Challenges        

 Guides have faced many challenges since it first began, and one of its main challenges was actually setting up Girl Guides itself. In those days, boys were considered superior to girls, and Boy Scouts were established before Girl Guides. No-one had invented anything for girls yet. In 1909, there was a Scout  Rally at Crystal Palace. A handful of girls went along, and bravely walked up to Robert Baden-Powell and said “ Please Sir, we are the Wolf Patrol of the Girl Scouts,and we want to do Scouting like the boys.”

 Years later when Lord Baden Powell was asked who started the Girl Guide movement , his reply was” they started themselves when they attended the Crystal Palace Rally.

Robert Baden Powell did not approve of the idea of having scouts for girls, but his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell, decided to set something up for girls. A year later, in 1910, Girl Guides had been established.

Another challenge Guides have faced over the years, is both World Wars. Due to the shortage of men (they were away fighting in the army), women had to take on men’s jobs. Therefore, there were not enough leaders for Guides. Some girls as young as 14 were running units, as they were so keen to keep Girl Guides running through the terrible wars.  Guides also had special jobs to help out during the war, such as collecting waste paper and spare foil (which their were shortages of.) Girl Guides were encouraged to use their gardens or backyards to grow fruit and vegetables.