MADINAH — More than 300 well-trained boy scouts will be taking care of visitors to Madinah and provide them with guidance. They will direct visitors who get lost and give them any other help they may need. The scouts are stationed in a special camp from where they will be deployed to various areas in Madinah to serve visitors and pilgrims. Before they joined the camp, the scouts were trained on how to deal with others, provide first-aid services and guide lost people. Commander of the camp Saleh Mohammed Saleh said the scouts will be serving at various locations in the central area around the Prophet's Mosque, the Miqat mosque and nearby health centers. He said before they joined the camp, the scouts had been rigorously trained on survey and guidance, Civil Defense activities, first aid, etiquette and other duties. He said the scouts will help the visitors cross the streets, guide lost people to reach their homes and push the wheelchairs of old and disabled pilgrims. Saleh said the scouts would be at the Miqat mosque starting from Saturday to help group pilgrims going to Makkah. "The scouts will also help sick visitors locate the health centers nearest to them," he said. With the help of the Haj Ministry, the scouts will distribute guidance pamphlets prepared by the ministry among the visitors, Saleh said. He said the scouts would help charity organization The Welfare Store distribute food among the visitors. "The scouts will also help the Commerce Ministry to monitor prices and prevent fraud," he said.
