Muscat, July 26 (ONA) - The activities of the first scout camp for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries opened under the slogan “Scouting ... renewed horizons”, which is organized by the General Directorate of Scouts and Girl Guides. The camp, which is held via video conferencing, will last for 3 days.

Mohamed bin Sultan Al Maskari, Director of the Scout Department, representing the General Directorate of Scouts and Girl Guides said, “The activities of the first online scout camp with the participation of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and a number of Arab countries aim to invest the scout times during the summer vacation and consolidate the relations between the scouts of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab countries as well as creating a technical environment for exchanging experiences and developing capabilities and skills, in light of the exceptional and healthy situation in which the world is living as a result of the outbreak of the corona virus.

He added that the activities of the camp will provide a number of, scientific, cultural and technical activities and programs, in addition to dialogue sessions and seminars.

The activities of the camp began with dividing the participating scouts into three sub-camps. Each camp included a training session in the areas of scientific exploration, youth empowerment and protection from harm, which touched on a number of topics that contribute to enhancing the scout capabilities in the field of leadership skills and enhancing scientific capabilities, innovation and robot manufacturing.

A total of 114 scouts from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, in addition to Lebanon, Tunisia, Yemen, Jordan and Egypt, will participate in the activities of the camp.

(ONA)