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 Girl Scouts and Girl Guides share the same motto as the Boy Scouts. This motto from 1907 is 'Be Prepared."
Lady scouts In other countries, they are known as Guides or Girl Guides. The international organization is called the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
Girl Scouting and Girl Guiding in France is pretty much like Girl Guides and Girl Scouts everywhere. They are concerned with community development and with intercultural relationships and learning about other religions. They work to build a system of values based on spiritual, social and personal principles. They are concerned about the environment and nature conservation.
Due to the fact that there are no Girl Guides or Girl Scouts in the People's Republic of China, the answer is no, Girl Guides or Girl Scouts do not sell cookies there.
There are Girl Guides in the Netherlands (Holland). Scouting Nederland (SN) is a combined organization for Girl Guides and Boy Scouts in the Netherlands.
Depending on the organization, the terms Girl Guides or Girl Scouts are used for member organizations of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). In the US, Juliette Gordon Low originally named the organization American Girl Guides. In 1913, the organization was renamed Girl Scouts of America and, in 1915, it was changed to Girl Scouts, Inc. Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) was chartered by the U.S. Congress on March 16, 1950.
(2011) According to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) web site, there are over 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 145 countries around the world. There are 3.2 million members of Girl Scouts of the United States (GSUSA).
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.
Boy Scouts and Girl Guides/Girl Scouts are run by various non-profit/non-governmental (NGO) organizations, depending on their location.
The youngest age level for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in Italy is 8, so they do not have a level that would be the same as Girl Scout Daisies in GSUSA.
The USA is in the Western Hemisphere region of 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.