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World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
Association Mondiale des Guides et Eclaireuses (AMGE)
(198 member associations in 142 countries plus 5 territories, 10 million members, founded 1928)
WAGGGS (AMGE in French) is the Girl Guide/Girl Scout counterpart to WOSM (Baden-Powell founded both world Boy Scouting and world Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting). Based in London, England, WAGGGS represents both girl-only programs that are not a part of WOSM, and they also represent the female membership in the 63 national Scout associations and umbrella federations that choose to belong to both WOSM and WAGGGS. That means that males and females in the same coed programs could be represented by separate international organizations. In addition, WAGGGS counts about 11 000 boys and young men among its roughly 10 million members, despite its stated goal of being an organization focused on meeting "the needs of girls and young women".
WAGGGS' five largest associations represent 76% of their total world membership (US, Philippines, India, UK, Canada)!
WOSM and WAGGGS are not affiliated in any way, but they cooperate on matters of mutual interest. Despite friction resulting from the trend toward coed Scouting, WOSM and WAGGGS have held meetings to discuss the possibility of a merger.
Member Associations listed alphbetically by country:
Antigua and Barbuda —Girl Guides Association of Antigua and Barbuda, 1931Argentina —Asociación Guías Argentinas, 1915Armenia —National Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts of Armenia/ASTGIK, 1996Australia —Girl Guides Australia, 1911Austria —Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs/PPO (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1914The Bahamas —The Bahamas Girl Guides Association, 1915Bahrain —The Girl Guides Association of Bahrain, 1970Bangladesh —Bangladesh Girl Guides Association, 1928Barbados —The Girl Guide Association of Barbados, Inc., 1918Belarus —The Association of Belarussian Guides/ABG, 1926 / 1991Belgium —De Gidsen- en Scoutsbeweging in België (Flemish)/Le Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique (French)/GSB (WOSM+WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1915Belgium —Federatie voor Open Scoutisme/FOS Open Scouting (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Belgium —Scouts et Guides Pluralistes de Belgique/SGP (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Belgium —Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen/SGV-BE (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Belgium —Guides Catholiques de Belgique/GCB (WAGGGS sub-association)Belize —The Girl Guides Association of Belize, 1937Benin —Scoutisme Béninois (Guides du Bénin), 1954Bolivia —Asociación de Guías Scouts de Bolivia, 1915Botswana —Botswana Girl Guides Association, 1924Brazil —Federação de Bandeirantes do Brasil [Federation of Girl Guides of Brazil], 1919Brunei —Persatuan Pandu Puteri Brunei Darussalam [Girl Guides Association of Brunei Darussalam], 1951Burkina Faso —L'Association des Guides du Burkina Faso, 1955Burundi —Association des Guides du Burundi, 1954Cambodia —Girl Guides Association of Cambodia, 1996Cameroon —Association des Guides du Cameroun, 1943Canada —Girl Guides of Canada/Guides du Canada, 1910Central African Republic —Association Nationale des Guides de Centrafrique, 1952Chad —Association des Guides du Tchad, 1957Chile —Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Chile (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1913China / Hong Kong —The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association, 1916Colombia —Asociación de Guías Scouts de Colombia, 1936Congo (Democratic Republic; formerly Zaire) —Les Guides de la République Démocratique du Congo, 1928 / 2008Congo (Republic, Congo-Brazzaville) —Association des Scouts et Guides du Congo, 1927Costa Rica —Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1922Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) —Fédération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme Féminin (umbrella federation), 1937Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) —Guides Catholiques de Côte d'Ivoire (sub-association)Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) —Les Eclaireuses Laïques de Côte d'Ivoire (sub-association)Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) —Eclaireuses Unionistes de Côte d'Ivoire (sub-association)Cyprus —Girl Guides Association of Cyprus/GGCA, 1912Czech Republic —Junák-Svaz Skautu a Skautek [Association of Scouts and Guides] (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1915Denmark —Pigespejdernes Fællesråd Danmark (WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1910Denmark —Det Danske Spejderkorps/DDS (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Denmark —Danske Baptisters Spejderkorps/DBS (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Denmark —Kalaallit Nunaanni Spejderit Kattufiat/Grønlands Spejderkorps/KNSKGS (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association/Greenland)Denmark —De Grönne Pigespejdere/GGG (WAGGGS sub-association)Dominica —The Girl Guides Association of Dominica, 1930Dominican Republic —Asociación de Guías Scouts Dominicanas, Inc., 1961Ecuador —Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Ecuador, 1919Egypt —Gamiet Morshidat Gomhoriet Misr El Arabiah [Egyptian Girl Guides Association], 1913El Salvador —Asociación de Muchachas Guías Scouts de El Salvador, 1945Estonia —Eesti Gaidide Liit [Estonian Girl Guide Association]/EGL, 1919Fiji —Fiji Girl Guides Association, 1924Finland —Suomen Partiolaiset—Finlands Scouter ry/SP-FS (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1910France —Fédération du Scoutisme Français/FSF (WOSM+WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1921France —Les Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France/EEDF (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)France —Les Scouts et Guides de France/SGdF (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)France —Les Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs Israélites de France/EEIF (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)France —Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs Unionistes de France/EEUF (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)France —Scouts Musulmans de France/SMF (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)The Gambia —The Gambia Girl Guides Association, 1923Georgia —Sakartvelos Gogona Skautebis Asociacia/DIA, 1992Germany —Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände/RDP (WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1950Germany —Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder/BdP (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Germany —Pfadfinderinnenschaft Sankt Georg/PSG (WAGGGS sub-association)Germany —Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder/VCP (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Ghana —The Ghana Girl Guides Association, 1921Greece —Soma Hellinikou Odigismou/SHO, 1932Grenada —The Girl Guides Association of Grenada, 1925Guatemala —Asociación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Guatemala, 1934Guinea —Association Nationale des Guides de Guinée, 1990Guyana —Guyana Girl Guides Association, 1922Haiti —Association Nationale des Guides d'Haiti, 1942Honduras —Asociación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Honduras, 1953Hungary —Magyar Cserkészleány Szövetség/MCSLSZ, 1919Iceland —Bandalag Islenskra Skáta/BIS (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1922India —The Bharat Scouts and Guides (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1911Ireland —Comhairle Bantreoraithe na hEireann [The Council of Irish Guiding Associations]/CIGA (umbrella federation), 1911Ireland —The Irish Girl Guides/IGG (sub-association)Ireland —Catholic Guides of Ireland/CGI (sub-association)Israel —Hitachdut Hatsofim Ve Hatsofot Be Israel (WOSM+WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1919Israel —The Arab School Scout Association (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Israel —The Druze Scouts Association (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Israel —The Hebrew Scout Association (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Israel —The Israel Catholic Scouts Association (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Israel —The Israeli Arab Scouts Association (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Israel —The Orthodox Scout Association (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Italy —Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo/FIS (WOSM+WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1912Italy —Associazione Guide e Scout Cattolici Italiani/AGESCI (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Italy —Corpo Nazionale Giovani Esploratori ed Esploratrici Italiani/CNGEI (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Jamaica —The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica, 1915Japan —Girl Scouts of Japan, 1919Jordan —Jordanian Association for Boy Scouts and Girl Guides (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1938Kenya —Kenya Girl Guides Association, 1920Kiribati —The Girl Guides Association of Kiribati, 1926Korea, South —Girl Scouts of Korea, 1946Kuwait —Kuwait Girl Guides Association, 1957Latvia —Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrala Organizacija/LSGCO (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1921Lebanon —Fédération Libanaise des Eclaireuses et des Guides (umbrella federation), 1937Lebanon —Association des Guides du Liban (sub-association)Lebanon —Association des Eclaireuses du Liban (sub-association)Lebanon —Association des Guides Musulmanes du Liban (sub-association)Lebanon —Eclaireuses du Scoutisme Nationale Orthodoxe (sub-association)Lebanon —Association des Eclaireuses Eljarrah (sub-association)Lesotho —Lesotho Girl Guides Association, 1925Liberia —Liberian Girl Guides Association, 1920Libya —Public Scout and Girl Guide Movement (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1958Liechtenstein —Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins/PPL (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1932Lithuania —Lietuvos Skaucia Seserija/LSS, 1926Luxembourg —Bureau de Liaison des Associations Guides du Luxembourg/BLAGL (WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1915Luxembourg —Letzebürger Guiden a Scouten/LGS (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Luxembourg —Association des Girl Guides Luxembourgeoises/AGGL (WAGGGS sub-association)Madagascar —Skotisma Zazavavy eto Madagasikara/Fédération du Scoutisme Féminin de Madagascar (WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1941Madagascar —Kiadin'i Madagasikara (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Madagascar —Fanilon'I Madagasikara/Guides de Madagascar (WAGGGS sub-association)Madagascar —Mpanazava eto Madagasikara/Eclaireuses Unionistes de Madagascar (WAGGGS sub-association)Malawi —The Malawi Girl Guides Association, 1931Malaysia —Persatuan Pandu Puteri, Malaysia, 1916Maldives —Maldives Girl Guide Association, 1962Malta —The Malta Girl Guides Association/MGGA, 1918Mauritania —Association des Scouts et Guides de Mauritanie (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1986Mauritius —The Mauritius Girl Guides Association, 1925Mexico —Guías de México, AC, 1930Monaco —Association des Guides et Scouts de Monaco/AGSM (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1929Mongolia —Girl Scout Association of Mongolia, 2007Namibia —The Girl Guides Association of Namibia, 1923Nepal —Nepal Scouts (WOSM+WAGGGS, 1952Netherlands —Scouting Nederland/SN (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1911Netherlands / Aruba —Het Arubaanse Padvindsters Gilde, 1941Netherlands / Netherlands Antilles —Padvindstersvereniging van de Nederlandse Antillen, 1930New Zealand —GirlGuiding New Zealand, 1908New Zealand/Cook Islands —The Girl Guides Association Cook Islands, 1928Nicaragua —Federación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Nicaragua, 1940Nigeria —The Nigerian Girl Guides Association, 1919Norway —Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon/SF (WOSM+WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1912Norway —Norges Speiderforbund/NSF (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Norway —Norges KFUK-KFUM-speidere (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Oman —The National Organisation for Scouts and Guides (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1972Pakistan —Pakistan Girl Guides Association, 1911Palestine —Girl Guides of Palestine (working toward WAGGGS membership)Panama —Asociación de Muchachas Guías de Panamá, 1950Papua New Guinea —Girl Guides Association of Papua New Guinea, 1927Paraguay —Asociación Guías Scouts del Paraguay, 1923Peru —Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Perú, 1916Philippines —Girl Scouts of the Philippines/GSP, 1918Poland —Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego/ZHP (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1910Portugal —Associação Guias de Portugal/AGP, 1919Qatar —The Scout and Guide Association of Qatar (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1995Romania —Asociatia Ghidelor si Ghizilor Din Romania/AGGR, 1928Russia —Rossiskaya Assotsiatsia Devochek-Skautov/RADS, 1991Rwanda —Association des Guides du Rwanda, 1962Saint Kitts and Nevis —The Girl Guides Association of Saint Christopher and Nevis, 1931Saint Lucia —Girl Guides Association of Saint Lucia, 1925Saint Vincent and the Grenadines —Girl Guides Association of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1914San Marino —Associazione Guide e Esploratori Cattolici Sanmarinesi/AGECS (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1973Senegal —La Section des Guides de l'Association des Scouts et Guides du Sénégal, 1953Sierra Leone —The Sierra Leone Girl Guides Association, 1924Singapore —Girl Guides Singapore, 1917Slovakia —Slovenský Skauting/SLSK (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1919Slovenia —The Slovene Catholic Girl Guides and Boy Scouts Association/ZSKSS, 1922Solomon Islands —Solomon Islands Girl Guides Association, 1949South Africa —The Girl Guides Association of South Africa, 1910Spain —Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España/Comité d'Enllaç del Guiatge a Espanya/CEGE (WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1929Spain —Federació Catalana d'Escoltisme i Guiatge/FCEG (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Spain —Minyons Escoltes i Guies Sant Jordi de Catalunya/MEiGSJC (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association of FCEG)Spain —Escoltes Catalans/EC (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association of FCEG)Spain —Federación Española de Guidismo/FEG (WAGGGS umbrella sub-federation, includes six regional sub-associations)Sri Lanka —The Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association, 1917Sudan —The Sudan Girl Guides Association, 1928Suriname —Surinaamse Padvindsters Raad (umbrella federation), 1947Suriname —Surinaamse Padvindsters Gilde (sub-association)Suriname —Gidsen Suriname (sub-association)Swaziland —The Swaziland Girl Guides Association, 1924Sweden —Svenska Scoutrådet/SSR (WOSM+WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1910Sweden —Svenska Scoutförbundet/SSF (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-associationn)Sweden —Frälsningsarméns Scoutförbund/FA (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Sweden —Svenska Missionsförbundets Ungdoms Scoutverksamhet/SMU-Scout (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Sweden —Nykterhetsrörelsens Scoutförbund/NSF (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Sweden —KFUK-KFUMs Scoutförbund (WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association)Switzerland —Pfadibewegung Schweiz [German]/Mouvement Scout de Suisse [French]/Movimento Scaut Svizzero [Italian] (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1913Syria —Scouts Syriens (Guides Branch)Taiwan (Republic of China) —Girl Scouts of Taiwan, 1919Tanzania —The Tanzania Girl Guides Association, 1928Thailand —The Girl Guides Association of Thailand, 1957Togo —Association des Guides du Togo, 1942Tonga —The Girl Guides Association of the Kingdom of Tonga, 1952Trinidad and Tobago —The Girl Guides Association of Trinidad and Tobago, 1914Tunisia —Scouts Tunisiens (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1934Turkey —Türkiye Izcilik Federasyonu/TIF (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1923Uganda —The Uganda Girl Guides Association, 1914Ukraine —Association of Ukrainian Guides/AGU, 1993United Arab Emirates —Girl Guides Association of the United Arab Emirates, 1973United Kingdom —Girlguiding UK, 1909United States —Girl Scouts of the USA, 1912Uruguay —Asociación Guías Scout del Uruguay, 1924Venezuela —Asociación de Guías Scouts de Venezuela, 1958Yemen —Yemen Republic Girl Guides Association, 1962Zambia —Girl Guides Association of Zambia, 1924Zimbabwe —Girl Guides Association of Zimbabwe, 1912
