In 1969, nine years after the country achieved independence, the Somali central government began many national development projects.
[1] Somali National Academy of Culture collected and stored volumes of material which was previously in the hands of private individuals.
SNAC administration and staff had direct collaborations with other higher learning institutions such as the Gaheyr and Lafoole universities.
Public institutions in Mogadishu including the Somali National University, received significant improvements and expansion throughout the 1970s and 80s.
[2] The National Academy contributed in the famous Literacy Campaign in Somalia, where it released and collected new volumes of recorded material, movies, paintings and posters.