WAGGGS Asia Pacific Region
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
Country26 countries in Asia pacific Region
Founded1969
Membership2.5
Website
https://www.wagggs.org/en/our-world/asia-pacific-region/

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]

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.

CountryMember OrganisationDate joinedNumber of members (approximate)Notes
AustraliaGirl Guides AustraliaFounding Member30,000
BangladeshBangladesh Girl Guides Association (বাংলাদেশ গার্ল গাইড্‌স অ্যাসোসিয়েশন)197350,000
Brunei DarussalamGirl Guides Association of Brunei Darussalam (Persatuan Pandu Puteri Brunei Darussalam (PPP))19961,600
CambodiaGirl Guides Association of Cambodia (ខេមរៈកាយារិទ្ធិនារី, Khemarak Kayarith Neary)20021,400
Cook IslandsThe Girl Guides Cook Islands Association19931,100
FijiFiji Girl Guides Association19811,800
Hong KongHong Kong Girl Guides Association (香港女童軍總會)197855,000
IndiaThe Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG, भारत स्काउट्स एवं गाइड्स)Founding Member1,300,000Originally included present-day Bangladesh and Pakistan. BSG has a boys' section as well. The number of members here only includes their girl members.
JapanGirl Scouts of Japan (ガールスカウト日本連盟 Gārusukauto Nippon Renmei)Founding Member61,000
KiribatiThe Girl Guides Association of Kiribati1990450
Korea (South)Girl Scouts Korea (걸스카우트)Founding Member78,500Co-educational group. Member numbers here only includes girls.
MalaysiaPersatuan Pandu Puteri Malaysia (PPPM, Girl Guides Malaysia)Founding Member74,000
MaldivesMaldives Girl Guide Association (MGGA, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ގާލްގައިޑް އެސޯސިއޭޝަން)19947,500
MongoliaGirl Scout Association of Mongolia (Монголын Эмэгтэй Скаутын Холбоо, Mongoliyn Emegteǐ Scoutiyn Kholboo)20051,050newest member organisation
NepalNepal Scouts (नेपाल स्काउट)198420,000Nepal Scouts has a boys' section as well. Numbers here include only girl members
New ZealandGirlGuiding New Zealand (Ngā Kōhine Whakamahiri O AotearoaFounding member11,000
PakistanPakistan Girl Guides Association (PGGA, پاکستان گرل گائڈزایسوسی ایشن)Founding118,000
Papua New GuineaGirl Guides Association of Papua New Guinea19781,200
PhilippinesGirl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP)Founding Member671,000
SingaporeGirl Guides Singapore (GGS, Pandu Puteri Singapura)Founding Member12,300
Solomon IslandsThe Girl Guides Association of the Solomon Islands1987700
Sri LankaThe Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association (SLGGA, Lanka Baladhakshika Samajaya, ශ්රී ලංකා බාළදක්ෂිකා සංගමය, இலங்கைப் மகளீர் சாரணர்க் கழகம்)Founding Member37,000
TaiwanGirl Scouts of China (中華民國台灣女童軍, Jhōnghuámínguó Táiwān Nyǔtóngjyūn, Zhōnghuámínguó Táiwān Nǚtóngjūn)Founding Member28,000
ThailandGirl Guides Association of Thailand (GGAT, สมาคมผู้บำเพ็ญประโยชน์แห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชินูปถัมภ์)Founding Member28,000
TongaThe Girl Guides Association of the Kingdom of Tonga1987200
VietnamVietnamese Scout Association (Hội Hướng Đạo Việt Nam (HĐVN))not yet a memberunknownworking towards WAGGGS membership. Guiding/Scouting is forbidden under communist rule and VSA is a clandestine organisation.

See also

References

  1. WAGGGS. "Asia-Pacific Region micro-site". WAGGGS.org. netXtra. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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