South Africa

GIRL GUIDES South Africa

National Director
P.O. Box 3343
Honeydew, Gauteng, 2040

Phone: +27 (0) 76 686 7423; +27(0) 11 795 3767
Email: info@girlguides.org.za
Website: www.girlguides.org.za

Founder Member

  • Number of Girls Icon

    18,232

    Number of Girl Guides in 2018

  • Full/Associate Member Icon

    Member

    Full Member

  • Girls Only Icon

    Girls only

    Yes

I promise that I will do my best: To do my duty to my God and my country, To help other people, and To keep the Guide Law.

South Africa Guide Promise

South Africa Guide Law

  1. A Guide is to be trusted
  2. A Guide is loyal
  3. A Guide is helpful
  4. A Guide is friendly
  5. A Guide is polite and considerate
  6. A Guide cares for the earth and living things
  7. A Guide is obedient
  8. A Guide is brave and cheerful
  9. A Guide is thrifty
  10. A Guide respects herself and others

I promise that I will do my best: To do my duty to my God and my country, To help other people, and To keep the Brownie Law.

South Africa Brownie Promise

Brownie Law

  1. A Brownie is truthful, obedient and cheerful
  2. A Brownie thinks of others before herself

My challenge as a Ranger is to: Render service by taking the Promise out into the wider world and by being aware of my responsibilities as a young adult.

Rangers Promise

I promise to care and share.

Teddy Promise

Development of the Movement

The first Guide Company in South Africa was the Hospital Hill Company, Johannesburg, which was formed by Miss Dorothy Rogers in 1910. Soon after this companies were started in Newcastle, Pietermaritzburg, Durban, King Williams Town and Cape Town.

By 1920 Guiding had spread all over South Africa and the national body was formed, known as the Girl Guides Association of South Africa. The equipment department was opened in Cape Town and the Lone and Extension Branches were started.

In 1924 the South African Girl Guide Magazine was first published. Although it ceased publication during the 1939-1945 War, it is still produced today and is entitled SA Guider.

The Girl Guides Association of South Africa, which included members in Basutoland (now Lesotho), Bechuanaland (now Botswana) and Swaziland, was a Founder Member of WAGGGS. These areas remained part of the Girl Guides Association of South Africa until 1961, but are now members of WAGGGS in their own right. Upon the independence of Namibia in 1991, another region separated to become the Girl Guides Association of Namibia.

Guiding in South Africa strives to keep abreast with modern trends by continually updating the programme and the uniform, for both girls and adults.

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