Guiding in Benin started in 1954, the association was founded in 1960 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) in 1963.
ɡˈaɪdɪŋ ɪn bˈɛnɪn stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, ðɪ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɜːld ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ʌv ɡˈɜːl ɡˈaɪdz ænd ɡˈɜːl skˈaʊts wˈæɡɡz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː.