Asia Pacific Region (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts)
The WAGGGS-Asia Pacific Region is the divisional office of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, headquartered in Makati, Philippines; Australia; and Japan. The WAGGGS-Asia Pacific Region services Guiding in the land area of Asia south of Russia-in-Asia and the bulk of the Pacific Basin.[1]
| WAGGGS Asia Pacific Region | |||
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 Map of members or potential members of the WAGGGS-Asia Pacific Region; the countries with no Guiding organization, and those outside the Region, are in grey | |||
| Country | 26 countries in Asia pacific Region | ||
| Founded | 1969 | ||
| Membership | 2.5 | ||
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| Website https://www.wagggs.org/en/our-world/asia-pacific-region/ | |||
All the formerly communist states of Central Asia and the Soviet Union have developed or are developing Guiding in the wake of the renaissance in the region. For several years, communism repressed Guiding in Afghanistan, where it has newly returned, as well as in Mongolia, which had been the first Soviet satellite state since 1924.
This region is the counterpart of the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Post-soviet nations are divided between the WAGGGS-Europe Region and the WAGGGS-Asia Pacific Region.
Member organisations
Founding members
Twelve member organizations (from Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Philippines, and Pakistan) formed the original Asia Pacific Region in 1969.
Full list of member organisations
The year in the 'date joined' column refers to the year the organization was granted membership to the Asia Pacific Region of WAGGGS, not the year Guiding started in that country.
| Country | Member Organisation | Date joined | Number of members (approximate) | Notes |
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| Australia | Girl Guides Australia | Founding Member | 30,000 | |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Girl Guides Association (বাংলাদেশ গার্ল গাইড্স অ্যাসোসিয়েশন) | 1973 | 50,000 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | Girl Guides Association of Brunei Darussalam (Persatuan Pandu Puteri Brunei Darussalam (PPP)) | 1996 | 1,600 | |
| Cambodia | Girl Guides Association of Cambodia (ខេមរៈកាយារិទ្ធិនារី, Khemarak Kayarith Neary) | 2002 | 1,400 | |
| Cook Islands | The Girl Guides Cook Islands Association | 1993 | 1,100 | |
| Fiji | Fiji Girl Guides Association | 1981 | 1,800 | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Girl Guides Association (香港女童軍總會) | 1978 | 55,000 | |
| India | The Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG, भारत स्काउट्स एवं गाइड्स) | Founding Member | 1,300,000 | Originally included present-day Bangladesh and Pakistan. BSG has a boys' section as well. The number of members here only includes their girl members. |
| Japan | Girl Scouts of Japan (ガールスカウト日本連盟 Gārusukauto Nippon Renmei) | Founding Member | 61,000 | |
| Kiribati | The Girl Guides Association of Kiribati | 1990 | 450 | |
| Korea (South) | Girl Scouts Korea (걸스카우트) | Founding Member | 78,500 | Co-educational group. Member numbers here only includes girls. |
| Malaysia | Persatuan Pandu Puteri Malaysia (PPPM, Girl Guides Malaysia) | Founding Member | 74,000 | |
| Maldives | Maldives Girl Guide Association (MGGA, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ގާލްގައިޑް އެސޯސިއޭޝަން) | 1994 | 7,500 | |
| Mongolia | Girl Scout Association of Mongolia (Монголын Эмэгтэй Скаутын Холбоо, Mongoliyn Emegteǐ Scoutiyn Kholboo) | 2005 | 1,050 | newest member organisation |
| Nepal | Nepal Scouts (नेपाल स्काउट) | 1984 | 20,000 | Nepal Scouts has a boys' section as well. Numbers here include only girl members |
| New Zealand | GirlGuiding New Zealand (Ngā Kōhine Whakamahiri O Aotearoa | Founding member | 11,000 | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan Girl Guides Association (PGGA, پاکستان گرل گائڈزایسوسی ایشن) | Founding | 118,000 | |
| Papua New Guinea | Girl Guides Association of Papua New Guinea | 1978 | 1,200 | |
| Philippines | Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) | Founding Member | 671,000 | |
| Singapore | Girl Guides Singapore (GGS, Pandu Puteri Singapura) | Founding Member | 12,300 | |
| Solomon Islands | The Girl Guides Association of the Solomon Islands | 1987 | 700 | |
| Sri Lanka | The Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association (SLGGA, Lanka Baladhakshika Samajaya, ශ්රී ලංකා බාළදක්ෂිකා සංගමය, இலங்கைப் மகளீர் சாரணர்க் கழகம்) | Founding Member | 37,000 | |
| Taiwan | Girl Scouts of China (中華民國台灣女童軍, Jhōnghuámínguó Táiwān Nyǔtóngjyūn, Zhōnghuámínguó Táiwān Nǚtóngjūn) | Founding Member | 28,000 | |
| Thailand | Girl Guides Association of Thailand (GGAT, สมาคมผู้บำเพ็ญประโยชน์แห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชินูปถัมภ์) | Founding Member | 28,000 | |
| Tonga | The Girl Guides Association of the Kingdom of Tonga | 1987 | 200 | |
| Vietnam | Vietnamese Scout Association (Hội Hướng Đạo Việt Nam (HĐVN)) | not yet a member | unknown | working towards WAGGGS membership. Guiding/Scouting is forbidden under communist rule and VSA is a clandestine organisation. |
See also
References
- WAGGGS. "Asia-Pacific Region micro-site". WAGGGS.org. netXtra. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.