The Girl Guides Association of Cyprus (Σώμα Κυπρίων Οδηγών) is the national Guiding association of Cyprus. Guiding in Cyprus started in 1912 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) in 1962. The coeducational organization has 2,763 members (as of 2006).
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