- RIYADH: About 2,500 scouts have succeeded in removing 110 tons of garbage during the fourth edition of the National Program for Protection of Environment organized by the Saudi Scouts Society.
- Nearly 18,000 trees have also been planted during the campaign, held in Majma region from March 28 to April 1.
Several prominent figures, including Minister of Education Prince Faisal bin Abdullah who is also chairman of the society, Majma Gov. Prince Abdurahman bin Abdullah, Majma University President Khaled Al-Muqrin, officials from the World Organization of the Scout Movement and scout movements from within and outside Saudi Arabia,and many ambassadors accredited to the Kingdom attended the concluding session of the program.
During the function, Prince Faisal bin Abdullah handed over the flag of the program to the education department officials from the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu. Jubail will host the fifth edition of the program next year. The program is part of a five-year strategy under the motto: “Cleaning is part of faith; protection to man and development for society.”
The first annual event was held in Rawda Al-Khafs with the participation of 3,000 scouts in 2009. The second and third editions of the program were held in Rawda Khuraim and Jazan in 2010 and 2011 respectively. A total of 669 tons of garbage were removed during the four-year campaign period.
