– The Director General of Arab Planning Institute (API) Dr. Bader Malallah said on Monday cooperation between the Institute and the Scout Federation of Arab Parliamentarians serves the issues of Arab and Kuwaiti youth in particular.

His remarks came in a press statement on sidelines of official opening of the Arab Scout Youth Empowerment Forum at the Arab Planning Institute under auspices of the National Assembly Speaker and Honorary President of the Arab Scout Union, Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim.

He added that honoring Kuwait as the capital of Arab scouting work is worthy, as it was and still supports its Arab brothers and provides development and humanitarian aid on a continuous basis. He stressed Kuwait’s keenness to provide support to Kuwaiti and Arab youth through its initiatives to establish a Special Fund for Small Projects, which was established by the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.

For his part, Head of the Scout Union of Arab Parliamentarians, MP Abdullah Al-Turaiji, said in a similar statement that empowering young people and preparing them to be future leaders is the most important objective of the forum.

He explained that the forum will include a training course for Arab Scout youth in coordination with the leaders of the Arab Planning Institute, pointing out that a number of events will be held.

Secretary-General of the Arab Scout Organization Amro Hamdi expressed his thanks to the State of Kuwait for honoring a large number of Arab scouts who, over the years, contributed to raising status of Arab scouting at the national, Arab and international levels.

He pointed out that the Arab Scout Organization seeks to achieve an ambitious program for the future of scouting that aims to develop practical skills and future information that open up prospects for developing the field.

Source: Kuwait News Agency