Location: Berbera Somaliland

Donor: NCDO, Daryeel Foundation.

Implemented by: SAREDO

Project Duration : 6 months

Direct Beneficiaries: 5000  pupils

BMC (Tecnical Assistance Program) First Phase finalized

The College was founded in 2005. It is located in the historical port city of Berbera on the south side of Gulf of Aden. It is a teaching, training and research institution whose primary aim is to take a leading role in the sustainable development and utilization of national marine resources.

The college forms the single higher learning institution in Berbera and first of it's type in the Horn of Africa.

After receiving   6500 books form Somalilanders in the Diaspora, there has been an emerging need for effective library, SAREDO with the collaboration of Daryeel Foundation  (The Netherlands) and Berbera College has proposed the rehabilitation of the  college main library , later this program was supported by NCDO (The Dutch National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development)

this rehabilitation program contained

1. Installing new locally made shelves and tables in the college library

2. Main library Resource Registration

3. The formation of library Code of Courtesy

 

33 pieces of new library shelves has been made for the college .

6 out of this figure is double faced (back to back designed to install the library center) with the two times capacity of the rest.

The total capacity of the currently made shelves is (2000 books). In addition to the shelves, 8 reading tables (150cm*120cm) has been installed .it can carry  48 library users (minimum).and  56 library users (maximum).

SAREDO has noticed the followed needs ,therefore we are kindly requesting an immediate action to all those who can contribute;

1. Training of 2 librarians and 2 library assistances

2. Library roof repairing (the current roof cannot resist rain water) roof repairing must be conducted before April,2008 (Berbera rainy Season). SAREDO has witnessed a rainy period where rain water poured to library building; during our working period in the library we have saved 2000 books from rain water.

3. Other shelves are needed to present additional  4500 books in the library this number of books is currently idle in the bookstore, also other books may arrive in the college

4. College laboratory equipments

5. Marine Experts

6. Computers as well as other equipments commonly used in Marine and Navigation Studies

you can contact us for futher details of the following lists of needs

1.college text books needs list

2.college eqiupment needs list

you can  get this project updated in the future.

Library first

Library under construction