Meeting with The Bharat Scouts & Guides

An Award team consisting of John May (Secretary General, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation), Sarah Robson (Head Fund Raising, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation), Dr. Sanat Kaul (Managing Trustee, Award Programme Foundation); Kapil Bhalla (National Director, IAYP India); Bivujit Mukhoty (Programme Manager, IAYP India); Priyank Kumar Gupta (Head IT and ORB, IAYP India) and Chittaranjan Das (Office Manager, IAYP India) visited The Bharat Scouts & Guides and met with Dr. K. K. Khandelwal (IAS) (Chief National Commissioner, The Bharat Scouts & Guides); Shri Satyanarayan Sharma (Vice-President, The Bharat Scouts & Guides); Suman Lata Arora (Joint Director, The Bharat Scouts & Guides) and other office bearers. Dr Khandelwal welcomed the team and honoured them with the Scout Scarf. John May and Kapil Bhalla explored the possibilities of collaborating with The Bharat Scouts & Guides and Award Programme. Check the meeting pictures here

Message from John May, Secretary General

“It’s been a wonderful privilege for me to have spent the last few days in India - and to have shared in celebrating the achievements of young people at Award ceremonies in Kolkata and Chennai. What has struck me most has been the immense contribution that Award units are making throughout the country to the education of the next generation of India’s community leaders, entrepreneurs and employees. Award leaders are ensuring that young people don’t just enjoy an excellent academic education, but are able to develop for themselves the skills, behaviours and attitudes that are needed to be a great global citizen. I have also been incredibly impressed by the dedication and expertise of the small professional staff at IAYP. Thank you to everyone who has made me feel so welcome - and I look forward to returning before too long to meet even more young people and their leaders.”