Qatar

Promise:

Girl Guide Promise

On my honour, I promise to do my best:
To do my duty to God and his prophet,
To be loyal to my country and the Emir, to help others
And to obey the Guide Law.

Brownie Promise

I promise to do my duty to God, then my country.
To help other people
To obey the Brownie’s Law.

Law:

Girl Guide Law

1 A Guide’s honour is to be trusted.

2 A Guide is loyal to God then her country, the Emir, parents and superiors

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 a friend to animals

6 A Guide obeys orders of her parents, head of division and Unit Leader

7 A Guide smiles when facing difficulties.

8 A Guide is thrifty.

9 A Guide is pure in thought, word and deed.

Brownie Law

1 She is faithful and loyal to God, her country and to those who work with her

2 She is honest in word and deed

3 She is useful and performs useful work

4 She is polite and characterized by virtuous and good deeds

5 She is friendly and a sister to every other Brownie

6 She is kind hearted

7 She is obedient. She obeys those who are older than her

8 She has a smiling face and she is always optimistic

9 She is wise and thrifty

10 She always cares about the cleanliness of her appearance and places where she has been

Development of the movement:

The Girl Guides Association of Qatar was formed in 1995 after issuing a draft law to organize the Association. Brownie packs were set up in elementary schools, Girl Guide groups in preparatory schools and advanced Girl Guiding in secondary schools. By 1997, the Association had taken long and qualitative strides and had been generalised in all sectors of education. New leaders’ training was based on gradual promotion of leadership and producing inspectors to ensure high standards of Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting. The movement in Qatar has continued to increase in members and the programme level remains high and relevant to the needs of girls and young women.

Programme:

The Association has a specific strategy to achieve its programme:

1 To study the needs of the leaders on the different stages of Guiding

2 To specify a training content to satisfy these needs

3 To exchange experiences among leaders during their participation in different training activities

4 To provide leaders with opportunities of attending important studies, seminars, meetings on regional and international levels

5 To use the WAGGGS publications

6 To allocate relevant programmes for each age group

Relationship to society:

The Association plays an important role in its community. Members have participated in specialised seminars on reproductive health and have organized courses on health awareness, and adolescent health.

The Association also organises entertainments for adults and children with special needs and elderly people, especially on ‘Gratefulness Day’. The Association also participates in Annual Traffic Week and in many environmental projects.

Communication and Co-operation

The Association strives to promote cooperation with relevant associations and organizations. Girl Guides in Qatar have experienced training from Human Relief agencies and benefit from training from other international and Arab associations.

The Association organises entertainment for charities and other forms of fundraising.

Training:

Training in the Association is carried out according to the international training policy. The Association prepares annual and regular training programmes to meet the needs of the leaders and enjoys exchanges with qualified and experienced leaders. The Association makes the best use possible of the training manuals and experience from international and regional leaders and trainers.

Outdoor and Environmental Activities

The seminar participates in outdoor activities such as camps and seminars.

Projects

• World Day For Special Needs People
• Celebrate the Tree Week
• Celebrate World Health Day
• Young Women Forum
• School Olympic Day