Uganda
The Uganda Girl Guides Association
Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting introduced: 1914
Number of Girl Guides/Girl Scouts: 112371 (01/01/2006)
Status:
Full Member
Guiding Introduced on: 01/01/1914
WAGGGS Region:
Africa
Contact us
Chief Commissioner
PO Box 696
KAMPALA
Telephone: 00 25641256872
Fax: 00 25641256872
Email: thegirlguidesuganda@gmail.com
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Promise:
Girl Guide Promise
I promise, on my honour, to do my best:
To do my duty to God and my country,
To help other people at all times, and
To obey the Guide Law.
Brownie Promise
I promise to do my best:
To do my duty to God and my country,
To help other people every day, especially those at home
Law:
Girl Guide Law
1 A Guide is reliable and speaks the truth.
2 A Guide is loyal.
3 A Guide’s duty is to be useful and to help others.
4 A Guide is a friend to all and a sister to every other Guide.
5 A Guide is polite and considerate.
6 A Guide respects God’s creation and protects plants and animals.
7 A Guide obeys orders.
8 A Guide smiles and sings under all difficulties.
9 A Guide makes good use of time, talents and possessions.
10 A Guide is pure in thought, word and deed.
Brownie Law
A Brownie is truthful, obedient and cheerful.
A Brownie gives in to the older folk.
A Brownie thinks of others before herself.
Motto:
Girl Guide Motto - Pe Prepared
Brownie Motto - Ready and Helpful
Age groups:
Cadet 17+
Ranger 15+
Guide 11-15
Brownie 7 -11
Development of the movement:
Guiding in Uganda began between 1914 and 1918 at Toro Girls’ School, but it was not until 1922 that the first Guide company was officially recognized and the Movement was firmly established.
Guiding subsequently spread throughout the country, and the Guide Association (UK) sent trainers to Uganda, who helped to organize camps and training courses. In 1956 the World Chief Guide visited Uganda and laid the foundation stone of the headquarters for the Girl Guide and Scout Associations.
During the 1970s membership declined because of the difficult political situation, but since 1981 Guiding has steadily grown and companies and packs which had ceased to function have been restarted, except in the North where there is still insecurity.
The Field Executive, Executive for the Africa Region and WAGGGS members are working hard in the region and the Association benefits greatly from this assistance
Programme:
The programme is prepared with the aim of training Ugandan girls to become worthwhile citizens, and activities are based on the development of character, relationships with others, physical fitness, health and hygiene, outdoor activities and service to others. Members include girls with special needs.
Relationship to society:
The Association has four major service projects. A school leavers’ project at national headquarters offers girls and women training in sewing, cooking, dressmaking and embroidery.
Guides visit homes and educate mothers about the importance of immunization, as well as helping to carry children to dispensaries and immunization centres.
Local vegetables are grown at the Association’s national camping and training ground at Kaazi to promote nutritional standards among the members of the Association and the surrounding community. The Association plans to extend this project to all districts.
Communication and Co-operation
Representatives of the Uganda Girl Guides Association have attended training seminars, workshops and Conferences hosted by other Member Organizations. Guiding is well known throughout Uganda. The Association informs the general public about its activities through radio, television, newspapers, talks and films, and the Association publishes a quarterly magazine called The Link.
The Association has good relations with the Church and the Government, and other NGOs. The Association is working with the International Youth Foundation and the Alliance of Youth CEOs for a holistic approach to countering the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
The Association is trying to put in place as many projects as possible to ensure the future smooth running of the Organization.
Training:
A training programme is prepared annually by the Programme and Training Committee. Training for commissioners is carried out at national level, and leaders’ and trainers’ training sessions are held at district level. Unfortunately the donors who used to help with the two full time trainers can no longer assist and so now volunteers are used and this is only part time. This is a shortage of Guide Leaders at the moment due to this situation.
