ^ a b "Dominica Twinning Challenge". Archived from the original on 2007-09-03.

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Members of the Western Hemisphere Region of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

Full members|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States of America
* Venezuela

Associate members|

* Nicaragua
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Suriname

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