Guiding started in 1922 in Berbice,[2] and became a branch association of the Guide Association in the United Kingdom in 1924.[1] It is the country's oldest association dedicated to the social development and wellness of girls and young women.[3]
In 2019, first lady Sandra Granger was patron of the Guyana Girl Guides Association.[3]
Program
The association is divided in four sections according to age:[4]
Sunflowers - ages 3 to 7
Brownie Guide - ages 7 to 11
Girl Guide - ages 11 to 15
Ranger Guide - ages 15 to 19
Structure
Units are usually affiliated with a school, including Leeds Primary, Rose Hall Estate Primary, St. Aloysius Primary, Tagore Memorial, All Saints Primary, East Canje Secondary, Buxton, Ann's Grove, Plaisance, Tutorial, Pavilion, Sophia and West Demerara,[2] St Paul’s Plaisance, Bishops' High School.[3]
The local units are grouped in divisions, among them the division "East Coast of Demerara".[3]
Their yearly event World Thinking Day on February 22 "is a day of international friendship, speaking out on issues that affect girls and young women, and fundraising for 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world."[2]