THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION OF CYPRUS

Cyprus is among the first countries where Guiding existed right after the birth of the Movement.

According to our archives, among them a letter signed by the Chief Guide Olave Baiden Powell, Girl Guiding thrived in Cyprus from 1912 onwards, when the island was a British colony. The Girl Guides Association of Cyprus was founded in 1960, the year of the Independence. In 1962 GGAC became an associate Member of WAGGGS, and it was recognised as full Member in 1978, at the World Conference organised in Iran.

We are a girls-only organisation, and the only women-only youth association in Cyprus, well recognized for the educational methods we apply, our innovative programs, and our projects that give girls and young women the opportunity to make a difference in society. We are proud of our long history, as GGAC was, for example, the first NGO that four decades ago acted in promoting awareness for respecting and protecting the environment.

We offer our members non-formal education and training, but also the opportunity for social work, creative experiences, and lots of fun activities in nature, like camps at our two campsites, one in Governor’s Beach by the sea and one in Troodos mountains.