Promise:
Girl Guide Promise
I promise that I will do my best:
To do my duty to God,
To serve the Queen and my country
and help other people, and
To keep the Guide Law.
Brownie Guide Promise
I promise I will do my best:
To do my duty to God,
To serve the Queen and my country
and help other people, and
To keep the Brownie Guide Law.
Law:
Girl Guide Law
1 A Guide is loyal and can be trusted.
2 A Guide is helpful.
3 A Guide is polite and considerate.
4 A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides.
5 A Guide is kind to animals and respects all living things.
6 A Guide is obedient.
7 A Guide has courage and is cheerful in all difficulties.
8 A Guide makes good use of her time.
9 A Guide takes care of her own possessions and those of other people.
10 A Guide is self-controlled in all she thinks, says and does.
Brownie Guide Law
A Brownie Guide thinks of others before herself and does a good turn every day.
Motto:
Girl Guide Motto - Be Prepared
Brownie Guide Motto - Lend a Hand
Age groups:
Ranger 18-20
Guide 12-18
Brownie 7-11
Development of the movement:
The first Guide company in the Solomon Islands was started in 1949 by a missionary teacher at a school in Santa Isabel, but the company disbanded when the teacher moved on. In 1957 the wife of the High Commissioner of the Western Pacific High Commission suggested that Guiding should be restarted in the Solomon Islands. A Commissioner was appointed and a Brownie pack soon formed.
In 1958 the first Guide company was registered with the Guide Association (UK).
After a visit by a trainer from the United Kingdom in 1963, more companies and packs were opened and handbooks, prepared with the help of the Girl Guides Association of New Zealand, were introduced.
Although Guiding has now spread to the larger islands, where the Girl Guides Association of the Solomon Islands hopes to start companies and packs in all schools, the difficulties experienced in communicating with, and travelling to, the smaller islands has hindered the development of Guiding there.
Programme:
The programme is based on the eight-point programme as set out in the Pacific Handbook: keeping the Guide Promise and Law; thinking for oneself; keeping fit; making and doing; being a homemaker; enjoying the outdoors; making friends; giving service. It is adapted as necessary to meet the needs of members in the Solomon Islands.
Relationship to society:
During the frequent disasters, such as cyclones and hurricanes which hit the islands, Guides and Scouts help to clear devastated areas, distribute food to victims, and help in general relief work.
Communication and Co-operation
There is much contact with other Associations in the Pacific, and members from the Solomon Islands take an active part in Pacific Conferences. The Association is held in high esteem by the general public, especially because of the relief work it has carried out following natural disasters.
Several joint projects have been undertaken with the Boy Scouts, and both governmental and non-governmental organizations in the Solomon Islands are very supportive of Guiding.
Training:
The Training Committee, headed by a training adviser, prepares a regular calendar of training activities. Trainers are generally responsible for one section – Ranger, Guide or Brownie leaders. A training programme for Guiders and Patrol Leaders was launched in 1986 but the Association is experiencing difficulties in extending this programme to the more remote islands and villages.
*Information compiled in 1994
Projects
