Scout leaders re-emphasize risk management

Managing risk is essential in any organization like Scouting. To highlight this, an APR Forum on Risk Management is currently held at the International Youth Centre in Kuala Lumpur, gathering 39 Scout Leaders from seven countries – Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Scouts of China, India, Pakistan, Philippines, and Malaysia.

At this forum, participants are focusing on re-emphasizing the importance and advantages of implementing a risk management approach to Scouting, including a review of the guideline on Safe from Harm – Child and Youth Protection. Participants are expected to share best practices on risk management.

Maj General (Rtd) Prof Dato' Dr. Mohd Zin Bidin, National Chief Scout Commissioner of Malaysia, graced the opening ceremony. As a risk management practitioner, he stressed the importance of risk management for young members, which is an integral element in all Scouting activities.

“In developing a proper mentality of Risk Management, we should work with the old adage prevention is better than cure”. That is why we have to anticipate the safety requirement for our young people, which is part and parcel of human safety”, said Dr Mohd Zin Bidin.

Also present at the opening were Dr Mohd Mukhyuddin Bin Sarwani, PPM International Commissioner, YBhg Dato' Raja Ruslan Bin Raja Samah, PPM Chief Executive Officer, Atty Wendel E. Avisado,1st Vice-Chairman of RSC and the Regional Director JR C Pangilinan. Charles Ng and Abdullah Rasheed of the Global Support Centre are taking part in the event.

The workshop is a joint partnership of Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia and World Scout Bureau Asia-Pacific Support Centre. Malcolm Tan Ban Hoe, Chairman of APR Strategy Monitoring Task Force, shared his knowledge and ideas as resource person. Seminar Director is Mr Jamal Harim Bin Abdullah supported by Mr S. Prassanna Shrivastava of Asia-Pacific Support Centre.