Doha, January 19 (QNA) - HE Minister of Education and Higher Education, and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Scouts and Guides Association (QSGA), Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohammed Al Khater, has issued a decision restructuring the Board of Directors as part of regulating its operation and strengthening its role in advancing the scouts and guides movement.

Chaired by Her Excellency, the board's new formation appoints Salem Jaber Al Harami as Vice Chairman; Ghanem Abdulrahman Al Kuwari as Commissioner-General; and Susan Zaghmout as Assistant Commissioner-General.

The board likewise comprises representatives from several entities, namely Ahmed Mohammed Al Harami, representing the Ministry of Sports and Youth; Salah Mahmoud Al Saadi, representing the Qatar Olympic Committee; Brig. Gen. Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Al Sumeih, representing the Ministry of Interior; Abdullah Shafi Al Qahtani, representing the Ministry of Defence; Moath Youssef Hassan, representing the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs; Abdulrahman Al Ishaq, representing Qatar Museums; and Abdullah Hamed Al Mulla, representing the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS).

Other representatives from civil society and one or more representatives of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education shall be co-opted by a decision from the Minister.

The aforementioned decision also stipulated that the board shall have premises or more as determined by the Minister, while the remainder of its provisions included the authorities and functions assigned to the board in accordance with the enforced regulations.

In essence, QSGA is one of the national agencies concerned with advancing the scouts and guides movement in the State of Qatar. The scouts movement was established in the nation in 1956.

The association primarily intends to prepare children and young people in terms of full education, as well as leaders, in addition to overseeing the organization of scouts activities, camps, and conferences at home, and organizing participation in Arab and international scouts fora.

Through its leveraged role, QSGA helps promote values of citizenship, volunteerism, and belonging in children and young people, in alignment with the targets of Qatar National Vision 2030, pertaining to the human development pillar. (QNA)