World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Other forms of name
Asociación Mundial de Muchachas Guías y Muchachas Scouts
Association mondiale des guides et des éclaireuses
WAGGGS
Weltbund der Pfadfinderinnen
Biographical or Historical Data
founded 1928
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 155487160
Wikidata: Q683524
Library of congress: n 50075380
Sources of Information
  • Information from 678 converted Dec. 17, 2014(founded 1928)
  • Girl Scouts of the United States of America.Trefoil around the world, 1964, c1958.
  • The leader's handbook, 2005?:t.p. verso (WAGGGS)

Wikipedia description:

The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association that supports female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 153 countries. It was established in the year 1928 in Parád, Hungary. The organization now has its headquarters located in London, United Kingdom. It is the counterpart of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). WAGGGS is organized into five regions and operates five international Guiding centers. It holds full member status in the European Youth Forum (YFJ), which operates within the Council of Europe and the European Union.

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