Promise:
Je promets sur mon honneur et avec la grâce de Dieu de faire tout mon possible pour:
servir Dieu et ma patrie,
aider les autres en tout temps,
obéir à la Loi des Guides.
I promise on my honour and with the grace of God to do everything possible to:
serve God and my country,
help others at all times,
obey the Guide Law
Law:
1 La Guide est sincère.
2 Elle est loyale.
3 Elle est serviable.
4 Elle est l’amie de tous et la sœur de toutes les autres Guides.
5 Elle est polie.
6 Elle respecte la nature et y voit l’œuvre de Dieu.
7 Elle est obéissante.
8 Elle sourit et chante malgré les difficultés.
9 Elle est active et économe.
10 Elle sait se dominer dans ses pensées, ses paroles et ses actes.
(English translation)
1 A Guide is sincere.
2 She is loyal.
3 She is helpful.
4 She is a friend to all and a sister to every other Guide.
5 She is polite.
6 She respects nature in which she sees the work of God.
7 She is obedient.
8 She smiles and sings in spite of difficulties.
9 She is active and thrifty.
10 She can control her thoughts, her words and her deeds.
Motto:
Sois Prête - Be Prepared
Development of the movement:
Guiding began in West Cameroon in 1943 with the formation of a Girl Guide company in Victoria. The Movement spread to other areas of the country and by 1947 Brownie packs had been formed. However, until the country’s independence in 1961, Guiding activities were carried out in conjunction with the Nigerian Girl Guides Association. The West Cameroon Girl Guides Association was subsequently formed as an independent association.
Guiding in East Cameroon was officially established in 1963 when Les Guides du Cameroun was formed, although in some areas of the region Guiding activities had already been taking place for two years.
A Cameroon National Guide Council was formed in 1970, followed a year later by the creation of the Cameroon Union of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts consisting of the West Cameroon Girl Guides Association and Les Guides du Cameroun.
After the creation of the United Republic of Cameroon, which replaced the Federal Republic, and with the expansion of Guiding in the country, in 1974 it was decided to dissolve the Union and to establish in its place a single Guide association, the Cameroon Girl Guides Association/Association des Guides du Cameroun.
Programme:
The programme incorporates a range of activities designed to assist girls in the development of character, civic responsibility and community service.
Relationship to society:
During school holidays the Association organizes activities for young children, teenagers and adults. The Association runs a Craft Training Centre for unemployed girls, which is also attended by local women and workers in their free time, and provides training in handicrafts and cookery.
Communication and Co-operation
Cameroon Girl Guides have been represented at international camps and conferences, have attended training events abroad, and have participated in exchange visits with other Girl Guide/Girl Scout Associations in the Africa Region.
The Cameroon Girl Guides Association co-operates with the Boy Scouts Association and maintains close contact with the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Outdoor and Environmental Activities
National camps are held for Guides and Brownies, often at schools and colleges.
* Information compiled in 1994
Cameroon is currently suspended from Membership of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
