The General Movement of Scouts and Guides celebrates the 70th anniversary of its founding.

Tripoli: The General Movement of Scouts and Guides today, Sunday in Tripoli, commemorated the 70th anniversary of its founding under the slogan (Loyal to covenants, following in the footsteps of our ancestors.)

In her speech at the celebration held in the Rixos halls in Tripoli, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Youth, Randa Gharib, expressed her pride in the existence of an educational institution such as the Scout Movement and its celebration of seventy years of volunteer work and achievement, stressing the Ministry’s support for the activities and events of the General Movement of Scouts and Guides, considering that every work accomplished for this movement contributes in a significant way, directly or indirectly, through the prosperity of our fathers’ arms in this movement.

The official of the media committee at the celebration, Sanad Al-Raqi, said in a statement to the Libyan News Agency that today’s ceremony is the fourth event to celebrate the 70th anniversary, honoring the supporters of the Scou
t Movement and those who contribute to the movement’s steps, as figures who gave first to the homeland and second to the movement.

At the ceremony, a visual presentation was presented covering the history of the Scout Movement and the activities it has carried out since its founding to the present day, in addition to an exhibition of Scout collectibles and signs from many leaders in the movement.

The celebration was attended by the Minister of State for Women’s Affairs, Houria Tarmal, the Minister of Labor and Rehabilitation, Ali Al-Abed, the Minister of Economy and Trade, Muhammad Al-Hawaij, the spokesman for the National Unity Government, Muhammad Hamouda, and a number of leaders of the General Scout Movement

Source: Libyan News Agency