Dldp programme in Albania was visited from PSI programme (Public Service Improvement) implemented from Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation in Kyrgyzstan on the 10th till 13th of May, 2016.
Helvetas started its activities in Kyrgyzstan in November 1994 with the Agro project and today Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation is running 6 projects in Kyrgyzstan. PSI project – Public Service Improvement in Kyrgyzstan started in May 2015. The Public Service Improvement Project is designed as a ten-year initiative and aims to improve public services in a selected number of municipalities in Jalal-Abad and Issyk-Kul. It will contribute to overall improvement of life conditions in rural areas.
Part of the management staff together with a representative of SDC office in Kyrgyzstan and the Co-Team leader Governance and Peace in Helvetas came to closely profit from the long experience that dldp has built on improving the public services in urban and rural areas in Albania.
The Delegation from Kyrgyzstan was introduced with different practices and partners of the programme in national and local level. Mrs. Valbona Karakaçi, dldp Programme Manager, broadly explained the history of dldp, objectives, main interventions, results, challenges and the progress done in the main thematic lines the programme has worked on. Albanian experience with Territorial Administrative Reform and dldp contribution in it were presented by Mr. Enea Hoti, Advisor for Local Issues to the Albanian Ministry of State, meanwhile Mrs. Elda Bagaviki, representative of Swiss Embassy explained the Swiss Cooperation Strategy with Albania 2014-2017, based on four pillars such as: 1. Democratization, Decentralization and Local Governance; 2. Economic Development; 3. Urban Infrastructure and Energy and 4. Health.
During their visit in Albania, colleagues from Kyrgyzstan and Helvetas had also the opportunity to exchange with their colleagues from dldp and local service providers on specific dldp activity lines such as support to the Women in Politics initiative. Shkodra Municipality councilor Mrs. Senida Mesi was invited to inform the visitors with all the challenges and the hard work women in politics have to face in their every day life.
Other dldp core working areas as Functional Area Programme as a planning and project identification instrument was presented by Blendi Bushati, and dldp public experts presented Territorial Strategic documents and Financial Planning
In the third and fourth day the Kyrgyzstan delegation was hosted by dldp staff in Shkodra.
They had the possibility to visit the One Stop Shop in Shkodra municipality and to get to know the DEMOS programme implemented by Helvetas in Kosovo and presented by its Programme Manager, Mr. Norbert Pijls.
The delegation has shown a great interest in the presentation done from, Mr. Arben Kopliku on Waste Management. They were known with the manual on Local Waste Planning, the cost and tariff, benchmarking system. These were enriched with the discussion of practical examples on recycling, waste optimization and rule of law on Waste Management.
The last day was opened with the presentation of the policy making and policy influence from the, Mr. Erton Kashta.
The Kyrgyzstan mission has also enjoyed the beauty that Albania offers. During the week they could visit the lake of Shkodra, the Marubi museum, the Rozafa Castle, hospitality and the wonderful food of Shkodra.
PSI programme from Kyrgyzstan visits dldp programme in Albania
Helvetas started its activities in Kyrgyzstan in November 1994 with the Agro project and today Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation is running 6 projects in Kyrgyzstan. PSI project – Public Service Improvement in Kyrgyzstan started in May 2015. The Public Service Improvement Project is designed as a ten-year initiative and aims to improve public services in a selected number of municipalities in Jalal-Abad and Issyk-Kul. It will contribute to overall improvement of life conditions in rural areas.
Part of the management staff together with a representative of SDC office in Kyrgyzstan and the Co-Team leader Governance and Peace in Helvetas came to closely profit from the long experience that dldp has built on improving the public services in urban and rural areas in Albania.
The Delegation from Kyrgyzstan was introduced with different practices and partners of the programme in national and local level. Mrs. Valbona Karakaçi, dldp Programme Manager, broadly explained the history of dldp, objectives, main interventions, results, challenges and the progress done in the main thematic lines the programme has worked on. Albanian experience with Territorial Administrative Reform and dldp contribution in it were presented by Mr. Enea Hoti, Advisor for Local Issues to the Albanian Ministry of State, meanwhile Mrs. Elda Bagaviki, representative of Swiss Embassy explained the Swiss Cooperation Strategy with Albania 2014-2017, based on four pillars such as: 1. Democratization, Decentralization and Local Governance; 2. Economic Development; 3. Urban Infrastructure and Energy and 4. Health.
During their visit in Albania, colleagues from Kyrgyzstan and Helvetas had also the opportunity to exchange with their colleagues from dldp and local service providers on specific dldp activity lines such as support to the Women in Politics initiative. Shkodra Municipality councilor Mrs. Senida Mesi was invited to inform the visitors with all the challenges and the hard work women in politics have to face in their every day life.
Other dldp core working areas as Functional Area Programme as a planning and project identification instrument was presented by Blendi Bushati, and dldp public experts presented Territorial Strategic documents and Financial Planning
In the third and fourth day the Kyrgyzstan delegation was hosted by dldp staff in Shkodra.
They had the possibility to visit the One Stop Shop in Shkodra municipality and to get to know the DEMOS programme implemented by Helvetas in Kosovo and presented by its Programme Manager, Mr. Norbert Pijls.
The delegation has shown a great interest in the presentation done from, Mr. Arben Kopliku on Waste Management. They were known with the manual on Local Waste Planning, the cost and tariff, benchmarking system. These were enriched with the discussion of practical examples on recycling, waste optimization and rule of law on Waste Management.
The last day was opened with the presentation of the policy making and policy influence from the, Mr. Erton Kashta.
The Kyrgyzstan mission has also enjoyed the beauty that Albania offers. During the week they could visit the lake of Shkodra, the Marubi museum, the Rozafa Castle, hospitality and the wonderful food of Shkodra.
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