Muscat, (ONA) - The Sultanate, represented by the General Directorate of Scouts and Girl Guides, participated today through video conferencing in the first Arab Girl Guides training seminar organized by the Arab Region for Girl Guides, with the participation of more than 80 participants from various Arab countries.

During the seminar, the current status of the leadership qualification for female guides in various Arab societies and how to support them in the field of training and qualification were discussed, in addition to discussing future plans for leadership qualification and the aspirations of female leaders concerned with leadership qualification systems.

Dr. Libya Ahmed Al-Subaie, President of the Arab Region of Girl Guides, gave a speech in which she praised the efforts made by Arab Girl Guides associations to provide and qualify female leaders to contribute to managing and organizing the mentoring work in the various guide units.

For her part, Badriya bint Khalfan Al-Jabriya presented a working paper in which she dealt with the system of qualification and training of leaders approved by the General Directorate of Scouts and Girl Guides in the Sultanate, and the training steps and stages that include basic training for preparing female guides' assistant leaders, and advanced training that ensures the development of the skills, knowledge and attitudes of women leaders.

(ONA)