Association Nationale des Guides d'Haïti

The Association Nationale des Guides d'Haïti (ANGH; National Guide Association of Haïti) is the national Guiding organization of Haiti. It serves 782 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1942, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1946 and a full member in 1950. In 1962, Haiti became the first country to issue a postage stamp featuring Lady Baden-Powell.[1]

Association Nationale des Guides d'Haïti
National Guide Association of Haïti
CountryHaiti
Founded1942
Membership782
AffiliationWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

Program

The association is divided in four sections according to age:

  • Jeanette - ages 7 to 12
  • Guide - ages 12 to 15
  • Guide relais - ages 15 to 18
  • Guide aînée - ages 18 to 25

2010 Haiti earthquake response

News from the Association Nationale des Guides d'Haïti is sparse after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, with International Commissioner Leticia Cadet confirming that she and the Guides she is in contact with are safe and "trying to help as much as we can." Guides were noted by CNN in an article[2] to be assisting with distributing aid in Léogâne.[3]

Neighboring Asociación de Guías Scouts Dominicanas has set up a working group to mobilize its members and their communities and to coordinate their aid effort. Les Scouts et Guides de France has established a fund to raise money for food, infrastructure and other essential requirements.

The 2010 World Thinking Day Fund, in which WAGGGS is focusing on five specific countries, Haiti, Georgia, Maldives, Sudan and Zimbabwe, supports the work of WAGGGS globally. It is not exclusively dedicated to Haiti or disaster relief, however, part of the funding raised will go to Haiti in 2010 and specific projects agreed upon by Haiti and WAGGGS. As the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is not an expert disaster relief agency or disaster fund co-ordinator, WAGGGS is not setting up a special fund for Haiti.[4]

There are also projects of national Scout organizations to support the help of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and WAGGGS, such as Austria.[5]

See also

References
  1. Larson, Keith. "Olave Baden-Powell, Chief Girl Guide". Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  2. Scout takes comfort in Haiti relief work, Moni Basu, CNN, February 4, 2010
  3. It's the Haitians who Will Rebuild Their Country, Patrick Solomon, Huffington Post, January 27, 2010
  4. World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, "Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world reach out to their Haitian sisters" Archived January 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, 19 January 2010 (accessed 02/2/10)
  5. (in German) Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs, "Solidarität mit Haiti - PfadfinderInnen in Aktion" (accessed 10/2/02)
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