Nine members from the Gold Award Holders Association (Gaha) of the President's Awards Scheme have met Prince Edward, the earl of Wessex and son of Prince Philip, the patron of the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

The nine Seychellois, including Bernadette Sifflore, who is the coordinator of Presidents Awards for Seychelles, and Gaha chairperson Salma Quatre, met Prince Edward in Mauritius while on a 11-day working visit.

Prince Edward had been invited by the Award Secretariat of Mauritius to present certificates to 19 young Mauritians who had completed their gold award programme.

While in Mauritius, the Seychellois attended a week-long course on award leadership skills which they hope would enhance their skills in the running of their own association.

They also shared their experience about how to run associations, the roles of a committee and award leaders, the needs of the youths and how the scheme can meet those needs.

"We also had the opportunity to put what we have learned into practice by helping a group of young Mauritians who were in the final stage of completing their bronze award. We were responsible to give them training about map reading and marking check points during expedition,” Miss Quatre said.

The participants added they learned a lot through this trip and hoped that in future similar exchanges could be organised.

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