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European Union and UNDP Hand Over Constructed and Equipped Dog Training Centre to State Customs Service of Kyrgyzstan
Friday, 20 May 2011 15:38
Leninskoye village, 20 May 2011 - The Border Management in Central Asia Programme (BOMCA) handed over constructed and equipped buildings for the Multi-agency Dog Handlers' Training Centre to the State Customs Service under the Government of Kyrgyzstan. These project sites include a dormitory for 40 trainees, open-air cages for 38 dogs, a veterinary clinic, a fully equipped canteen for food processing to trainees and a special kitchen for dogs.

 

Total construction budget together with furniture and equipment provided for the Centre amounted to €795,716.

The infrastructure development project for Dog Handlers Centre was supported by the BOMCA Programme at the request from the President's Administration to build a specific dog handling site with multi-agency approach.

BOMCA provides infrastructure and equipment for the Centre to leverage what is accomplished through specialized training.

The State Customs Service benefited from BOMCA-led professional dog handlers training activities and received 20 dogs in total under previous and ongoing BOMCA phases.

The dogs provided by BOMCA are serving at different duty stations and are gathered once in week for one day training in the Centre.

The dog handling courses regulaly organized in Almaty and Tashkent by BOMCA for dog handlers from Central Asia are aimed at upgrading the participants' practical and theoretical knowledge of dog handling techniques in search of drugs and explosives including inspection of vehicles and passengers' baggage.

Within the framework of the EU-UNDP BOMCA assistance programme, the European Union fosters institutional reform in border management, strengthens training capacities, assists in securing the Tajik-Afghan border, improves the infrastructure along trade and transit routes, and helps counter drug smuggling in Central Asia.

For more information, please contact Ms. Asel Sekimova, BOMCA Regional Communication Specialist, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; tel.: (0312) 31 73 83

Leninskoye village, 20 May 2011 - The Border Management in Central Asia Programme (BOMCA) handed over constructed and equipped buildings for the Multi-agency Dog Handlers’ Training Centre to the State Customs Service under the Government of Kyrgyzstan. These project sites include a dormitory for 40 trainees, open-air cages for 38 dogs, a veterinary clinic, a fully equipped canteen for food processing to trainees and a special kitchen for dogs.

 

Total construction budget together with furniture and equipment provided for the Centre amounted to €795,716.

 

The infrastructure development project for Dog Handlers Centre was supported by the BOMCA Programme at the request from the President’s Administration to build a specific dog handling site with multi-agency approach.

 

BOMCA provides infrastructure and equipment for the Centre to leverage what is accomplished through specialized training.

 

The State Customs Service benefited from BOMCA-led professional dog handlers training activities and received 20 dogs in total under previous and ongoing BOMCA phases.

 

The dogs provided by BOMCA are serving at different duty stations and are gathered once in week for one day training in the Centre.

 

The dog handling courses regulaly organized in Almaty and Tashkent by BOMCA for dog handlers from Central Asia are aimed at upgrading the participants' practical and theoretical knowledge of dog handling techniques in search of drugs and explosives including inspection of vehicles and passengers’ baggage.

 

Within the framework of the EU-UNDP BOMCA assistance programme, the European Union fosters institutional reform in border management, strengthens training capacities, assists in securing the Tajik-Afghan border, improves the infrastructure along trade and transit routes, and helps counter drug smuggling in Central Asia.

 

For more information, please contact Ms. Asel Sekimova, BOMCA Regional Communication Specialist, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; tel.: (0312) 31 73 83