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Overseas Reports【Current Activities of a Former Participant】

Greeting speech from Kanako Terui, prior theseminar of waste water treatment, organizedin Prishtina.

Former participants held a workshop in Kosovo, theirhome country.

1) Course Leader:Hajime SUETA

2) Former Participant:

Mr. Vehbi DURAKU from Kosovo

Oct. 5, 2016
Training Division

Kitakyushu International Techno-cooperative AssociationWe report on activities being run by former participants playing an active role intheir homeland after completing their JICA/KITA training course
This issue of Overseas Reports covers activities being run in their homeland by participants who
attended the training course, “Country Focused Training for Kosovo: Capacity Development in
Waste Water Treatment Sector”.

Mr. SUETA, the course leader who managed the course,

introduced us their activity situation.

１．Introduction of the participant, who has given the report
Nickname

Photo

Vehbi-sanMr.

NameCountryVehbi DURAKU

KosovoResult of “Country Focused Training for Kosovo: Capacity Developmentin Waste Water Treatment Sector” Course 】
KosovoTraining term

Participants

1stOct.15,2013 – Nov.02,20138

2ndOct.16,2014 – Nov.08,2014

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3rdAug.13,2015 – Sep.04, 2015

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Trainees to take a lecture at the JICA Kyushu

Trainees in water quality inspection exercises(Training course in FY2015)(Training course in FY2014)1

2. Message from Mr. SUETA, Course Leader
The training course “Capacity Development in Wastewater Treatment
Sector” for Kosovo started in 2013 as 3 yearly plan, has safely completed.
After the first training was finished, I found that the same person was toparticipate in the training several times. For this reason, I accepted therequest from the Kosovo side in designing training curriculum as much as
possible after the training, and updated the contents each time.
Participants who have completed the each training held the workshop in Prishtina, the capital
city of Kosovo, by way of presentation on training result. I received the report about the first andsecond workshop from Mr. Vehbi who participated in these trainings. I was worried that the thirdreport might be cut off because Mr. Vehbi did not participate in the third training, but he again gaveme the report.
Checking the contents, it seems that all the participants from previous training also gathered in
the third workshop and gave a presentation. I guess it means that the third workshop took place asa generalization of three times training. I think it is meaningful that participant holds a workshop inorder to let the people who are involved in wastewater of Kosovo know the training result, under adifficult situation to follow up training result like this kind of training program.
As he mentioned on his report, Kosovo seems to make an effort for improvement and conservationof water environment aiming at EU accession. I hope this kind of presentation on training result leads
to improvement of water environment of Kosovo.

Thank you very much for your three times of report, Vehbi - san.

3. Letter from Vehbi-san

Dear Sueta San,
How are you and how have you been so far?
I do hope that this letter will find you and your family safe and sound!
Nowadays the weather here in Kosovo is quite warm and shiny after thesoft winter that we have had this season. Being such, after I finish work
altogether with my daughter I walk from the kindergarten to ourapartment.
I would like to inform you that last month, with the help of JICA office from Prishtina wehave organized the third seminar in a row, on sharing the experience gained in Japan for water
and wastewater treatment.
I do found it reasonable to share those moments of the seminar with you, and we do hopethat you will take this a sign of respect and gratitude that we all have in general for Japan,and especially for your commitment toward us.

A brief report of a seminar you can find it attached by this e-mail and I hope you can feel theatmosphere that we have had on that day.
Have a nice time and all the bests!
2REPORT
Wastewater treatment seminar
Practices from Japan

Prepared by: Vehbi Duraku
Prishtina, February 2016

Akronimet1

Acronyms
EU
WWTP
SHUKOS
J.S.C
RWC
IMWC
MESP
MED
YWP
WWRO

European Union
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Water and wastewater association in Kosovo
Joined Stock Company
Regional Water Companies in KosovoInter - Ministerial Water Council (ex - Water Task Force)
Ministry of Environmental and Spatial Planning
Ministry of Economic Development
Young Water Professionals AssociationWater and wastewater regulatory office2Preface
The Japan Government and the Government of Kosovo have cooperated for the third time on thetraining upon building the capacities for wastewater treatment, in the city of Kitakyushu of Japan. This
training was organized due to the request from MED to build the human capacities of RWCs in thewastewater sector. JICA has estimated that the cooperation in this regard is of high importance, as thistraining will prepare the Kosovo representatives in the technical aspect of improving its capacitybuilding.
Kosovo is on her journey towards EU integration and the institutions of Kosovo have a lot of effort tofulfil the EU standards in each and every sector. Japan experience in the context of functionality,
maintenance and sophisticated technologies of wastewater treatment might be very useful to help
Kosovo in this sector. This is why JICA has been thinking to contribute by helping Kosovo to develop thecapacity building in the technical aspect of wastewater treatment.
Environmental protection is being a problem not only by scientific experts, but now is a part of very
serious discussion from the political point of view in many countries of the world. In this regard, even
Kosovo is trying to pay its proper attention to environmental protection.
Actual situation of wastewater sector in Kosovo it is not in the desirable level and it has a lot of work andinvestments to be done. Wastewaters are one of the biggest polluters of environment that is why theyshould be treated properly prior to its discharge to river, being sucsh, Kosovo is trying throughinstitutional cooperation with foreign donators to start the implementation of wastewater treatment.
A considerable contribution in the sector of water and wastewater till now has given the Government of
the Republic of Kosovo as well as different donators which have invested a lot and they are continuing
to help Kosovo for further development of this sector.
One of the most serious donators which have helped Kosovo in different sectors, and continue to do so,is the country o Japan who has given considerable contribution on training the Kosovo professional staff
in the subject of wastewater treatment.

3Seminar organisation and presentations
Kosovo has had the luck to train its professional staff for three years in a row upon the practices andadvanced Japan technologies on wastewater treatment plants. In order to deliver the knowledge gainedin Japan, the group of Kosovo professional staff who participated the training in Japan with the help ofJICA, on February the 16th have organized the Seminar for wastewater treatment – Practices fromJapan.
The seminar was held in Prishtina, Hotel Sirius, starting from 13:00 o’clock till 16:00.
The list of people who have made their presentations in this seminar is going to be presented on thetable below.
Table 1. Presentations from the seminar of wastewater treatment
NrSpeaker

1

Shahe Kukaj-Krasniqi

MED

2

Dafina Deva

RWC “Radoniqi” j.s.cGjakova

3

Beqir Vojvoda

ITUZ Skenderaj

4

Skender Ramadani

RWC “Hidromorava” j.s.cGjilan5

Vehbi Duraku

WWRO

6

Lumni Sallahu

7

Lulzim Paqarizi

8

Valdet Syla

9

Agron Dreshaj

10 Ilir Abdullahu

Institution

RWC “Hidroregjioni-Jugor”
j.s.c Prizren
RWC “Hidroregjioni-Jugor”
j.s.c Prizren
RWC “Bifurkacioni” j.s.c
Ferizaj
RWC “Hidrodrini” j.s.c PejëRWC “Prishtina” j.s.cPrishtinë

The title of the presentation
Wastewater in Kosovo and wastewater inJapan
Maintenance and management ofwastewater pipes in Japan
Wastewater treatment for the villages
Rezallë e re, Rakinicë and Tushile in WWTPof Skenderaj
Wastewater treatment plant for the villagesZhegër, Lladov, Nasal, Partesh, Budrig, Pisjan
E Partesh, Velekincë – Practices from JapanThe assess of uniform wastewater tariffs onbasin level
The possibilities of small wastewater
treatment plants in rural areas.
Wastewater treatment with PTF method
Wastewater treatment plant in the village
Jezerc of Ferizaj city – Practices from JapanThe reformation of maintenance team andthe importance of storm water discharge
manholeThe Cadastre points of wastewater
discharge.

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Participants who attended the seminar
In coordination with JICA office of Kosovo, the group of professionals trained in Japan have consideredthat the knowledge gained from Japan should be delivered with the stakeholders of Kosovo.
As such, it has been paid a considerable effort to be invited all the institutions and organisations bywhom in one way or the other are interconnected with the wastewater sector
In this seminar have participated people of these institutions:
1. MED
2. MESP
3. WWRO
4. IMWC
5. RWC “Prishtina”
6. RWC “Hidroregjioni-Jugor”
7. RWC “Hidrodrini”
8. RWC “Mitrovica”
9. RWC “Radoniqi”
10. RWC “Bifurkacioni”
11. RWC “Hidromorava”
12. SHUKOS
13. YWP
In general, the interest of institutions to participate in this seminar was quite good, whereby there were
60 people attending on it.

Summary of moments during the seminar

Greeting speech from Kanako Terui, prior theseminar of waste water treatment, organized inPrishtina.

Introductory speech from Shahe Kukaj-Krasniqi,
by which she thanked the participants for joining
the wastewater treatment seminar.

5Moments during the presentation of Shahe
Kukaj Krasniqi, regarding the wastewater issues
in Kosovo and Japan.

Moments during the presentation of Dafina
Deva, whereby she elaborated Japanesepractices on wastewater pipes maintenance

Beqir Vojvoda elaborating the action
plan on enhancing the service area ofwastewater treatment in WWTP.

SkenderRamadaniduring
thepresentation upon wastewater treatment
challenges in RWC “Hidromorava”.

Vehbi Duraku elaborating its paper
work upon assessing uniform
wastewater tariffs on basin level.

Lumni Sallahu during his presentation
upon the possibilities of wastewater
treatment in rural areas.

Lulzim Paçarizi during his presentationelaborating the PTF method ofwastewater treatment.

Valdet Syla during his presentation
about wastewater treatment in theJezerc village of Ferizaj city.

Agron Dreshaj presenting his paper work upon
the reformation of maintenance team and theimportance of storm water discharge manhole.

Ilir Abdullahu during his presentation towards
the Cadastre points of wastewater discharge.

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Questioning and answering session moments whereby the participants in the seminar had the chance to discuss closely
regarding the experience gained during the training in Japan, and there were made various discussions towards thechallenges of water and wastewater in Kosovo.

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Acknowledgment
The Republic of Kosovo, as always, with this report uses the chance to express its deepest gratitude
towards Japan for the help given to the state of Kosovo on her journey of building sustainableinstitutions in general, and for the help given on capacity building for wastewater treatment inparticular.
We do hope that this good collaboration between Japan and Kosovo will continue also in future, as
Kosovo state considers that it can learn a lot from a developed country as it is Japan.

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