Dominican Republic

Guide/Intermediate Guide Law

1. A Guide is a person whose honour is to be trusted
   
2. A Guide is loyal
   
3. A Guide’s duty is to be useful and to help others
   
4. A Guide is a friend to all and a sister to every other Guide
   
5. A Guide is courteous
   
6. A Guide is a friend to animals
   
7. A Guide obeys orders
   
8. A Guide smiles and sings under all difficulties
   
9. A Guide is thrifty
   
10. A Guide is pure in thought, word and deed

Swallow Law

1. A Swallow gives in to the wishes of her elders
   
2. A Swallow never gives in to herself
   

Development of the Movement

The first company was opened in the Dominican Republic in San Pedro de Macoris in 1961 with the help of representatives from the WAGGGS Western Hemisphere Committee and by April that year Guiding had spread to Santo Domingo. By 1964 the Association had three branches, with the formation of a group of Senior Guides to complement the existing Brownies and Guides.

The Association’s National Headquarters were opened in Santiago in 1976, and by 1980 Guiding had spread to the whole country, and companies and packs were found in all provinces. In 1988 the National Committee launched an expansion programme with the intention of increasing its membership and improving the quality of Guiding.