Asotsiatsiya Haydiv Ukraïni

The Asotsiatsiya Haydiv Ukraïni (Асоціація Гайдів України, Association of Ukrainian Guides) is the national Guiding organization of Ukraine. Guiding in Ukraine began in 1911 and, after being banned in the 1920s, it was restarted in 1992. It became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) in 1999 and a full member in 2020. The girls-only association has 1,000 members, as of 2003.

Asotsiatsiya Haydiv Ukraïni
Association of Ukrainian Guides
Location	Kyiv
Country	Ukraine
Founded	1992
Membership	1,000
Website https://www.girlguiding.org.ua/
Scouting portal

History

Guiding in Ukraine started in 1911 as part of Plast. However, in the 1920s, Scouting and Guiding was banned and the groups were incorporated in the Pioneer Movement.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Guiding was reintroduced to Ukraine in 1992. With support by the Norwegian Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon, a national association was formed on November 25, 1995. It became an associate member of WAGGGS in 1999 and a full member in 2020.

Program and ideals

The association is divided in three age groups:

• Swallows (ages 7 to 11)
• Guides (ages 11 to 16)
• Rangers (ages 16 to 20)

The Girl Guide emblem incorporates a brownie as well as grapes.

See also

• Scouting in Ukraine

References

• Official web-site
• Former homepage at web.archive.org
• worldguiding.net (pdf)
• Norwegian-Ukrainian partnership merit badge