Girl's HOME TO GROW-Pakistan Girl Guides Association(PGGA)

Two days National Executive Committee Meeting was held at Pearl Continental Muzaffarabad on Sunday to acknowledge the services of the members of the Pakistan Girl Guides Association (PGGA) and to review their strategies and set their goals for future.

National Commissioner Farhana Azim in her opening remarks paid tribute to the members whose dedication and commitment enabled the association to grow sustainably.

Being a school girl I always think that girls guide is all about PT shows and camps but recently I met two gorgeous ladies who are the part Pakistan Girl Guides Association. I had met Ambreen Sectary PGGA AJK Chapter and had little discussions about the origination. Then she introduces me with Madam Hanifa Khanum President PGGA AJK Chapter. These ladies change my views about this organization.

During the last decade, rapid social and other changes occurred in Pakistan. The Girl Guides Association of Pakistan, taking into serious consideration the successive changes and the role it has to play in the development of girls and young women in Pakistan, created a committee which consists of members of the Association holding key places. These members co-operate with professionals and other experts when needed. They study the situation in depth and send in their recommendations regarding the formation of the programmed so that it applies to the needs of the girls and young women of today.

This association currently playing its vital role and recently they came active in AJK. Madam Hanifa Khanum is trying to enroll maximum girls in girls guide. She with her team focused to introduce practical implementation of vision of PGGA in youth of AJK.

 Mrs Farhana Azim (National Commissioner PGGA) beautiful lady who provoke courage and confidence in girls, which looks in her team too. Noticeable thing was fifty% were the young girls who were the member of the panel and they were participating actively and suggesting the ideas.

 Good basic education is a critical stepping stone for a country, such as Pakistan, working to build a modern, market-based economy and to improve its people's lives. Education especially for girls means more choices and more skills, higher wages and higher living standards, and without it countries cannot compete in the global economy. But education and training in Pakistan, despite recent economic progress, lag behind other countries in the region, and the national literacy rate is only 30 percent. In the situation PGGA is active in propping up audacity in young girls to be the best citizen and to change the country with our values.

PGGA is not only active in field of education but also they are functioning in almost every ground of life as they are working in helping million of girls to go to primary school and secondary school. They are helping to prevent violence against women by arranging awareness sessions and awareness programs which works to reduce violence. They helping to prevent sexual violence against girls and women in conflict by working with the UN and other organizations to increase the ability of work for country. There have been continuous strives for social service projects conducted by the guide companies, through which the dual purpose of service and learning by doing gets accomplished. 

The Association carries out awareness campaigns on environmental protection, tree plantation, conservation of forests, pollution control, promoting child rights, prevention of drug addiction, entrepreneurship development for girls and women, educational and health issues.

Pakistan Girl Guides Association’s mission is to empower girls and young women to develop their fullest potential to turn into responsible citizens of the world and work for the betterment of their communities.