Dr. Tin Myo Win, Chairman of the Union Peace Commission and patron of the Myanmar Scouts Association, met with Paul Parkinson, regional chair of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee, at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC), Yangon at 10 a.m. yesterday. At the meeting, Dr. Tin Myo Win spoke about how joining the scouts can have a positive impact on a person’s life and that scouts can help their communities. He also spoke on topics related to sanitation. He further expressed his gratitude towards the Asia-Pacific Regional Scouts Committee for providing training to the Myanmar scouts on critical thinking that is needed for the peace process.
Mr Parkinson expressed delight that Myanmar had managed to become a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) in such a short time. He said its committees would do their best to provide training similar to that given in the recent peacemaker workshops and for scouts in Myanmar to be able to join the World Scout Jamboree.
Earlier in the day, Dr. Tin Myo Win met with the participating scouts and their instructors at the peacemaker course and gave words of encouragement.
Later, members of the Asia-Pacific Scout Committee and Myanmar Scout Association discussed the strengths and weaknesses of Myanmar’s scouts and the possible expansion of the scout association’s processes. This was followed by Mr Parkinson explaining the mission of WOSM and how the Asia-Pacific Committee can provide support to Myanmar’s scouts.
