In the Philippines, NGOs complement the life skills programme that the Department of Education offers in schools. The Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) is the nation's largest association of girls and young women, with a membership of over one million. Through its 95 councils in six regions, it provides information and skill-building for HIV prevention in nearly all of the nation's public elementary and secondary schools (PNAC 2008; United Nations Global Coalition on Women and AIDS 2006).