Girl Guides and Girl Scouts began in several countries at about the same time that Boy Scouts were getting started. Girls wanted to be Scouts, too. Eventually, Lord Baden-Powell decided that girls should have their own organization, so he asked his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell to help start Girl Guides. They officially founded the Girl Guide movement in the United Kingdom in 1910.
Girl scouts are called Pouli in Greece.
Boy Scouts were founded first.
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When first starting Girl Guides/Girl Scouts in America in 1912, Juliette Gordon Low called the first troops American Girl Guides. A year later, the name was changed to Girl Scouts and, in 1915, the organization was incorporated as Girl Scouts, Inc.
Girl Scouts back in the early 1920's.
Girl Guides or Girl Scouts, depending on the country and organization they are members of. The international organization is called the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), although there are other scouting organizations which also accept girl members.
Girl Scouting was first introduced in Japan in 1919. In 1928 Japan became a founding member of WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts). Girl Scouting was banned by the government during World War II. The movement was restarted in 1947 and officially recognized as Girl Scouts Japan in 1949.
It depends on the country and the Girl Guide and Girl Scout Associations in that country. There are 31 World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) member countries in the WAGGGS Africa Region. Most of the WAGGGS members in Africa are Girl Guides while a few are Girl Scouts.
The girl scouts in the Philippines has 10 laws and a scout promise. The scout promise says, "on my honor, I will do my duty to god and my country; to help other people at all times; and to live by the girl scout law".
Juliette Gordon Low started the first American Girl Guide troop in Savannah, GA in 1912 and is the founder of Girl Scouts of the USA.
Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) of Thailand Each World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) member country/organization sets their own guidelines for money earning projects for their members, so it is possible that Girl Guides of Thailand do not sell cookies. However, members of USA Girl Scouts Overseas sell cookies as members of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) and may be selling cookies in Thailand.
There are 8 Girl Scout Councils in the US state of Texas: Girl Scouts of Central Texas Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains