[2] In 1957, a second organization was founded: the interreligious Association des Eclaireuses du Liban (AEL) which also sought international recognition.

So both organizations joined and formed the Organisation Nationale des Guides et des Eclaireuses du Liban (ONGEL, National Organization of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts of Lebanon) in 1961.

Guiding continued even during the Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990, but most activities on national and international level had to be stopped and membership dropped.

The end of the war marked also the beginning of contacts between ONGEL and a number of unrecognized Lebanese Guide associations.

The Lebanese Guide organizations follow different program schemes that have to be recognized by the federation and by WAGGGS.