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Overseas Reports
A Report from a Former Participant【Current Activities of Former Participants】

Former participants held a workshop
in Kosovo, their home country.

Ms MUJA, one of the eight
former participants, is making apresentation on her action plan

1) Course Leader: Hajime SUETA

2) Former Participant: Mr. Vehbi DURAKU from Kosovo

July 10 th, 2014
Training Division

Kitakyushu International Techno-cooperative Association

[The KITA Training Brand]◆ Comprehensive grasp of local needs ◆ Providing solutions ◆ Building win-win relationships～We report on activities being run by former participants playing an active rolein their 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, “Capacity Development in Waste Water Treatment Sector”.
Mr. SUETA, the course leader who managed the course, introduced us their activity situation.
1. A message from Mr. SUETA, course leader
One day a question arrived via JICA coordinator, Ms YAMANE, from Vehbi-san,a former participant who had returned to his homeland. "I'm planning to run aworkshop but there's something from my training course that I don't understand.
Please could you explain it to me?" When answering his question, I also madethis request, "Could you please let me know the content of the workshop after
you have held it? I'd like to feature it in publications like KITA News." He gladly
agreed to my request and, after exchanging several emails, I was able tocomplete this overseas report. Rereading Vehbi-san’s emails about the workshop I was greatly
impressed by how wonderful a workshop it had been. I think that this workshop was the embodiment of
the strong desire of all the participants to do something about the water environment in Kosovo, and inparticular about sewerage system maintenance. There could be nothing more rewarding for a course
leader. I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who gave a presentation, and to Vehbi-san who
acted as our contact person. I would also like to express my gratitude to the person in charge of support
for the workshop in the JICA Balkan Office.

2. Introduction of a former participant who reported to us from Kosovo

NameKosovo

Mr.Vehbi DURAKU(Nickname: Vehbi-san)

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CountryKosovo

Course Name

Capacity Developmentin Waste Water
Treatment Sector

Training
Period2013/10/17 - 2013/11/1

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3. Outline of the JICA/KITA training course Mr. DURAKU attended(1) Course Name
: Capacity Development in Waste Water Treatment Sector(2) Training Category: Kosovo country-based training course(3) Course Leader: Hajime SUETA (Mr.)(4) Training Period: 2013/10/17-2013/11/1(5) Number of Participants : 8
4. A report from Mr. DURAKU
We received a report from Mr. DURAKU. According to his report, the eight former participants
who participated in the above-mentioned JICA/KITA training course held a workshop after returning
to Kosovo and made their presentations individually there.
Details about the Workshop(1) Title: A Workshop of Wastewater Treatment(2) Dates: March 4, 2014 13:00 - 16:00(3) Venue: Prishtina (Capital City of Kosovo)(4) Number of attendees : more than 60(5) Attendees were representatives of the following Organizations:- 7 Regional Water Companies- The Ministry of Economic Development- Water and Wastewater Regulatory Office- Water Task Force of the Kosovo Government- The Water Council of Kosovo- The Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning- Environmental Protection Agency- National Institute of Public Health- Others(6) Contents of the presentations : Regarding the knowledge and experiences gained in Japan.

【Comments from Mr. DURAKU】
・We , the presenters, prepared for the workshop meticulously beforehand. In fact, we had
preparation meetings more than five times.
・The workshop was successfully organized and the attendees were satisfied with the informationthat we have given to them through our presentations.
・Feedback from attendees were as follows.
1) This is the best workshop that I have experienced in Kosovo.
2) This is the first time that I have seen a presentation by a group of the people who attended
a training in Japan. The presenters today gave us all the information that they learned inthe training.
3) Many people in Kosovo study in Europe, but none of them have madesuch
presentations after returning home. Today’s workshop was very good.
4) I was impressed by the fact that the presenters are committed to this workshop so
seriously as well as that most of them were young.

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[The KITA Training Brand]◆ Comprehensive grasp of local needs ◆ Providing solutions ◆ Building win-win relationships【A list of the presentations at the workshop】
No.

Name ofPresenters

Title of Presentations

1Ms.ShaheKUKAJ

Wastewater in Kosovo andJapan

The presentation was about thewastewater system, including here:
sewage and Wastewater treatment plants(WWTP).

2Ms.Myvedete
MUJA

The History of Wastewater inJapan

Also in this presentation it was discussed
for wastewater systems, altogether
sewage and WWTP.

3Ms.Dafina
DEVA

Maintenance of wastewater
system in Japan

This presentation was mainly focused onwastewater pipes maintenance.

4Mr.Nezir
GECAJ

WWTP in Skenderaj and thosein Japan

This presentation was focused only in
Wastewater treatment plants

5Mr.Beqir
VOJVODA

Analysis in the laboratory-6Mr.Lumni
SALLAHUWastewater treatment andsludge treatment in Japan

This presentation was focused onwastewater treatment plants and sludge
treatment plants

7Mr.Lulzim
PACARIZI

Wastewater treatment in Prizren

This presentation was only for the WWTP
in Prizren, Kosovo

8Mr.Vehbi
DURAKU

Wastewater tariffs in Japan andasset management in JapanMy presentation was about wastewater
tariffs in Japan.

9Mr.Lulzim
PACARIZI

Sensibilization of citizens forwastewaterThis presentation was about for sewage
and WWTP.

【Pictures at the workshop】

The eight former participants at the workshop inKosovo with Ms TERUI, JICA Expert

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Terminology explanation

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5. After the first Kosovo country-based training course “Capacity Development in Waste Water
Treatment Sector”
After completing the first training course, Ms KUKAJ, the team leader of this training
course, had a meeting with Ms TERUI, JICA Expert. They reported the results theyobtained from the training as below.

◆ The Overall Goal and Expected Outcomes【Overall Goal】
The building of technologies and skills pertaining to the regional water companies'
wastewater treatment.
【Expected Outcomes】
1) Clarification of the current situation and issues with regard to wastewater treatment inKosovo.
2) Deeper knowledge of maintenance, planning and design.
3) Acquisition of a basic knowledge of sludge treatment.
4) Definition of water treatment standards and the creation of a water treatment manual.

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[The KITA Training Brand]◆ Comprehensive grasp of local needs ◆ Providing solutions ◆ Building win-win relationships◆ Outcomes and Knowledge Gained from the First Training CourseWith regard to outcomes 1) and 2), the participants were able to learn and come to a
deeper understanding of Japanese case studies via a variety of lectures and facility
tours.

In connection with 1) (Clarification of the current situation and issues with regard towastewater treatment in Kosovo)a) Recognition of the need for river basin management (The idea was mooted ofestablishing a river basin management department in the Ministry of theEnvironment)b) Recognition of the need to improve the percentage of sewered population (Theimproved percentage in remote areas was recognized)c) Recognition that not enough efforts had been made to promote a better understanding
in the citizenry (Initiatives were suggested to use PR to give residents a betterunderstanding)d) Recognition of the shortage of government initiatives aimed at improving thepercentage of sewered population (It was suggested that they aim for theestablishment of a subsidy system in the Ministry of Economic Development)e) Recognition of the need for maintenance and the lack of competence (Understanding ofsuch points as that capital investment related costs such as operation andmaintenance costs can be kept down by boosting efficiency)f) Recognition of challenges with regard to asset management and setting charges

In connection with 2) (Deeper knowledge of maintenance, planning and design)

Recognition of the need to repair existing sewer pipes. Recognition of the need toformulate inspection plans for operation and maintenance from now on, and to establish
and thoroughly enforce inspection methods

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