Eco-club Gollis University

Background Eco-club Gollis university was established in 2015. initially, the dean of faculty of Agriculture and NRM brought an idea of opening of new clubs for Students of the faculty. A need for this club came out due to high degradation of environment in Somaliland for the last two decades. Also, local people cannot afford to stop degradation of forest. In this regard, Our collaboration with ( MOERD, MOA, ADO,NERAD,PENHA,DEEGAAN NETWORK,ARDA,FOA and local INGO,SAS, SOLPAF, CANDLELIGHT) brought to make Environmental awareness. Gollis University particularly faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resource Management dedicated to produce qualified local experts on Natural Resource and Environmental protection with conservation in both farm land and pastoral lands.

Comments.• Background • Vision• Mission • Objectives• Goals • Achievement—Photo Groups and Brief Notes. • Training seminars and Work shops.• Hydroponic fodder production and Club Fair. • Climate Change of Hornic Environmental Net work.• Environmental day celebration 05-june-2016.• forestation project of Berbera City.• Greening Project of Gollis University Campuses.

VISION

• This Club will be a center of excellence for Environmental protection and practical oriented research to ensure the contribution of Natural Resource Conservation including Soil, Water, Pasture and Forestry.

• To train and provide skills the local people such as farmers, nomadic people and Agro-pastoral people through making Environmental committee who will handle the environmental degradation issues with Climate change Adoption in Somaliland.

MISSION• To promote the awareness raising about

environment degradation including Charcoal production, Mining, Over grazing and Erosion in many regions of Somaliland.

• Eco-Club will establish a nursery of seedlings and the Eco-Club will provide the seedlings of transplantable trees for afforestation program to reduce the risk of endangering biodiversity of the ecology and to replace the worn out trees with a new trees.

GOALS• To empower students in achieving effective

knowledge about Agriculture and Environment. • To promote job Creation opportunities and

Skills for Somaliland youth by providing trainings and seminars.

• Networking and communication skill improvement

• Motivates and improves the confidence and the self-esteem of students.

Objectives• To train and produce qualified students who are

more creative and innovative oriented personnel in Agricultural and Environmental areas.

• To provide technical consultancy and advisory services on Agriculture, Natural Resource Management and conservations including land, water and Forestry to all Agriculture and Environmental development institutions.

Cont………

• This Eco-Club will provide the students an exposure and interest for the subject of the Environmental issues which is very hot issues in Somaliland and they will participate the debates and discussions about Somaliland Environmental challenges and the climate change to find out the possible solutions.

our achievements• We're participated many celebrations.• World environment day with taking great role in which we

received the invitation from ministry of environment and rural development

• Also we took part a lot of seminars such as• Assessing, mapping and monitoring on land cover and land use• Losses of green storage • Dry land farming• Our main project is to make modern fodder production ( Hydroponic). • also we took great role in forestry operations with the Ministry

of Environment in Sahil region we have taken 155 plants, including different types of trees.

World environmental day in ministry of environment and rural development

Eco club members takes place world environmental day

Proff:ali Ismail that explain land use and land cover

Ex,chairman Abokor ali that told the background of eco-club participant

Members of eco club and Proff ali Ismail

Somaliland new technology fodder production (HYRDOPONIC)

HYRDOPONIC PRODUCTION IN MANSOR HOTEL

Preparation of hydroponic production in Gollis university

First week of our mission (HYRDOPONIC)

After 10days

Local government in Berbera and Eco-club members

Eco-club members and abdishakur cidin in Berbera region

President of Gollis university appreciate our production

Eco-club members that hold a tree in ministry of environment

Nursery center of eco-club in Gollis university

Eco-club participate horn youth convention which occurred in Hargeisa,somaliland

If you interest with this club please contact us• Email: ecoclub-agri@gmail.com• https//www.ecoclub-agri.com• Facebook page// Eco-club Gollis university