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In Sri Lanka, the Movement has been empowering girls and young women for over 90 years. Our membership, which numbers over 35,000 in Sri Lanka, spans all 9 provinces.
The Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association (SLGGA) is a non-governmental, non-religious
organisation which is open to girls and women from all walks of life irrespective
of caste, religion, and race.
The SLGGA follows a values-based, non-formal educational
programme focusing
on community development, environmental awareness, primary health
care, drug abuse prevention, the girl child, adolescent pregnancies, HIV/AIDS and
the integration of the
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differently abled into normal
society. The Association also
stresses on leadership training to encourage girls and young women to make their
own choices in decision making at all levels.
Girl Guiding Provides:
• An opportunity
to belong to the world’s largest voluntary organization for
girls and young women
• Be an ambassador of Sri Lanka at international events and forums
• Truly play a
role in changing the world
• A gateway for independence:
• Excel in essential life
skills that enable self-sufficiency
• Experience fun-filled adventure that will enrich
your life
• Self-confidence
• An opportunity for self development and character building:
• Work with teams and acquire leadership skills
• Eye-opener to diversity
• A stepping
stone to reach out to the community and make a difference:
• Become aware of your
social responsibility
• Work with the tsunami-affected, the differently abled, the
less fortunate
& learn of reality
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