Fundraising in Holland 12 July 2007




Beach Fundraising Event for the Berbera College of Fisheries and Maritime Studies

Past Wednesday on the 11th of July Dutch based Somaliland NGO, the Daryeel Foundation organised a meeting on the potential, development and conservation of the Somali coast. With this Event Daryeel Foundation raised funds for the Berbera College of Fisheries and Maritime Studies. 140 Somali and Dutch individuals participated in the Event which took place on the beach of The Hague (The Netherlands).

Somaliland and Somalia together have the longest coastline of Africa (more then 3000km long) which lies on the Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Because of the 16 year during civil war in Somalia and the lack of recognition in Somaliland little has been done for the development of the Somali Coastal Resources and protection of biodiversity along the coast. The zone is rich in marine resources. According to a marine biodiversity assessment carried out along Berbera coastal area in 1999 by Michael H. Schleyer of Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban, SA:

‘The marine environment off Berbera is very productive. Seaweeds flourish in many areas in the inshore region and wind generated water movement promotes their growth as well as breakdown of algal detritus in the system. Large shoals of fish were observed in the region and these provide food for numerous dolphins, a further indication of high productivity…….The generally diverse fish fauna (140 species were recorded), and the presence of large schools of fish (as Lutjanids and Carangids), as well as abundance of large fishes (such as Serranids and Plectorhyrehids) is indicative of a relatively unexploited resource and pristine environment ’

The development of the fisheris sector for example is constrained by the lack of adequate equipment, facilities, skilled personnel, commercial organisation, public policy and cultural orientation. The Berbera Marine College is the first institution in the country set up to address these issues. To raise funds for the Berbera Marine College, Daryeel Foundation organized an Event with the Somali community to discuss the potential and obstacles of sustainable coastal development. Internationanal organizations as African Parcs, IUCN and Fair Tourism participated in the Event. Dr.Saad Shire, a member of the development and fundraising team for Berbera College, gave a presentation on the mission, current situation and needs of the Berbera Marine College.



Khaalid Hassan,
Daryeel Foundation

khaalidh@yahoo.com
00-31-641247936

www.daryeel.eu/opzet (under construction)
www.berberacollege.com












Somali Coastal Potential and Development

Khaalid Hassan, Chair of the Daryeel Foundation, www.daryeel.eu/opzet.

Presentation on the Berbera College for Maritime Studies and Fisheries

Dr.Saad Shire, Berbera Marine College
Dr. Saad A Shire is the managing director of Dahabshiil Transfer Services Limited, an international money transfer company based in London, UK. He worked for the World Bank in Washington DC, and FAO in Somalia. He also taught at the Somali National University. He has also keen interest in higher education, having been a founder member of two universities: The University of Hargeisa and the University of Burao in Somaliland, and a member of the development and fundraising team for Berbera College of Fisheries and Maritime Studies.
www.berberacollege.com

Presentation on African Parks, Coastal Nature Conservation and Entrepreneurship

Menno Krijger, Africanparcs
The African Parks Foundation’s aims are to restore, manage and maintain the natural resources of parks in Africa to ensure long-term ecological and financial sustainability. It’s aim is to restore the protected area to its original biological condition. And to contribute to the uplifting, development and stability of the local communities through the development of the potential of the parks as significant tourist destinations in their respective areas. African Parks manages coastal marine protected areas in Sudan and wildlife Parks in Ethiopia and many more countries. www.africanparks-conservation.com

Presentation on the Development of the Fisheries Sector in Somalia

Guled Yusuf, Nedsom
Nedsom is a Dutch based Somali NGO that set-up numerous development projects in Somalia. Nedsom together with Rainbow Sustainable Solutions has worked in the coastal Tsunami affected area’s in Somalia. Through the construction of a shipwharf and the setting up of a fishers association in Hafun. It’s main objective is to increased economic activities in Hafun.
http://www.nedsom.org/

Presentation on Illegal Fisheries and Impact on Development Countries

Henk Hartogh
Henk Hartogh works for IUCN (World Conservation Union) on the impact of llagal Fisheries on the World Ecology. Specially on the role of Dutch Fisheries companies in World Wide Illegal Fisheries.

Presentation on Sustainable and Fair tourism in developing countries

Charlotte Louwman-Vogels, Fair Tourism
Fair Tourism mission is to create awareness and encourage the concept of sustainable and fair tourism in developing countries. So that local communities can profit from tourism and local culture and environment are respected.
www.fairtourism.nl

Presentation on the potential of Camelmilk

Frank Smits, Camel Milk Farm
Frank Smits is the founding member of the Camelmilk Farm in Den Bosch. The Farm
is an innovative experiment to research if camel milk production can be introduced in the Netherlands. So Frank Smits will be giving an introduction on the potential and possibilities of camelmilk. http://www.kamelenmelk.nl/

Somali Poetry (Gabay) by Mahamed Yusuf X. Cabdi (Keyse) author Jidka Nabadda.
Somali Somali Music by Adan Gaab & Faisa