Prime Minister’s Media Unit

Nirmali Williams, Assistant Chief Commissioner of the Sri Lanka Girls Guide Movement adorned Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse the first flag at Temple Trees today (21) to mark the 105th anniversary of Sri Lanka Girls Guide Movement.

A book on the history of the Girl Scout Movement was also presented to the Prime Minister by Miss. Rukshani Aziz, Communications Commissioner, Sri Lanka Girl Scout Movement.

The Girls Guide Movement was started in 1910 under the leadership of Miss Olive Baden-Powell, the sister of Lord Robert Stevenson Smith Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout Movement.

At present there are about 70,000 scouts in the country involved in the Sri Lanka Girls Guide Movement, including a group of scouts with special needs.

Secretary to the Prime Minister Anura Dissanayake, International Commissioner of Girls Guide Movement Nadeeka Gunasekara, Assistant Chief Commissioner of the Sri Lanka Girls Guide Movement Nirmali William and a group of girl guides representing different age groups participated in the event.