Burao Technical Institute Reconstruction Project

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Fundraising Event

London , 14/06/2008

 

 

 

An event to launch the start of the collection of funds for the reconstruction of Burao Technical Institute took place today at Southall, London. Among the dignitaries who participated in the event were Sultans, Somaliland MPs and representatives from Burao Reconstruction Committee.

 

The participants agreed upon the need to follow up the fundraising for the school by organising further events in different parts of UK as well as in Europe and the Arab Gulf States.

 

Burao technical Institute was built initially by the former West German Government in the early 60s under bilateral Aid to the former Somalia. The project included the construction, training equipment and facilities with expert trainers.Until 1974 , the Germans provided the training and material cost as well as partial running cost of the school. The Germans used to select among the trainees, members for Technical Trainers Courses for their substitution. After 1974, the German trainers left the country as a result of the Siyad Barre military dictatorship and handed over their tasks to the well trained and experienced local staff counterparts.

 

The school has been looted and partially destroyed during the civil war in Somalia. All the mechanical and electrical equipements were taken and the walls have been left partially demolished.