World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)

Association Mondiale des Guides et Eclaireuses (AMGE)

(197 member associations in 142 countries plus 4 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, 1931
Argentina—Asociación Guías Argentinas, 1915
Armenia—National Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts of Armenia/ASTGIK, 1996
Australia—Guides Australia Incorporated, 1911
Austria—Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs/PPO (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1914
The Bahamas—The Bahamas Girl Guides Association, 1915
Bahrain—The Girl Guides Association of Bahrain, 1970
Bangladesh—Bangladesh Girl Guides Association, 1928
Barbados—The Girl Guide Association of Barbados, Inc., 1918
Belarus—The Association of Belarussian Guides/ABG, 1926
Belgium—Gidsen- en Scoutsbeweging in België (Flemish)/Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique (French)/GSB (WOSM+WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1915
Belgium—Federatie voor Open Scoutisme/FOS (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—Fédération des Guides Catholiques de Belgique/GCB (WAGGGS sub-association)
Belize—The Girl Guides Association of Belize, 1937
Benin—Scoutisme Béninois (Guides du Bénin), 1954
Bolivia—Asociación de Guías Scouts de Bolivia, 1915
Botswana—Botswana Girl Guides Association, 1924
Brazil—Federação de Bandeirantes do Brasil [Federation of Girl Guides of Brazil], 1919
Brunei—Persatuan Pandu Puteri Brunei Darussalam [Girl Guides Association of Brunei Darussalam], 1951
Burkina Faso—L'Association des Guides du Burkina Faso, 1955
Burundi—Association des Guides du Burundi, 1954
Cambodia—Girl Guides Association of Cambodia
Cameroon—Association des Guides du Cameroun, 1943
Canada—Girl Guides of Canada/Guides du Canada, 1910
Central African Republic—Association Nationale des Guides de Centrafrique, 1952
Chad—Association des Guides du Tchad, 1957
Chile—Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Chile (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1913
China / Hong Kong—The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association, 1916
Colombia—Asociación de Guías Scouts de Colombia, 1936
Congo (Democratic Republic; formerly Zaire)—Les Guides de la République Démocratique du Congo, 2008
Congo (Republic, Congo-Brazzaville)—Association des Scouts et Guides du Congo, 1927
Costa Rica—Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1922
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)—Fédération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme Féminin (umbrella federation), 1937
Côte 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, 1912
Czech Republic—Junák-Svaz Skautu a Skautek [Association of Scouts and Guides] (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1915
Denmark—Pigespejdernes Fællesråd Danmark (WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1910
Denmark—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, 1930
Dominican Republic—Asociación de Guías Scouts Dominicanas, Inc., 1961
Ecuador—Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Ecuador, 1919
Egypt—Gamiet Morshidat Gomhoriet Misr El Arabiah [Egyptian Girl Guides Association], 1913
El Salvador—Asociación de Muchachas Guías Scouts de El Salvador, 1945
Estonia—Eesti Gaidide Liit [Estonian Girl Guide Association]/EGL, 1919
Fiji—Fiji Girl Guides Association, 1924
Finland—Suomen Partiolaiset—Finlands Scouter ry/SP-FS (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1910
France—Fédération du Scoutisme Français/FSF (WOSM+WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1921
France—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, 1923
Georgia—Sakartvelos Gogona Skautebis Asociacia/DIA, 1992
Germany—Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände/RDP (WAGGGS umbrella federation)
Germany—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, 1921
Greece—Soma Hellinikou Odigismou/SHO, 1932
Grenada—The Girl Guides Association of Grenada, 1925
Guatemala—Asociación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Guatemala, 1934
Guinea—Association Nationale des Guides de Guinée, 1996
Guyana—Guyana Girl Guides Association, 1922
Haiti—Association Nationale des Guides d'Haiti, 1942
Honduras—Asociación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Honduras, 1953
Hungary—Magyar Cserkészleány Szövetség/MCSLSZ, 1919
Iceland—Bandalag Islenskra Skáta/BIS (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1922
India—The Bharat Scouts and Guides (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1911
Ireland—Comhairle Bantreoraithe na hEireann [The Council of Irish Guiding Associations]/CIGA (umbrella federation), 1911
Ireland—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), 1919
Israel—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), 1912
Italy—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, 1915
Japan—Girl Scouts of Japan, 1919
Jordan—Jordanian Association for Boy Scouts and Girl Guides (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1938
Kenya—Kenya Girl Guides Association, 1920
Kiribati—The Girl Guides Association of Kiribati, 1926
Korea, South—Girl Scouts of Korea, 1946
Kuwait—Kuwait Girl Guides Association, 1957
Latvia—Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrala Organizacija/LSGCO (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1921
Lebanon—Fédération Libanaise des Eclaireuses et des Guides (umbrella federation), 1937
Lebanon—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, 1925
Liberia—Liberian Girl Guides Association, 1920
Libya—Public Scout and Girl Guide Movement (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1958
Liechtenstein—Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins/PPL (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1932
Lithuania—Lietuvos Skaucia Seserija/LSS
Luxembourg—Bureau de Liaison des Associations Guides du Luxembourg/BLAGL (WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1915
Luxembourg—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), 1941
Madagascar—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, 1931
Malaysia—Persatuan Pandu Puteri, Malaysia, 1916
Maldives—Maldives Girl Guide Association, 1962
Malta—The Malta Girl Guides Association/MGGA, 1918
Mauritania—Association des Scouts et Guides de Mauritanie (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1986
Mauritius—The Mauritius Girl Guides Association, 1926
Mexico—Guías de México, AC, 1930
Monaco—Association des Guides et Scouts de Monaco/AGSM (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1929
Mongolia—Girl Scout Association of Mongolia, 2007
Namibia—The Girl Guides Association of Namibia, 1923
Nepal—Nepal Scouts (WOSM+WAGGGS, 1952
Netherlands—Scouting Nederland/SN (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1911
Netherlands / Aruba—Het Arubaanse Padvindsters Gilde, 1941
Netherlands / Netherlands Antilles—Padvindstersvereniging van de Nederlandse Antillen, 1930
New Zealand—GirlGuiding [sic] New Zealand, 1908
New Zealand/Cook Islands—The Cook Islands Girl Guides Association, 1928
Nicaragua—Federación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Nicaragua, 1940
Nigeria—The Nigerian Girl Guides Association, 1919
Norway—Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon/SF (WOSM+WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1912
Norway—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), 1972
Pakistan—Pakistan Girl Guides Association, 1911
Panama—Asociación de Muchachas Guías de Panamá, 1950
Papua New Guinea—Girl Guides Association of Papua New Guinea, 1927
Paraguay—Asociación Guías Scouts del Paraguay, 1923
Peru—Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Perú, 1916
Philippines—Girl Scouts of the Philippines/GSP, 1919
Poland—Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego/ZHP (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1910
Portugal—Associação Guias de Portugal/AGP, 1919
Qatar—The Scout and Guide Association of Qatar (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1995
Romania—Asociatia Ghidelor si Ghizilor Din Romania/AGGR, 1928
Russia—Rossiskaya Assotsiatsia Devochek-Skautov/RADS, 1991
Rwanda—Association des Guides du Rwanda, 1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis—The Girl Guides Association of Saint Christopher and Nevis, 1931
Saint Lucia—Girl Guides Association of Saint Lucia, 1925
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines—Girl Guides Association of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1914
San Marino—Associazione Guide e Esploratori Cattolici Sanmarinesi/AGECS (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1973
Senegal—La Section des Guides de l'Association des Scouts et Guides du Sénégal, 1958
Sierra Leone—The Sierra Leone Girl Guides Association, 1924
Singapore—Girl Guides Singapore, 1917
Slovakia—Slovenský Skauting/SLSK (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1919
Slovenia—The Slovene Catholic Girl Guides and Boy Scouts Association/ZSKSS, 1922
Solomon Islands—Solomon Islands Girl Guides Association, 1949
South Africa—The Girl Guides Association of South Africa, 1910
Spain—Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España/Comité d'Enllaç del Guiatge a Espanya/CEGE (WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1929
Spain—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 associations:
—Asociación Guías de Madrid/AGM (sub-association of FEG)
—Asociación Guías de Aragón/AGA (sub-association of FEG)
—Euskal Eskaut Gia Elkartea/EEGE (sub-association of FEG)
—Associació Guiatge Valencià/AGV (sub-association of FEG)
—Asociación Coeducativa do Escultismo e Guidismo Galego/ACEGA (sub-association of FEG)
—Escoltes de Mallorca/EM (sub-association of FEG)
Sri Lanka—The Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association, 1917
Sudan—The Sudan Girl Guides Association, 1928
Suriname—Surinaamse Padvindsters Raad (umbrella federation), 1947
Suriname—Surinaamse Padvindsters Gilde (sub-association)
Suriname—Gidsen Suriname (sub-association)
Swaziland—The Swaziland Girl Guides Association, 1924
Sweden—Svenska Scoutrådet/SSR (WOSM+WAGGGS umbrella federation), 1910
Sweden—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), 1913
Syria—Scouts Syriens (Guides Branch)
Taiwan (Republic of China)—Girl Scouts of Taiwan, 1919
Tanzania—The Tanzania Girl Guides Association, 1928
Thailand—The Girl Guides Association of Thailand, 1957
Togo—Association des Guides du Togo, 1942
Tonga—The Girl Guides Association of the Kingdom of Tonga, 1952
Trinidad and Tobago—The Girl Guides Association of Trinidad and Tobago, 1914
Tunisia—Scouts Tunisiens (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1934
Turkey—Türkiye Izcilik Federasyonu/TIF (WOSM+WAGGGS), 1923
Uganda—The Uganda Girl Guides Association, 1914
Ukraine—Association of Ukrainian Guides/AGU, 1993
United Arab Emirates—Girl Guides Association of the United Arab Emirates, 1973
United Kingdom—Girlguiding UK, 1909
United States—Girl Scouts of the USA, 1912
Uruguay—Asociación Guías Scout del Uruguay, 1924
Venezuela—Asociación de Guías Scouts de Venezuela, 1958
Yemen—Yemen Republic Girl Guides Association, 1962
Zambia—Girl Guides Association of Zambia, 1924
Zimbabwe—Girl Guides Association of Zimbabwe, 1912