The letters WAGGGS stand for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts which is the the largest voluntary movement dedicated to girls and young women in the world.
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) is an organization only for girls. WAGGGS member organizations are not allowed to have male members under the age of 18. In some countries, where Girl Guides/Girl Scouts meet jointly with Boy Scouts, the girls are members of WAGGGS and the boys are members of the WOSM.
All members of the World Organization of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) follow the rules and guidelines of WAGGGS, so yes, they are the same in many ways, but they are also different. They all follow the Girl Guide/Girl Scout Law although it may be written somewhat differently depending on the organization in each country.
The USA is in the Western Hemisphere region of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
According to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) web site, Girl Guiding was introduced in France in 1921.
Lady Baden Powell founded WAGGGS (World Association Girl Guides Girl Scouts) which includes Girl Guides of Canada.
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.
It is either Girl Scout or Girl Guide or Guide. The international organization is the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
The world association which Girl Scouts of the USA belongs to is called the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). So, depending on the member organization, they are usually called Girl Guides or Girl Scouts.
According to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) had 713777 members as of January 2006.
According to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) web site, there were 7154 Girl Guides in Spain as of January 1, 2003.
No. Member organizations of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) are open to all girls and young women. However, in some countries, the organizations are members of both WAGGGS and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the organizations in those countries have both boys and girls as members although only the girls are members of WAGGGS and are called Girl Guides or Girl Scouts.
According to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) web site, Girl Guiding was introduced in France in 1921.