On August 21, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) officially handed over two quadcopters to the Border Service of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan. The total value of the transferred equipment amounted to 59,950.00 EUR.
On August 20, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) handed over a sets of distance learning equipment to the Border Institute of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan. The total value of the handed over equipment amounted to 12, 093.00 EUR.
In Uzbekistan, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) officially handed over specific equipment aimed at supporting the self-employed women of the Karakalpakstan, located on the Uzbek-Kazakh border area, accounting for a total value of 5,847.82 EUR.
Following the established good practice of cooperation with the NGOs from Central Asia and based on the results of a highly competitive selection process, BOMCA selected and provided EU funding to 12 projects in the framework of its second Call for Proposals.
On July 25th, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) officially handed over EPPO Diagnostic Protocols and training equipment to the State service on plant quarantine of the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan, accounting for a total value of 10 037,60 EUR.
Agency: ICMPD
Project: Border Management Programme in Central Asia, phase 10
Deadline: 20 August 2024
Duty station: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Duration of Assignment: 6 months (maternity leave cover)
On July 1, in Lithuania and Latvia, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) started the second round of the 12-weeks Train – the – Trainers (ToT) training course for K9 instructors of five Central Asian countries. It is important to recall that these programme activities are aimed at improving dog handling instructors’ theoretical knowledge and practical skills for the training of dog handling teams and service dogs, used for daily border guarding, customs control and law enforcement tasks.
From July 9 to 11, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA10) organised a study visit to the EU (Latvia) regarding implementation of border control procedures under EU requirements, including a demonstration of best practices of inter - agency cooperation mechanisms at various levels of command, as defined in the National IBM strategy of Latvia.
From July 9 to 10, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a training on combating trafficking in human beings (THB) and providing support to victims for local self-government bodies and regional departments of the state agencies of Kyrgyzstan.
