Lesotho Girl Guides Association (LGGA) members toured Scotland as part of an ongoing cultural exchange between Girlguiding Scotland and LGGA.
The group of 15 Guides and three leaders travelled across Scotland between 12th – 21st July taking part in a range of activities, and were hosted by Girlguiding East Lothian, Girlguiding Glasgow, Girlguiding Ayrshire North and Girlguiding Edinburgh.
The activities included sightseeing in Edinburgh, a workshop with the Scottish Youth Parliament, outdoor activities, camping, ceilidh dancing, environmental and conservation work as well as a trip to Glasgow, including a visit to Glasgow City Chambers, museums and the Girlguiding Glasgow shop.
Following the visit, guides from across Scotland will fly out to Lesotho for two weeks in August, where they will take part in cultural activities and deliver training programmes.
The Lesotho Girl Guides Association (LGGA) was founded as the Basutoland Wayfarer in 1925. LGGA is a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Most of the members are from schools.
The Lesotho Girl Guides Association is totally independent to assist young girls to grow into good citizens of their country. The LGGA is committed to the goal of ‘advancement of girls and young women’ and ‘education for a changing world’, hence there is need to focus on health and the development of girls and young women.
Most of the training takes place in the districts, but there are monthly skills training sessions at the LGGA headquarters, based on the level and kind of training needed to counsel the Guides, such as Patrol Leaders’ training. Community-based training also takes place accordingly, such as training disabled women on HIV/AIDS education.