Arise Media 
BY RITA MUTHONI
Scout officials from seven African countries have assembled in Embu County for a five-day capacity-building workshop.
The workshop has brought together officials from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Eswatini formerly known as Swaziland, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.
“The joint training involving assistant leaders trainers and leaders trainers will assist in supporting National Scouts organizations in developing capacity for unit leaders,” said Mostaff Matesanwa.
Matesanwa, the Senior Manager Adult in scouting and volunteer development from the World Scout Bureau and Africa Support Center said the workshop is attended by 130 participants.
“Here in Embu Scouts Center, we have made history by bringing over 130 participants to this county, and these participants are coming across Africa, ” Matesanwa said.
Matesanwa said the workshop focuses on capacity building in leadership, training development, adult management, and implementation of youth programs.
“These are the professors who will ensure each National Scout organization has a training team to manage these areas of training, “Matesanwa added.
He said this is the first workshop they have held since Robert Baden Powell founded the scout movement in 1907.
The Kenya Scouts Association assistant Chief commissioner in charge of training, Francis Mayakula, said the initiative would help address the shortage of scout leaders in Kenya.
He also emphasized the need for schools to have more students in the scout movement, adding that it would reduce the burden on teachers trying to shape students’ behavior.
“Most of the students who are in the Scout movement are among the most disciplined. When a school has 30 disciplined students, they will serve as role models for the rest, encouraging a culture of discipline among all students, ” he said.
“It is hard for a teacher to attend to 1,000 students, and if we can bring in many students into the movement, then we shall instill discipline in our schools, “he stated.
He also said the scout movement in schools would help to support the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).
“Whatever is getting caught in the CBC is what we have been doing as a scouts movement, “added Mayakula.
Uganda Scouts Association Assistant Chief Commissioner in charge of adult resource Komugasho Molly Marion commended the training, saying the course was well delivered.
“I take this opportunity to thank our facilitators for equipping us with this knowledge and skills, which we should impart to the unit leaders who would then train their members, “she said.
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