Profile Orosh

Orosh Commune

Strategic Plan for the Economic Development of Orosh Commune

Albania 2007-2012

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Table of Contents

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Acknowledments ..... ...................................................................................................................... 4

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Chairman’s Foreword ......................................................................................

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Introduction ......................................................................................................

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Preparation of the Strategic Plan ......................................................................

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Assessment of the Local Economy ..................................................................

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Mission and Goals ............................................................................................ ..........................................................................................................................

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Overview on the Commune .............................................................................

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Geographic Position and Relief .............................................................................................

181718 b. Climate ....................................................................................................................... 191819 c. History........................................................................................................................ 201920 d. Flora and Fauna................................................................................................................ 212 e. Population ........................................................................................................................ 223 f. Local Government............................................................................................................ 243 g. Education ....................................................................................................................... 2625 h. Health ................................................................................................................................. 27 i. Public Utilities............................................................................................................ 292728 j. Road Network and Transport ........................................................................................... 278 k. Telecommunication .......................................................................................................... 288 l. Social Assistance ............................................................................................................. 289 m. Associations ....................................................................................................................... 29 n. Culture............................................................................................................................ 3129 VIII.

Economic Profile of the Commune ..................................................................

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Land, Agriculture and Breeding................................................................................. 312930 Employment ....................................................................................................................... 32 Business ....................................................................................................................... 34323

IX. Strategy’s Action Plan ..............................................................................................

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Time Framework for the Strategic Plan Implementation.................................

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Map of Orosh Commune

Map of the Communes of Mirdita

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Acknowledgments We avail ourselves of this opportunity to thank the Orosh Commune Task Force and CANGO’s Capacity Building Programme experts and staff who contributed in the development process of the Strategic Plan for the Economic Development of Orosh Commune and technically asssited in its preparation.

Our gratitude goes also to MGS (Urban International Associates, Bulgaria) for its technical assistance.

We are indebted to CAFOD UK (UK’s Catholic Fund for Overseas Development) which, with its financial suport, made possible the preparation and publication of this Plan..

This Profile is part of a CAFOD-financed for Project

This Profile is part of a Project implemented by CANGO (Center cooperation between Communities, Local Authorities and NGOs)

DISCLAIMER:

The Orosh Commune and CANGO Albania solely are responsible for the contents of this publication and it should, under no circumstance, be regarded as reflecting the position of CAFOD UK.

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Chairman’s Foreword

Developing a strategic plan for the economic development of Orosh commune has been one of the most important tasks of our local government. This document lays the foundations for future projects which will improve the living conditions of the Orosh commune inhabitants.

After an all-inclusive 6-month process wherein participated the local government, community representatives and groups of interest, Orosh commune is now the holder of a development passport containing a mission, goals, targets and projects for the next 4 years.

I get this opportunity to thank the commune’s task force and the representatives from the community, civic society and business who worked together for the preparation of this Plan. On their behalf and in my name, I wish to express my gratitude to CANGO, its experts and staff, who, with their professional skills and adapting themselves to our problems and culture, played a key role in this importamt document’s preparation process.

The Orosh Commune staff and I, in the capacity of Chairman, will do all we can to successfully implement this Plan.

Aleksandër Lala Chairman of Orosh Commune

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III.

Introduction

This Strategic Plan has been developed in the context of CANGO’s Local Government Capacity Building Program. The Program aims at promoting participating methods in planning and managing the resources of Mirdita’s communes. CANGO and its experts have a many year experience in developing strategic plans for local governments at communal level. After succeeding in developing strategic plans and profiles for the communes of Malësi e Madhe and Lushnja, CANGO, as from 2007, has been focused in the communes of Mirdita.

This document is a result of the joint efforts of Commune of Orosh, local civic society and community representatives and of CANGO. Yet, what is worth mentioning more than this successful product, is the participatory process involved in its preparation. Such a process made the participating parties to better support each other and to work together in order to jointly determine the needs, ambitions and strategic directions wherein to focus the resources and efforts of the commune, community and partners. This planning cooperation helped to direct commune’s developments towards modern standards and to forge a democratic and representative society.

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IV. Preparation of the Strategic Plan Why a SPED for the Commune Orosh Commune took the initiative to prepare a Strategic Plan for Economic Development (SPED) in the course of its efforts to exercise its legal function of promoter and supporter of commune’s economic development, aiming at a most effective and efficient use of the local human, social, institutional, financial and physical resources, as well as of the opportunities offered by the national and regional development for the creation of an attractive and friendly place for the inhabitants, businesses and visitors.

Strategic Plan This Plan is the first effort of our community to address in a planning, methodological, and widely participatory way the developing needs of the commune, focusing powers to cope with many economic, social, environmental and mentality difficulties encountered by the local community and its government.

This is a 5-year plan. We gather that the desired changes and improvements and the present ambitions of our commune inhabitants may not fully come true within the terms of this Plan’s implementation, nevertheless, the communal management, together with the community and the public and private shareholders, will show devotion and seriousness in the implementation process providing all the necessary human and financial resources and encouraging sustainable and long-term partnerships. Only such earnest commitment can be bring about the achievement of the goals provided for in the Strategic Plan.

The Plan was approved by the Commune Council with its decision no 43, dated 09 November 2007.

Methodology Strategic planning has been deemed by the Commune as the best and systematic method to promote and support the economic development, to manage changes and opportunities, to analyze and face development challenges and to create a wide consensus in the community on the vision and economic future of the commune. The strategic planning process enabled an analyses and process of thinking and decision-making in group which aimed at a realistic combination of needs, challenges and trends with the extant and potential resources which will lead up to the economic improvement, business promotion and strengthening, and to the creation of new jobs.

Participatory planning was made possible through the direct inclusion of the inhabitants and of the key partners in the plan preparation. The Commune Chairman set up the Planning commission by inviting many people: Orosh commune inhabitants and outsiders of Orosh origin, to assist with their professional and representative contribution in drafting the Strategic 2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

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Plan, in assessing the needs, resources, partnerships and development priorities. In formulating the Strategic, Plan the Planning Commission has taken into account the human and natural resources, the commune’s and its surrounding area’s economic situation and the prospects of future developments after the Durrës-Kosovë highway construction, the cultural and historical heritage, the comparative advantages and what the Orosh community desires to see in their commune.

Organizational Approach in Drawing up the Strategic Plan The organizational approach was such that it enabled a direct and institutionalized decisionmaking of a group made up by village representatives, people from various businesses, civic society, members of the communal Council, the Chairman and the commune staff.

Institutionalization of the planning contribution was made through the Economic Development Planning Commission presided over by the Commune Chairman. The Commission is supposed to draft, follow up the Plan implementation and reviewing. The structure of the Commission was such that it made possible a wide participation and membership grouping by field and interest group.

Commission of the Strategic Plan for the Economic Development of Orosh Commune 1.

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Aleksandër Lala Gjin Prenga Drita Nikolli Aleksandër Suti Pashke Marku Vitore Gjoka Marie Gega Gaspër Deda Gjok Gjoni Gjovalin Ndoja Gjon Ndoi Zef Ndoci Gjon Bazhella Pashk Lleshi Gjergj Gjergji Ndrec Mjeshtri Gjon Pepa Gjergj Marku Pjetër Nikolli Frrok Doda

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Commune Chairman Tax Inspector Filing Clerk Administration Manager Registry Office Clerk Administrator Nurse,Grykë-Orosh Village Chairman, Ndërshen Civic Society Civic Society Village Chairman, Shmri Village Chairman Mining Engineer Village Chairman, Pëshqesh Village Chairman, Kullaxhi Utility Inspector Painter, Palace of Culture, Rrëshen Journalist School Headmaster, Reps Geology-Mine Specialist

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Assessment of the Local Economy The elements taken into account when assessing the local situation were consolidated in an SWOT analysis matrix (analysis of the strong points, weak points, opportunities and threats) based on statistics and information regarding natural, human and financial resources, economy and business structure, employment level and structure, education level, as well people’s qualification.

The Planning Commission made the local situation analysis, identifying thus the main advantages and challenges the Orosh Community faces in its walk toward the economic growth.

Subjects 1. Infrastructure 2. Public Utilities 3. Communal Services 4. Small and Medium Business 5. Ownership Formalization Critical Issues a. Infrastructure 1.

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Intervillage broken roads Broken roads in villages Worn out bridges and lack of connecting bridges in a number of villages Lack of maintenance services (lack of work force) Lack of irrigation channels in some villages Over 70 % of the population is not supplied with drinking water as some of the villages have no water-supply and Reps’ water-supply is worn-out 7. Worn-out electrical power distribution network

b. Public Utilities 8. Partial lack of qualified education and health personnel 9. Lack of material basis, didactic/laboratory and computer means in schools 10. Lack of some health equipment and medicines 11. Lack of dental and farmaceutical services 12. Unprofitable strategy on the secondary education organization 13. Lack of a public library and of school libraries 14. Lack of a culture center at Reps 2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

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15. Lack of service centers for people in need of help 16. Uncared-for historical objects c. Communal Services 17. Lack of sanitary services in villages (cleaning, waste disposal, sewage) 18. Lack of logistics for waste materials (no waste collection and processing system in the commune) 19. Worn out drinking water and sewage cannalization network at Reps 20. Lack of urgan drinking water regulation in Reps town and villages d. Small and Medium Business 21. Lack of business projects 22. Lack of credits 23. Lack of regulation plans (construction favouring) 24. Lack of studies on the market (for breeding, agriculture, handicraft, tourism, etc.)

25. Lack of an informative tourist guide for visitors 26. Lack of dairies in the commune 27. Lack of a system for agriculture production collection and processing 28. Lack of a system for medicinal herb collection and processing 29. Lack of a sectorial strategic plan for natural and historical toursim development 30. Lack of a study on the utilization of hydro-power resources in the area 31. Lack of mechanical and transportation means in support of the agro-industry business e. Ownership Formalization 32. Lack of an ownership map, of certification and registration 33. Lack of an inventory for properties in the commune

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Analysis Matrix of Critical Issues (SWOT) Strong Points

Weak Points

A devout commune staff and management

Rising migrating and emigrating psychology

Geo-strategic position between the market of Kosovo and the economic TiranaDurrës zone

Increase of population ageing

Unsufficient qualified human resources, especially in the education and health sectors

Geographic position that enables good connections with many Mirdita areas

Natural relief endowed with touristic attractions

Rich water resources that could be utilized for electric power production

Rich mining source, especially as concerns copper and mineral processing

Homogeneous religion

Rich archaeological, cultural and historical heritage

Lack of qualitative health service

Lack of a strategic plan for urban economic development

Risk of forest diminution and increasing land erosion

Growing illiteracy in the commune since the number of pupils in some villages is too low to have schools erected there

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Opportunities

17 Km distance from Durrës-Kukës-Morinë highway that crosses alongside the commune and brings:

New jobs

New markets with Kosovo and elsewhere

Installation of new businesses

National politics to support the development of the area where the commune is

Mounting interest on the part of foreign investors to use commune’s natural resourses

Mounting interest of non-governmental organizations to provide assistance in the area

Threats

Partial decentralization

Inefficent interinstitutional harmonization and coordination for the development of the commune

Deterioration of a part of the environment and of monuments in the commune as a result of the DurrësKukës-Morinë road construction

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VI. Mission and Goals Mission The goal in determining the Mission was to enable the Orosh community to clearly articulate how it would want its future to be like, what strategic directions were to be pursued and to give to the inhabitants a clear idea as to where to focus its powers and resources.

The mission presented in this Plan has been developed by the Economic Planning Commission after consultations with several community segments and has been approved by the Communal Council. The aim has been to establish a Mission to be developed and accepted by as many shareholders and interest groups as possible and to come up with something that could be regarded as representing the ambition of the Commune of Orosh.

VISION of the Orosh Commune Transformation of the commune into an entity of dynamic and contemporary developments to keep pace with the rapid economic developments in the region, making both the commune and the community active and competitive, so that its inhabitants resolve to stay in Orosh, the commune gets repopulated, the commune is transformed into pleasant place to live becoming thus appealing to the inhabitants and to Albanian and foreign visitors.

To achieve this vision, the directions we are working on are

Creation of a competitive tourism industry.

Taking the opportunity of the Durrës-Kukës-Morinë highway construction to develop businesses in the commune.

Efficient and maximum utilization of above- and underground-resources to strengthen businessess and create new jobs.

Enhancing the competitive character of the Orosh farmers and breeders through the Bioproducts.

Efficient and reciprocal services and infrastructure for the inhabitants, businesses and visitors.

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Goals and Targets Setting goals helped us to decide on how the required and desired changes are to be attained.

Some of the actions for their attainment are not directly connected with the creation of new jobs or the development and attraction of new businesses, but with the economic future of our commune. This future lays on firm foundations such as the infrastructure, qualitative communal services, improved life quality, education level, security and good local governance.

The goals of the Plan reveal the main directions where the commune development shall be focused and have been arranged by order of importance, where the economic development and the creation of a favourable environment for the local business are the main priorities. They were developed through a logical break-down of the vision and deal with the Commune’s essential issues:

Public Infrastructure Education and Health Natural and Cultural Tourism Communal Services Business Climate Quality of Communal Governance

For the development of these goals, the Planning Commission was focused mainly on our natural and human resources, held into account the challeges which the community faces and the opportunities opened up by the fast development of the area where the Orosh commune belongs in, the history and culture, the physical state of the commune and the expectations of the community. At the end of the planning process, the Commission defined the following goals and targets:

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GOAL I.

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Constructing a high standard road to connect the villages with Durrës-Kosovo road.

Target 1.1

Reconstructing the roads not covered by Lezha’s rural maintenance service by the year 2010.

Target 1.2

Constructing byroads to connect Blinisht, Reps, Mashtërkorë, Zajs, Shmri with the highway abiding by the standards of quality (as regards pavement, signalling and illumination) by the year 2011.

Target 1.3

Rehabilitating the roads that connect Mashtërkorë, Shpal, Marpepajs’ Oaks, Orosh Abbey, Spaç, Kullaxhi with the highway by the year 2012.

Target 1.4

Constructing and reconstructing connecting bridges in 5 villages and neighbourhoods in the commune by the year 2012.

Target 1.5

Installing road signalling in all of the commune’s roads by the year 2010.

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GOAL II.

Providing education and services of advanced standards to encourage the inhabitants to stay in the commune.

Target 2.1

Equipping the United School of Reps with the necessary didactic means and conteplating the possibility to open a hostel in Reps by the year 2010.

Target 2.2

Creating adequate physical conditions essential to the primary education and covering 30% of the villages with pre-school education by the year 2010.

Target 2.3

Creating favourable conditions by setting up a library and sport center and installing computers in the United School of Reps by the year 2009.

Target 2.4

Covering all of the villages of the commune with health centers and high education personnel by the year 2008.

GOAL III. Building a sustainable natural, cultural and historical tourism industry.

Target 3.1

Documenting the Orosh commune history, culture and nature in order to prepare the Orosh enciclopedia by the year 2009.

Target 3.2

Rehabilitating the cultural and historical objects of Orosh based on the history of resistance/towers, cult/abbey, education/first school and culture monuments/Vau i Madh bridge and the historical center of Shpal.

Target 3.3

Drawing up a strategy for tourism development in the commune by the year 2009.

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Target 3.4

Reconstructing and turning into museum the Spaç prison by the year 2010.

Target 3.5

Proclaiming the Orosh highland (Fushë-Lugje) a national park.

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GOAL IV Providing communal services of optimal standards in conformity with the needs and expectations of the community and business.

Target 4.1

Setting up a system for the waste disposal, transportation and processing.

Target 4.2

Urban regulation and road illumination in the Reps town territory.

Target 4.3

Regulating the sewage and drinking water network in Reps.

Target 4.4

Reconstructing the watersupplies of Reps and Lgjin village by the year 2011.

Target 4.5

Reconstructing the irrigation channels of Mashtërkorë, Vau i Madh, Pëshqesh, Seftë and Kullaxhi.

Target 4.6

Setting up a recreation system that would make the commune more livable by the year 2011.

GOAL V.

Creating a healthy and supportive climate to strengthen existing businesses and give rise to new ones in the commune.

Target 5.1

Creating a legal and regulatory framework for the business development along the highway.

Target 5.2

Breeding businesses presenting themselves in the market with processed products.

Target 5.3

Setting up an efficent inventory system and certificating private property in the Orosh Commune.

Target 5.4

Restarting the copper extraction and processing factory at Spaç.

Target 5.5

Setting up an wood utilization and processing industry, aiming at a full processing cycle, based on the legal and environmental criteria.

GOAL VI Offering accountable, effective and transparent governance in conformity with the developing needs of the commune.

Target 6.1

Strengthening the capacities of the Orosh commune steering bodies and administration.

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Target 6.2

Increasing community information and participation in communal decisionmaking.

Target 6.3

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Directions for the VISION attainment

VISION Transformation of the commune into an entity of dynamic and contemporary developments to keep pace with the rapid economic developments in the region, making both the commune and the community active and competitive, so that its inhabitants resolve to stay in Orosh, the commune gets repopulated, the commune is transformed into pleasant place to live becoming thus appealing to the inhabitant s and to Albanian and foreign visitors.

Taking the opportunity of the Durrës-KukësMorinë highway construction to develop businesses in the commune.

Efficient and maximum utilization of above- and undergroundresources to strengthen businessess and create new jobs.

Efficient and reciprocal services and infrastructure for the inhabitants, businesses and visitors.

Enhacing the competitive character of the Orosh farmers and breeders through the Bio-products.

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Q. 1 Constructing a high standard road to connect the villages with DurrësKosovo road

Q. 5 Creating a health and supportive climate to strengthen existing businesses and give rise to new ones in the commune.

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Creation of a competitive tourism industry.

Q. 3 Building a sustainable natural, cultural and historical tourism industry.

Q. 4 Providing communal services of optimal standards in conformity with the needs and expectations of the community and business

Q. 6 Offering accountable, effective and transparent governance in conformity with the developing needs of the commune

Q. 2 Providing education and services of advanced standards to encourgae the inhabitants to stay in the commune.

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Financing of the Strategic Plan Finding funds for the implementation of the Strategic Plan is a great effort and challenge for the commune same as its preparation. The Action Plan is guideline for fund planning the indentification of potential partners for the Plan implementation.

The communal government will actively take part by funding the Plan with its own revenues and will afterwards promote cofinancing or other community contributions for the Plan impelementation. The communal council shall include the implementation of the Plan projects in the annual shert and middleterm budget.

Co-financers of the Plan shall be the Central Government, the business community, Albanian and foreign donors and organizations. Involvement of the business with direct investments for the implementation of a number of projects constitutes a strong guarantee for its implementation.

VII. Overview on the Commune Orosh is a commune located in the central part of Albania in the beautiful Mirdita Region. It has rich heritage and has been central to many important developments in the history of the country. Orosh residents have played a crucial role in the Development of Albania throughout the course of history.

The commune is about to embark on a brand new era with the development of the Mayor thoroughfare from Durrës to Prishtina that will bisect its borders and with it bring a new era in the development of the region a. Geographic Position and Relief The Orosh Commune is part of the District of Lezha. It is in the central mountain region, in the central and north-eastern part of Mirdita District, with the following geographical coordinates: northern geographical latitude 41, western geographical altitude 19 degrees 37’ 37”. It is bounded on the north and north-west by Puka’s Gegjan commune, on the north and north-east by Mirdita’s Oroshi commune, on the south by Selita commune, on the east by Dibra’s Lura commune, on the south-west by Gëziq village of Rrëshen Municipality, and on the west and north-west by Kaçinar, having Oroshi i Madh River as a natural border.

In general the commune’s territory is made up of magmatic rocks, ultrabasic and basic, intrusive and effusive, which make this unit very rich in minerals, especially in copper, pyrites and rare minerals. It also contains large quantities of carbonatics mainly concentrated in the Orosh plateau.

-Tectonics: This unit is crossed by the turn of Oroshi i Vogël river. Land movement and superposition, in the course of time, have wrought an almost original geotectonic diversity. Its basic indicator is the relief inversion at Munella Mountain, part of which belongs to this unit. This double geological view makes this area’s geo-morphological riches very attractive for the visitor, but should also make local inhabitants mindful of the economical profit they could derive from such resources.

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- From the relief point of view: Orosh commune is a mostly irregular ensemble, especially in its magmatic part. This is caused by intermittent tectonics and regressive erosion due to the gradual elevation. Administrative border extremities are linked with geographical altitudes: in the west, 800 m above sea level (the Guramëdhenjtë of Pëshqesh); in the south, Kodra e Qipujve (hill) 1391 m; in the east, col of Loku Mountain 1132 m and in the north, col of Shëni 1009 m. The north-west of Oroshi i Vogël is entirely made up of ultrabasic effusive-intrusive magmatic rocks that give rise to an irregular relief.

The territory is generally composed of two valleys: the Oroshi i Madh Valley (serving as borderline) and the Oroshi i Vogël Valley. Their main direction is north-east, south-west and east-west, therefore the commune is under the influence of the Mediterranean clime. Altitude above sea level varies from 170 to 1800 m, whereas inclination from 15 to 50%, but mainly around 23-35 %.

The south-eastern part (Church of Bukli 773 m), of the same geological constitution, has an irregular relief starting with 184 m heights (the valley area), gradually ascending north-east, at Laku i Bardhë, where it meets with lime rocks at an altitude of 904 m.

The plateau of Shejti Mountain, unique in its formation, is like a natural huge terrace rising up to 1380 m. It is entirely made up of carbonatics with a variety of carsts (solutions), fields, pits, funnels, caves, carstic springs, trampolines (Nënshejt).

The minimum height is 178 m, the maximum quota 592 m at Kamërdhi in the Shejti Mountain. This mountain’s namesake scale has striking beauties and caustic springs. b. Climate Because of its geographical position, this area, has a Mediterranean pre-mountain and mountain climate. The average annual temperature in Mashtërkorë (pluri-annual) is 14,3 Celsius degrees. The absolute maximum temperature is 39,3 Celsius degrees (recorded at Reps, in 1978); the absolute minimum is -18, 3 (at Reps, January 1979). Pluri-annual average annual rainfalls: 1560 mm. The absolute maximum 2750 mm (in 1963); absolute minimum 900 mm (in 1968); number of sunny days 210; number of days with average frost 75.

Table 1- Air Temperatures Month 1 2 Average 4.4 6.3 temperature Absolute 20.3 25.2 maximum Absolute -14.3 -10.2 minimum

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Table 2- Annual Precipitations Month 1

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Monthly 187 118 126 164 average 24 hours 70.9 62.4 94.0 72.0 maximum Average days 11.6 10 9.7 14.2 with rainfalls Source: Directorate of Forests, Rrëshen

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-Hidrography The commune has a dense hydrographical network extended mainly east-westward and vice-versa. The main flows are: Oroshi i Madh and Oroshi i Vogël rivers and the brooks of Bulshar, Darza, Orosh, Nërshenë, Nënshejt, Çoku and of Lugu i Errët. The main artery, Orosh i Vogël river, crosses the commune for 17 km, having the brooks of Spaç and Lgjin as main branches and Bargjana as main source. This river is fed from natural springs, mainly calcareous, but also from permanent ones coming from north-west of Albania. Average flows are 120 m3/ /second which, because of the terrain declination, vary from 5 m3 to 10.000 m3.

Carstic sources make hydrographical resources peculiar. The most famous of them are the Bargjana source with average annual flows170 litres/sec and the Lugje of Nënshejt. Water from the springs of Spaç and of the Orosh highlands flows down from caves and caverns with everlasting ice. Water temperature in many of the springs does not go above 1-2 Celsius degrees during the hot summer season.

c. History There is no other region in Albania like the territory of Orosh Commune where interesting stories, myths, cults, rich ethno-culture, ancient cultural and natural monuments gracefully blend together. A visitor in search of breath-taking natural beauties can encounter it right at the entrance of Pëshqesh, there where one still can see traces of the medieval legendary road once connecting Mirdita with the Adriatic Sea. The road, starting from Lezha, passed through the center of Mirdita reaching beyond it, up to Kosovo. This is shown in a map of 1688 published in Venice by P. Koroneli.

Shpali is historically mentioned as the meeting-place of traditional assemblies of the leaders and noblemen of our mountains. There the highlanders pledged to defend their homeland or to be reconciled. One of the most famous assemblies convened at Shën Aleksandër of Orosh in 1602, with representatives from 13 important regions of Albania. This assembly made known to the West that the country ought to return to the time of Scanderbeg. One of the pictures of this profile has been taken in 1900 by Edith Durham, known as krajlica e malësorëve (mountaineers’ queen). The picture beautifully

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depicts a picturesque view from a meeting of Mirdita men at the lawns of Shpal where many assemblies have taken place.

Being one of the most ancient centers of Albania, Shpal is important in the national history Bukli is one of the most renowned cultural centers not only of Mirdita but of all Albania. Tomb excavations there have unearthed sickle-shaped earrings, pierced bronze earrings, bronze necklaces with engraved birds, glass beads, work tools and clay pots. Such discoveries are important as they reveal an original Albanian culture different from the Roman, Byzantine and Slavonic cultures.

Spaç is one of the biggest bajraks of Mirdita. It is otherwise known as the land of the seven churches whose ruins can be seen to this day.

Comment [E1]: Bajrak=administrative division in the past centuries.

Spaç is an ancient dwelling place with a soil very rich in copper, pyrite, rare minerals etc.. The Church of Shën Demetri, dating back to around 1134, has a special history and role in the national culture.

Dom Prend Suli, scholar of ethnology, linguistics and history, served there as parish priest. The belief, deep-seated in the popular memory, on fraternal relationships among Spaçi, Orosh and Kuzhena inhabitants is a most precious inheritance.

During the communist dictatorship the notorious political prison, a kind of Albanian Mathausen, was constructed at Mëkuç of Spaç. In March 1967, Mehmet Shehu, one of Communist Party leaders, resolved to use the Spaç mine as prison for the first 400 political convicts who were sent in 1968. The many intellectuals of Mirdita, along with input from others, have thought about changing the prison into a museum that would pay tribute to those who suffered under communism, keeping thus alive the remembrance of an absurd period of cruelties. This prison became the tomb of many Albanian patriots and intellectuals.

Blinisht, wonderfully surrounded by two crystal-clear rivers, has breath-taking landscapes. From Oroshi i Madh river, Blinisht gathers highland warm waters, fit for swimming even in May, leaving cold waters to Oroshi i Vogël which abounds in trout. Strawberries and fig trees grow in Blinisht and it is also rich in pastures.

In the traces of the early medieval road, at the crossroads of Reps, along the many-centennial Marpepaj oaks, the highway Durrës-Prishtina is being built.

One enters the downstream villages: Mashtërkorë, Zajs e Shmri, a wonderful trio by the Oroshi i Vogël river, mostly made up of characteristic towers resembling castles. In every single step the visitor makes, he feels like going two steps back in the past. Albeit old, buildings show excellent handicraft skills. Masterly carved stones artistically unite with poles, lintels and arches. These urge the visitor to have a more careful look at the portals worked with love. These riches must be preserved. Fortunately, since there are still people living in these towers, there is no need for a museum administration.

Setting out for the oaks of Marpepajs, after 3-4 km the visitor runs into the pluri-centennal abbey of Orosh. Its territory has been subject to many “dilatations” and “contractions”. In mid-October 1888, when Pope Leo XIII legalized the recovery of Mirdita abbey by conferring on it the Nullius status, the great abbot, Prend Doçi, famous clergyman and patriot, under the auspices of the 2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

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Vatican implemented a magnificent project for the new diocese. Within 6 years, abbot Doçi widened the abbey eight times. He built an abbey residence at Orosh up to, what was then, European standards (same as its author and architect). In these highlands Edith Durham described him as a brilliant man, founder of an Albanian alphabet, builder of a school in 1899.

Mirdita and its heart, Orosh, were the cradle of the insurrection against the Turks. Thanks to opposition and diplomatic efforts Mirdita preserved its ancestral religion. Almost 100 years ago Faik Konica wrote that the country owes its national dependence to the Albanian Catholics.

In those times of unrest, the Canon of the Mountains, a self-governing institution, was perfected, providing for everything: tribal relations, pledges, religion, hospitality, ownership, authority, assistance etc.. All efforts to replace it with the Turkish law (the sheriat) met with failure.

On the top of Grykë-Orosh are the rubbles of Chieftain’s tower. The renowned household of Gjonmarkajs became celebrated not only in Albania but also in Europe. Gjon Marku, the first chieftain three centuries ago, Bib Doda, the first pasha, Preng Bib Doda, famous prince and other their heirs showed that after the fall of the Bushatllis’ dominion in north and that of Ali Pashë Tepelena in south, no other Albanian family has had such a strong influence as that of this Orosh household.

Arch-temple of Christianity in Mirdita: heading up for Shejti Mountain one runs into several historical places. On the summit of Shejti Mountain there is the church ensemble perfectly composed of the old abbey of Shën Llezhdri, the church of Shën Gjergji, the church of Shëngjin, the Redeemer’s Church, the Church of Robes (wherein dead men’s clothes are placed), cells, bells, summer abbot’s residence, etc., a graceful and majestic scene, a rare town of Christianity, the field of Lugje, the Ice Cave, Lajthiza, beech and pine forests, ancient mountain pine-wood, olive trees and cold springs.

d. Flora and Fauna Vegetation in the area is very rich. It includes Mediterranean everlasting green shrubs and alpine pastures at altitudes from 178 m up to 1582 m above sea level. Thanks to the varied vegetation makes, the commune is full of medical and industrial plants, as well as ligneous material.

Vegatation is mainly made up of:

Bush: arbutus berry-tree, heather, domestic hornbeam, read and black juniper, hawthorn, willow, poplar;

Oaks: lime, ash, maple, chestnut, etc.;

Beech belt: pine, beech, mountain pine-wood, etc.; Meadows: in Munella’s and Nënshejt’s plateaus there are productive meadows for cattle pasturage

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Table 3- Main forest types in the commune No. Forest category Ha 1 Hazelnut 20.14 2 Oak+shrubs 283.3 3 Oak 761 4 Oak+pine 183 5 Pine+beech 12.6 6 Pine 2619 7 Pine+hazelnut 26.3 8 Bush 608.7 Total 4514.04 Source:Directorate of Forests, Rrëshen

Fauna: Forests serve as habitat for a rich fauna whereof mention could be made of the mole, bat, wolf, fox, brown bear, marten, wild pig, hare, roe, wild goat, squirrel and the weasel. There are also a multitude of local and migrant birds such as the partridge, screech-owl, cuckoo, crow, nightingale, culver, blackbird and the magpie. The summit of Guri i Shqipes mount, the crown of Shejti mountain, and Ndërshenë are the natural habitat of our national symbol: the eagle.

e. Population The Orosh Commune population belongs entirely to the Catholic religion. It is spread in 15 villages and in the town of Reps. Following the migration and emigration process of more than half of the population after 1990, it currently amounts to 3376 inhabitants. However that may be, the DurrësKukës-Morinë highway construction, a strategic national investment, has halted such phenomenon and there are even instances when people who had been away for years have returned.

Table 4 – Population over years No Dwelling place 2000 1 Town of Reps 2044 2 Lajthizë 227 3 Nënshejt 150 4 Ndërshenë 227 5 Bulshar 308 6 Planetë 197 7 Lgjin 168 8 Grykë-Orosh 236 9 Mashtërkorë 227 10 Shmri 282 11 Zajs 172 12 Blinisht 368 13 Pëshqesh 279 14 Kullaxhi 233 15 Gurth-Spaç 346 16 Kodër-Spaç 140 Total 5604 Source: Registry Office, Orosh

2001 1923 163 157 206 272 178 158 227 280 290 162 360 256 176 279 117 5204

2002 1938 154 158 192 255 160 161 223 214 291 160 359 258 164 286 104 5077

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2003 1684 149 150 187 278 157 152 207 209 186 149 353 276 152 274 87 4750

2004 1504 99 115 170 239 159 143 199 213 250 129 337 277 143 240 80 4297

2005 1237 79 108 161 212 138 137 153 200 237 121 252 249 115 173 79 3651

2006 1179 69 104 155 176 136 135 151 190 227 108 237 227 102 160 77 3436

2007 1149 63 105 144 178 127 131 146 195 227 113 236 226 101 159 76 3376

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Table 5 – Structure of population by village, as in 2006 No

Dwelling place

Total

Females

Males

Males in percentage

1 2 3 4 5 6

Pëshqesh Kullaxhi Mashtërkorë Shmri Zajs Lgjin

227 102 190 227 108 135

101 53 103 109 53 67

126 49 87 118 55 68

73 40 59 65 25 45

7

Grykë-Orosh

151

71

80

46

8

Bulshar

176

98

78

56

9

Planetë

136

60

70

45

10

Ndërshenë

155

74

71

45

11

Nënshejt

104

53

51

34

12

Lajthizë

69

37

32

18

13

Gurth-Spaç

160

82

78

49

14

Kodër-Spaç

77

38

39

24

15

Town of Reps

1179

595

584

332

16

Blinisht

237

113

128

86

Total amount

3436

1710

1726

1042

Source: Registry Office, Orosh

f. Local Government The commune is made up of 15 villages. Its local government has been elected in 1992. Reps town is the communal capital housing the local the government offices and administration. The local government bodies (the commune council and chairman) get elected by the community.

The council has standing committees: the finance and economy committee, the order and security committee, the education and health committee, and the agriculture committee. The commune has a 15 member staff and 15 village chairmen.

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Organization Chart VOTERS Commune’s Council

Commune’s Chairman Utility Sector

Commune Secretary Finance-Taxes Sector Standing Commissions

Finance and Economy Order and Security Education and health Agriculture

Public Consultation Gropus

Agriculture Sector Civic Protection Sector Village Chairmen Social Assistance Sector Urban Sector

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Orosh Commune Table 6 - Public investments, 1996-2007 No Description of investment 1

Reconstruction of the commune building

2

Provisions for the commune

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Construction of a health center, Bulshar Forest station, Bulshar Irrigation canal, Shulla,Vau-Madh,Shmri,Mashtërkorë School reconstruction, Mashtërkorë School reconstruction, Grykë-Orosh Road reconstruction, Lisat e Marpepës, Grykë-Orosh Road and square reconstruction and pavement, Reps

10

Construction of religious objects (Shpal, Shmri, Reps, GrykëOrosh)

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Road reconstruction, Reps School reconstruction, Shpal Reconstruction of health center, Reps Health center construction, Grykë-Orosh Health center construction, Kullaxhi Purchases and equipment for schools Illumination and regualtion, Reps Regulation, pavement, sidewalks, Reps Regulation, pavement, sidewalks, Reps Health center construction (Nënshejt, Gurth, Spaç, Lgjin) Health center reconstruction (Reps, Bulshar) School reconstruction, Mashtërkorë School reconstruction, Vau i Madh Total Source: Orosh Commune

Table 7 – Budget over years No YEAR Tied-up budget

1 2002 46639372 2 2003 49238066 3 2004 48107855 4 2005 49631401 Source: Finance Office, Orosh

g.

Untied-up budget

12652349 12560905 14257201 15774282

Year 19961997 19961997 1997 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 19962000 2003 2003 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007

Investments from own revenues 499300 1250000 1611100 744000

Fund (ALL) 2,800,000 2,300,000 3,600,000 2,000,000 13,000,000

Investor

Central Government = =

4,000,000 4,200,000 15,000,000 12,000,000

IFAD Central Government = World Bank ADF

50,000,000

Catholic Church

45,000 5,600,000

ADF ADF Central Government = = = = = = = = = =

2,000,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,287,847 1,514,200 2,000,000 2,800,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 12,000,000 5,000,000 152,647,047

Investments from the grant 2173000 2759900 6357000

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Investments from self revenues vs. total investments in % 19 37 12

Education

Mirdita’s education history commenced in 1660 when Gjergj Uladagni opened a school at Vela. In 1671, Shtjefën Gaspari, Vatican’s apostolic envoy, during his visit at Orosh, mentioned the school presided over by Dom Nikoll Vladanai. There are no accurate data as to when this school was opened, but it seems most likely that in mid 17th century Orosh had already a school. In 1899, on the initiative

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of abbot Prend Doçi and of the local chieftain’s, Internat, a renown Albanian school, was opened close to the Orosh abbey.

In the last decade of the last century, the commune had two high schools: the “United High School” at Reps and the “Agricultural High School” at Bulshar, as well as seven secondary schools. They have contributed to the social and cultural development of the area, becoming at the same time important promoters of artistic, cultural and sport activities which involved not only pupils but all the community.

Many of these pupils have afterwards completed their university studies and have become known intellectuals.

At present the commune has one high school: the “United School of Reps”, and secondary schools in eight villages: Mashtërkorë, Grykë-Orosh, Shpal, Kullaxhi, Bulshar, Gurth-Spaç, Vau i Madh and Nënshejt. A school hostel is soon expected to be built at Reps for the benefit of pupils arriving from the commune villages.

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Orosh Commune Table 8 – Number of school pupils 1st form 2nd form No School T F T F 1 Vau i Madh 4 3 3 2 2 Kullaxhi 0 0 1 1 3 Shpal 5 2 6 4 4 Gurth-Spaç 1 0 0 0 5 Reps 25 12 23 10 6 Ndërshen 5 1 1 0 7 Bulshar 3 2 4 1 8 Nënshejt 0 0 0 0 9 Orosh 8 6 12 6 10 Mashtërkorë 16 8 11 6 Total 67 34 61 30 Source: Directorate of Education, Rrëshen

3rd form T F 2 0 3 0 5 2 4 2 28 11 1 1 4 2 0 0 5 2 8 2 62 23

4th form T F 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 4 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 6 2 7 3 34 18

5th form T F 0 0 1 0 7 2 0 0 9 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 6 4 11 6 38 17

6th form T F 0 0 2 0 6 3 0 0 37 20 0 0 6 2 0 0 7 3 15 9 73 37

7th form T F 0 0 1 1 8 3 0 0 33 19 0 0 4 1 0 0 4 4 18 11 68 39

8th form T F 0 0 6 4 11 7 0 0 17 6 0 0 3 2 0 0 11 7 13 4 61 30

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Table 9 - Teachers High school education

High pedagogical school education

University education

Total

females

total

females

totalj

females

3

2

10

7

8

4

Source: Drejtoria Arsimore, Rrëshen

Table 10 – Number of teachers over years Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 Teachers

107

98

92

88

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

81

66

61

50

46

48

50

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h. Health Primary health service is offered at Reps town and Nënshejt, Lgjin, Grykë-Orosh, Gurth-Spaç, Bulshar, Blinisht, Pëshqesh, Kullaxhi villages. All the health centers have nurses, midwives and an ambulance.

At Reps town, center of the commune, there is also a doctor in charge of the whole commune.

Important investments made during 2007 have notably improved the public health service everywhere.

Table 11 - Number of health employees Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number of 16 16 16 13 employees Source: Office of Utilities, Orosh

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2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

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12

11

12

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i. Public Utilities Public utilities in the commune include cleaning, attending to parks, cemetery maintenance, funeral service and water supply.

The main water supplier, about 5 km long, is at Reps. It provides drinking water to the town, Lgjin village and part of Mashtërkorë village. Almost all the villages have water suppliers which get their waters from the many springs of the commune’.

Cleaning service: 2 employees Park service: 1 employee Water-supply service: 7 employees Cemetery’s service, covered with communal funds, mainly deals with the maintenance and encirclement of the public cemetery. There are funeral services both in Reps and villages. j.

Road Network and Transport

Orosh Commune is crossed by two main roads: Durrës-Orosh-Morinë interstate under construction and Shpal-Orosh-Kukës.

An automobile road network, constructed from 1944 to 2006, connects all the villages with each other.

With respect to the density, in comparison with the rest of the country, Orosh commune inherits a road network of satisfactory standards. Density is 53/100 km2, i.e. 11.6/km2 higher than Mirdita’s road network density and 10.8% higher than Albania’s network density.

But this road system needs new pavement quality, drainage works and a maintenance system. Along the road system there are many art works expected to grow in number once the highway is completed.

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Table 12 – Distances from Orosh center Distance Prishtina 130 Montenegro 230 Macedonia 260 Tirana 105 Shëngjin 75 Durrës 117 Rrëshen 27 Kapshticë 340 Hani i Hotit 161 Rinas 94 Source: Road Maintenance Enterprise, Mirditë

Rinas

94

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k. Telecommunication Reps town is served by Albtelecom, whereas villages are connected only through AMC and Vodafone (mobile telephony providers). After the completion of Durrës-Prishtina road construction, advanced telephony system (with optical fibres) shall be operative benefiting both households and businesses in the commune, as well as alongside the road. In 2008, a parabolic antenna will be placed at Reps for the commune’s internet connection. l. Social Assistance A special office, subordinate both to the commune and to Lezha regional directorate, is in charge of providing social assistance in the commune. Central government funds are granted on an annual basis and subsequently, according to periodic evaluations and studies made by the commune, are distributed to families with no or little income.

Table 14 – Indicators of benefits for social assistance and limited ability Economical aid Limited ability & disabled persons No Viti Annual fund No.of Annual fund.

No.of families 000/ALL beneficiaries 000/ALL 1 2000 480 20242 102 4446 2 2001 460 14723 100 5631 3 2002 430 16628 105 6899 4 2003 438 15326 111 7273 5 2004 391 13488 160 8186 6 2005 355 9332 163 10509 7 2006 320 9560 168 11088 8 2007 (1st six 290 6750 158 5752 months) Source: Office of Social Assistance, Orosh

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m.

Associations

The are a number of associations operating in the commune. Among those are the Association of Forests, active in all of the villages, intent on forest preservation, maintenance and regeneration. There is the Association of Irrigation working in every village for the water management and conflict resolution between water consumers.

Very active is also the Austrian association, headed by Mariane Graff, focused on investments for school restructuring, construction of health centers, providing health equipment and school supplies, etc..

CANGO (Center for cooperation between Communities, Authorities & NGOs) works intensively in capacity building for public administration and key representatives of the Orosh commune civic society and community. n. Culture Orosh is well known for its cultural heritage and rich soil. During excavations, objects belonging to the Arbër culture have been found and there are still archaeological places as yet to be excavated.

The Commune has a complex of churches and ruins dating back to a dozen of centuries ago. It has also ancient trees brought by the Benedictines of early Italy such a 900 year old elm, a symbol tree of the Catholic religion. It put down strong roots in Shenjti Mountain withstanding many natural challenges.

The abbeys of Orosh and Shpal, the ruins of the churches of Spaç and Bukli, the chieftain’s tower, old schools, old roads once connecting Shkodër with Kosovo, etc., are a rich heritage. Almost all the villages of the commune have pluri-centennial towers resembling small castles that reflect high-level sculpting and architectonical mastery.

VIII. Economic Profile of the Commune 1. Land, Agriculture and Breeding The landmass of the Orosh Commune is 6603 ha, mostly covered by forests and woodland plants, whereas the agricultural land is limited, about 0.2 ha per capita. The forests account for approximately 70% of the territory, agricultural lands for 16%, unproductive areas for 6% and those with woodland vegetation for 8%. The forests’ main function is the productive one.

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Orosh Commune Table 15 – Land usage in the commune (in ha) Village Forest category Surfa Fores ce ts boles snags area Blinisht 957 731 152 254 Pëshqesh 599 477 0 347 Kullaxhi 614 401 57 199 Mashtërkorë 469 357 357 0 Zajs 344 243 239 0 Lgjin 419 332 332 0 Grykë-Orosh 447 281 281 0 Bulsharë 547 385 380 0 Planetë 692 597 597 0 Ndërshesh 366 219 180 40 Shmri 579 280 230 50 Lajthizë 570 366 366 0 Total 6603 4668 3169 890 Source: Directorate of Forests, Rrëshen Table 16 – Commune land divided by villages (in ha) No

Village

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Pëshqesh Blinisht Kullaxhi Mashtërkorë Shmri Zajs Grykë-Orosh Lgjin Bulsharë Planetë Ndërshen Lajthizë Nënshejt Kodër-Spaç Gurth-Spaç Total

Total surface area 50 105

Whereof plain

hill

mountain

3

11 26 20 4 2 3 3 2 4 5 7 4 3 2 95

36 79 86 12 18 16 32 36 37 31 30 32 20 37 55 548

3 23 21 12 38 34 36 31 37 32 24 40 57 648

6

shrubs 325 130 144 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 609

Divided surface area 27 25 33 15 10 8 17 11 16 14 17 9 9 15 26 252

Land agricultur al 135 46 142 51 50 41 81 94 74 65 44 125 947

unproductiv e 83 43 5 6 52 0 47 46 14 23.43 2 58 380

empty 0 0 0 44 0 7 0 5 0 1 0 16 73

well watered 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

woodla nd 8 33 66 11 0 39 39 17 7 30 253 0 503

Whereof field

trees

vineyards

25 22 30 14 7 8 15 10 14 13 16 8 8 14 24 228

0 0 0 0 1

0 0

soil 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 23

Source: Directorate of Forests, Rrëshen

Agricultural production has for years now been predominant in Orosh. Currently agriculture is the only employment source in the commune. The main income-generating alternative for the Orosh farmers are the vegetation and farming products, agro-processing, forests and mountain tourism. Because of the adequate nature and clime, efforts are being made to develop the viticulture, arboriculture, breeding (especially cattle, bovine, poultry and swine breeding), medical plant cultivation and processing.

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breeding, increasing demands for local products, unpolluted environment and opportunities for the development of BIO production, mountain agro-tourism and of the processing industry.

Based on the above and on the opportunities opened up by the Durrës-Kukës-Prishtinë highway (which crosses the commune for 17 km), agriculture is expected to develop in the near future, especially with regard to viticulture, arboriculture, vegetables for conserves and dehydration, hetero-oily plants, cattle, meat, milk and bee-breeding. Swine and poultry breeding are also developing and in certain places fish-cultivation has started.

The development of wine, fruit, vegetable and milk processing industry is in need of investments. The agriculture development strategy, based on the production destined for the market and its stimulation, is a realistic one. It takes into account the farmers’ economic conditions, the necessity to increase the market-oriented production and the farmers’ revenues along with their employment opportunities (which would put an end to the difficult living conditions in villages).

Agriculture in Orosh must develop in those branches and directions that better suit each single village, according to their concrete conditions.

Fruit trees and vegetables. The most prevalent fruit-trees are: apple, fig, chestnut, pear, grapes, datepalm, quince, cornel, hazelnut, pomegranate, mulberry, plum, peach and nut. The main vegetables are: tomato, cucumber, haricot, eggplant, cabbage, salad, potato, pod, pepper, garlic and onion.

Table17 – Strategy of the Orosh commune No Strategy Viticulture Arboriculture

1

Situation in 3.4 2006 2 Short-term 5 3 Middle-term 20 4 Long-term 50 Source: Orosh Commune

Heterooily plants (ha) -

Cattle (heads)

Bovine (heads)

Bees (hives)

3.1

Dried and tinned vegetables (ha) 3

4800

1500

400

5 15 50

5 10 30

5 15 30

5300 6700 8000

1600 1700 1800

500 700 900

Animals and Breeding. In breeding, special attention get the bovine, sheep, goat, swine and the field hen. Thanks to the commune’s variety of nature and relief, many wild animals and birds, live there, such as the fox, wolf, bear, wild rabbit, wild goat, wild cat, wild swine, roe, hedgehog, squirrel, badger, marten, mountain grouse, sparrow, bat, culver, eagle, falcon, magpie, jay, cuckoo, nightingale.

Tabla 18 - Cattle and Fowls in the Commune Kind

Cattle

Woolen

Mohair

Fowls

Perissodactyls

Bees

Swine

Number

1500

2700

2100

5800

65

400

389

Source: Office of Public Services, Orosh

Forests. There are arbutus berry-tree, heath, hornbeam, haw, juniper, black juniper, willow, poplar, lime, ash, maple, chestnut, beech, pine, fir forests.

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Medical plants. The most widespread medical plants in the commune area are: savoury, thyme, mountain tea, strawberry and violet.

2. Employment The private sector is the main employment provider in the commune. Bektel-Enka (contractor for the Durrës-Prishtina Road), alone has hired 430 people which has resulted in an increase of many families’ revenues and the perfection of many construction-related crafts.

The public sector has 100 employees: a. b. c. d.

Communal government: 26 Education: 41 Health: 18 Miscellanous: 15

There are qualified workers in the commune (miners, mechanics and other auxiliary professions) fit especially for the construction and mining industries.

3. Business Many small businesses operate in the Orosh commune territory: merchants, farmers and craftsmen.

Table 19 - Small businesses No Kind of business Quantity 1 Commercial units 17 2 Traveller’s transport 22 3 Taxi transport 6 4 Farmers 90 5 Breeders 30 6 Bee breeders 10 175 Total Source: Office of Public Services, Orosh

In general farmers work to meet their own family needs and only a small quantity of their products goes to the market.

There are a number of developing businesses in handicraft, wood material utilization and processing, viticulture and arboriculture, bee-breeding, construction, and medical plant collection. The geographical position of the commune, crossed by Durrës-Kosovë highway for 17 km, offers consolidation opportunities for these businesses as they shall be able to establish relations with the businesses of Mirdita and of the region.

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Orosh Commune Table 20 – Some forestry non-wooden products and their prices Amount Average Collecting for 10 price No Name capacity years. lekë/kv kv/year 1 Savory 30 9,000 400 2 Zhumbrice 10 5,000 200 3 Thyme 5 8,000 200 4 Blackberry 0 4,000 50 leaves 5 Juniper 5 8,000 50 6 Basan flowers 1 8,000 50 7 Cermedell 5 5,000 200 8 Plantain 1 10,000 50 9 Nettle 1 8,000 50 10 Nut 2 10,000 100 Revenues for 10 years 17,660 Source: Directorate of Forests, Rrëshen

Amount accumulated Kv/year 30 10 5 0

3,600 1,000 160 200

5 1 5 1 1 2

400 400 1,000 500 400 10,000

Revenues for 10 years (000 ALL)

Bee breeding Bee-breeding is of special importance to the commune of Orosh. It is aided by the diversified flora, the unpolluted environment, the huge green areas and non-usage of poisons and herbicides. Hence beebreeding has a marvellous oasis for development, consequently its production is of high quality.

Tourism Thanks to the natural and mountain riches in the area, there are also opportunities for family-tourism and natural agro-tourism development. These businesses could develop in Fushë-Lugje, Nënshejt, Frash, Ndërshenë, Bulshar and in the riverside villages: Mashtërkorë, Vau i Madh, Pëshqesh, as well as the high meadows of Munella and Nënshejt which have places fit for skiing.

Positive Local Economic Development activities expected soon in the community include the construction of a new copper refinery factory at Repsi’s Shkorret quarter and the re-opening of the Spaç mine.

Mineral Industry Positive Local Economic Development activities expected soon in the community include the construction of a new copper refinery factory at Repsi’s Shkorret quarter and the re-opening of the Spaç mine.

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IX. Strategy’s Action Plan GOAL I Target 1.1

Constructing a high standard road to connect the villages with Durrës-Kosovo road.

Reconstructing the roads not covered by Lezha’s rural maintenance service by the year 2010

Phase 1.1.1

Specifying road maps for the roads of Grykë-Orosh, Shmri, Kullaxhi, Pëshqesh, Kodër-Spaç, Nënshejt, Bulsharë-Sarajë, Reps-Letaj not covered by the District’s maintenance service Responsibility: Commune’s Utility Inspector Deadline: 2008

Phase 1.1.2

Investing 30 million new ALL for 70% of these roads.

Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2011

Target 1.2

Constructing byroads to connect Blinisht, Reps, Mashtërkorë, Zajs, Shmri with the highway abiding by the standards of quality (as regards pavement, signalling and illumination) by the year 2011

Phase 1.2.1

Setting up a maintenance brigade for the rehabilitated roads.

Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: end 2009

Phase 1.2.2

Initiating a preliminary engineering study on the roads of the commune Responsibility: Utility Office, Private Studio Deadline: July 2008

Phase 1.2.3

Initiating a study on the land ownership and implementing the legal framework on ownership Responsibility: Cadaster Office and Expropriation Commissions Deadline: July 2008

Phase 1.2.4

Drawing up technical projects Responsibility: Utility Office and the Private Studio Deadline: 2008-2010

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Phase 1.2.6

Phase 1.2.7

Target 1.3

Obtaining funds Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008-2011 Submitting the study to the Commune’s Council and approving the priority projects Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Commune’s Council Deadline: September 2008 Implementing the projects Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office Deadline: end 2008-end 2010 Rehabilitating the roads that connect Mashtërkorë, Shpal, Marpepajs’ Oaks, Orosh Abbey, Spaç, Kullaxhi with the highway by the year 2012

Phase 1.3.1

Initiating a joint study with Bechtel-Enka company and the Rural Road Directorate to establish the roads to be reconstructed or rehabilitated and the construction & rehabilitation standards Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office Deadline: end 2008-end 2010

Phase 1.3.2

The Commune’s Council to analyze the findings of the study and approve priorities in constructing and rehabilitating interventions Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Commune’s Council Deadline: end 2008-end 2010

Phase 1.3.3

Identifying community’s potential contribution Responsibility: Village Chairmen Deadline: beginning of 2009

Phase 1.3.4

Identifying cooperation possibilities with Bechtel-Enka contractor to construct and rehabilitate the commune’s road infrastructure Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: end 2008-end 2010

Phase 1.3.5

Identifying funding resources for the identified projects (donors, communal funds, Central Government and Lezha District funds) Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: end 2008-end 2010

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Phase 1.3.6

Implementing the projects Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: end 2012

Phase 1.3.7

The Rural Road Directorate in cooperation with the commune to assign people for constructed and reconstructed roads’ maintenance Responsibility: Rural Road Directorate and Commune’s Utility Office Deadline: 2012

Target 1.4

Constructing and reconstructing connecting bridges in 5 villages and neighbourhoods in the commune by the year 2012

Phase 1.4.1

Evaluating the situation and identifying the problems of the wire and Beli type bridges at Shkorret, Shmri, Pëshqesh and Lgjin Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office Deadline: end 2008

Phase 1.4.2

Drawing up technical projects for the bridges of Shkorret, Shmri, Pëshqesh and Lgjin Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 1.4.3

Identifying funding resources Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office Deadline: 2009-2010

Phase 1.4.4

Installing wire and Beli type bridges at Shkorret, Shmri, Pëshqesh, Vau i Madh, Lgjin Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office Deadline: 2012

Phase 1.4.5

Reconstructing the Vau i Madh bridge, preserving its original architecture Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office Deadline: 2012

Target 1.5 Phase 1.5.1

Installing road signalling in all of the commune’s roads by the year 2010 Drawing up a project for signalling in all of the commune’s roads Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Mirdita District Police-Station Deadline: end 2008

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Phase 1.5.2

Obtaining funds for the project Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: end 2009

Phase 1.5.3

Installing road signalling Responsibility: Commune’s Utility Office Deadline: end 2010

GOAL II. Target 2.1

Providing education and services of advanced standards to encourgae the inhabitants to stay in the commune.

Equipping the United School of Reps with the necessary didactic means and conteplating the possibility to open a hostel in Reps by the year 2010.

Phase 2.1.1

Assessing the needs to equip the high school of Reps with didactic means Responsibility: Utility Office, Culture Inspector and School Headmaster Deadline: February 2008

Phase 2.1.2

Identifying funding resources (donors and Central Government) Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: endi 2008

Phase 2.1.3

Equipping the high school of Reps with didactic means Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: August 2009

Phase 2.1.4

Equipping each secondary school in the commune with at least one computer Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: August 2009

Phase 2.1.5

Examining the possibility to rehabilitate and turn into hostel the potential building adjacent to the commune headquarters Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: end 2008

Phase 2.1.6

Raising awareness among potential backers Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: beginning of 2009

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Target 2.2

Equipping the hostel with the necessary accessories Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: August 2010 Creating adequate physical conditions essential to the primary education and covering 30% of the villages with pre-school education by the year 2010

Phase 2.2.1

Identifying priority villages needing physical intervention in the primary education premises Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008

Phase 2.2.2

Identifying priority needs for didactic means in the schools listed for intervention Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: August 2008

Phase 2.2.3

Approving priority objects and financing from the commune’s revenues Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Commune’s Council Deadline: March 2009

Phase 2.2.4

Identifying funding resources to rehabilitate and equip schools with didactic means Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2009 onwards

Phase 2.2.5

Completing physical rehabilitation Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: August 2011

Phase 2.2.6

Equipping schools with didactic means Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: August 2011

Phase 2.2.7

Setting up a system to maintain and offer communal services to the secondary schools and to the United School of Reps Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: In continuity

Target 2.3

Creating favourable conditions by setting up a library and sport center and installing computers in the United School of Reps by the year 2009.

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Phase 2.3.1

Drawing up a study on the sport center Responsibility: Utility Office and School Directorate Deadline: within 2008

Phase 2.3.2

Identifying funding resources for the sport center, the library and the computer center of the high school Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: August 2009

Phase 2.3.3

Raising awareness amid the inhabitants and friends of Orosh to eNoich with books the school library Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: August 2009

Phase 2.3.4

Equipping the Reps high school with a computer laboratory Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: August 2009

Phase 2.3.5

Opening a communal library and internet center at Reps Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: September 2010

Target 2.4

Covering all of the villages of the commune with health centers and and middle???? personnel by the yar 2008.

Phase 2.4.1

Carrying out a study on the villages not covered by the health service Responsibility: Utility Office and Health Center Directorate Deadline: December 2007

Phase 2.4.2

Drawing up technical centers for the construction of new health centers Responsibility: Utility Office and Health Center Directorate Deadline: January 2008

Phase 2.4.3

Identifying funding resources for two new centers Responsibility Utility Office and Health Center Directorate Deadline: June 2008

Phase 2.4.4

Constructing health centers at Vau i Madh, Ndërshenë Responsibility Utility Office and Health Center Directorate Deadline: within 2008

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Equipping the health centers with essential equipment and medicines Responsibility: Utility Office and Health Center Directorate Deadline: within 2009

GOAL III.

Building a sustainable natural, cultural and historical tourism industry

Target 3.1

Documenting the Orosh commune history, culture and nature in order to prepare the Orosh enciclopedia by the year 2009.

Phase 3.1.1

Setting up a task forces to gather and record information and the Orosh history, culture and nature Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Commune’s Council Deadline: December 2007

Phase 3.1.2

Assigning tasks to each of the task forces Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Commune’s Council Deadline: January 2008

Phase 3.1.3

Identifying funding resources to support the task forces Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Commune’s Council Deadline: March 2008

Phase 3.1.4

Setting up a coordinating group Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: March 2008

Phase 3.1.5

Identifying and drawing up a list of the existing publications and of the data resources on the Orosh commune Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Coordinating Group Deadline: June 2008

Phase 3.1.6

Holding a meeting to review and approve the draft enciclopedia-like book Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Coordinating Group Deadline: end 2008

Phase 3.1.7

Publishing an enciclopedia-like book Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Coordinating Group Deadline: end 2009

Phase 3.1.8

Setting up a task force to select the information to be included in the guide book Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: beginning of 2009

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Identifying funding resources Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: beginning of 2009

Phase 3.1.10

Developing the guide Responsibility: Task Force Deadline: beginning of 2009

Phase 3.1.11

Publishing the guide in Albanian and English Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: beginning of 2009

Phase 3.1.12

Drawing up a study to assess the needs, the places and the touristic signalling design Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Group of Experts Deadline: December 2008

Phase 3.1.13

Identifying funding resources Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: beginning of 2009

Phase 3.1.14

Placing toursim signalling along with historical indicators Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Coordinating Group Deadline: 2009-2010

Target 3.2

Rehabilitating the cultural and historical objects of Orosh based on the history of resistance/towers, cult/abbey, education/first school and culture monuments/Vau i Madh bridge and the historical center of Shpal

Phase 3.2.1

Setting up a task force to identify the needs for rehabilitating cultural and historical objects Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: January 2008

Phase 3.2.2

Setting up group to lobby the Central Government for the rehabilitation of the cultural and historical objects Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: March 2008

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Phase 3.2.3

Negotiating with the Institute of Cultural Monuments Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: March 2008

Phase 3.2.4

Drawing up technical projects for each of the objects Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: March 2008

Phase 3.2.5

Identifying funding needs (Commune, District Council, Central Government and Donors) Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008-2012

Phase 3.2.6

Identifying museum means/objects and collecting them Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 3.2.7

Rehabilitating the objects Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008-2012

Target 3.3

Drawing up a strategy for tourism development in the commune by the year 2009.

Phase 3.3.1

Setting up the task force in charge of drawing up the strategy Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2009

Phase 3.3.2

Identifying specialists for the technical preparation of the strategy Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2009

Phase 3.3.3

Drawing up the draft-project for the preparation of the strategy Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2009

Phase 3.3.4

Promoting the strategy Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2009

Target 3.4

Reconstructing and and turning into museum the Spaç prison by the year 2010.

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Phase 3.4.1

Setting up an institutional group: Commune, Prefecture, District Council and Central Government Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2007

Phase 3.4.2

Setting up a task force in the commune (to support the project) Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2007

Phase 3.4.3

Lobbying the Central Government, mainly the Ministry of Culture, to fund and offer expertise for the project implementation.

Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2007-2008

Phase 3.4.4

Lobbying the Central Government to turn the object into national museum.

Responsibilit: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008

Phase 3.4.5

Identifying eye-witnesses and convicts of the Spaç prison during the communist dictatorship and raising awareness for relic collection.

Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 3.4.6

Raising awareness/lobbying to obtain funds from the municipality/commune, central government agencies, organizations, donors and businesses Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 3.4.7

Drawing up a study to improve urban infrastructure to and from the Spaç museum object Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 3.4.8

Making investments Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office, Investor Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 3.4.9

Setting up a maintenance system for the object’s sorroundings Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

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Target 3.5

Proclaiming Bjeshkën e Oroshit (Fushë-Lugje) a national park

Phase 3.5.1

Drawing up special regulations for the national park protection and maintenance Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests Deadline: 2008

Phase 3.5.2

Allocating funds and personnel for the national park protection and maintenance Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Commune’s Council Deadline: 2009

Phase 3.5.3

Setting up a park maintenance system Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2010

GOAL IV.

Providing communal services of optimal standards in conformity with the needs and expectations of the community and business

Target 4.1

Setting up a system for the waste disposal, transportation and processing

Phase 4.1.1

Drawing up a study for the provision of cleaning services in villages Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.1.2

Establishing a waste dumping site for Reps Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.1.3

Organizing an annual campaign to raise awareness and educate the community on maintaining clean the environemnt at Reps Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.1.4

Determining and approving the waste disposal place for every urbanized village center Responsibility: Utility Office, Village Chairmen and Commune’s Council Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.1.5

Determining a transport system for the waste transportation from each center Responsibility: Utility Office and Village Chairmen Deadline: 2008-2009

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Phase 4.1.6

Drawing up technical project Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.1.7

Obtaining funds for the project Responsibility Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.1.8

Building a urban waste processing facility at Reps Responsibility: Utility Office and Village Chairmen Deadline: 2008-2009

Target 4.2

Urban regulation and road illumination in the Reps town territory.

Phase 4.2.1

Drawing up a urban plan for Reps Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.2.2

Drawing up a study on the illumination of Reps Responsibility: Utility Office and Village Chairmen Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.2.3

Determining the areas of Reps to be greened Responsibility: Utility Office and Village Chairmen Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.2.4

Obtaining funds to draw up the urban, illumination and greenness plan for Reps.

Responsibilit: Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.2.5

Drawing up the terms of reference and identifying a specialist to be involved in the urban plan preparation Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.2.6

Increasing the number of sidewalks by 50% Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.2.7

Fully reconstructing the road from the center to the church Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

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Target 4.3

Regulating the sewage and drinking water network in Reps.

Phase 4.3.1

Drawing up a study to improve the sewage network.

Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: 2009

Phase 4.3.2

Drawing up a study to set up a drinking water system.

Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: 2009

Phase 4.3.3

Submitting the study results to the Commune’s Council and setting intervention priorities.

Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: 2009

Phase 4.3.4

Identifying community’s contribution (financial or in kind).

Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: 2010

Phase 4.3.5

Identifying funding resources from the comune, Central Government and donors.

Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2010

Phase 4.3.6

Implementing the sewage canalization project.

Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: 2012

Phase 4.3.7

Implementing the drinking water canalization project Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: 2012

Phase 4.3.8

Setting up a sewage and drinking water maintenance system Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: 2012

Target 4.4 Phase 4.4.1

Reconstructing the watersupplies of Reps and Lgjin village by the year 2011.

Drawing up the technical projects Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: In continuity

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Phase 4.4.2

Identifying funding resources Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: Incontinuity

Phase 4.4.3

Constructing a watersupply at Reps town Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: In continuity

Phase 4.4.4

Constructing a watersupply at Lgjin village Responsibility: Utility Office Deadline: In continuity

Phase 4.4.5

Preparing and implementing the maintenance plans for the two water-supplies Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: In continuity

Phase 4.4.6

Raising community’s awareness on paying the drinking water bill Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: In continuity

Phase 4.4.7

Training the commune staff on the water-supply maintenance Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: In continuity

Target 4.5

Phase 4.5.1

Reconstructing the irrigation channels of Mashtërkorë, Vau i Madh, Pëshqesh, Seftë and Kullaxhi.

Preparing technical projects for the reconstruction of the irrigation channels Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: In continuity

Phase 4.5.2 Identifying community’s contribution for the irrigation channels’ reconstruction in Lgjin village Responsibility: Village Chairman Deadline: In continuity Phase 4.5.3

Identifying funding resources Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: In continuity

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Phase 4.5.4

Rehabilitating the channels in four villages Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: In continuity

Phase 4.5.5

Preparing and implementing the maintenance plan Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: In continuity

Phase 4.5.6

Raising awareness and providing support to the commune about founding irrigation associations in villages Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: In continuity

Target 4.6

Setting up a recreation system that would make the commune more livable by the year 2011.

Phase 4.6.1

Drawing up a technical project for the children amusement park at Reps Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.6.2

Identifying funding resources Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.6.3

Implementing the project Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.6.4

Drawing up the maintenance plan Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.6.5

Drawing up technical projects for the rehabilitation of the cultural center at Reps Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.6.6

Identifying financing for the cultural center of Reps Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.6.7

Implementing the project on the cultural center of Reps Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

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Phase 4.6.8

Ngritja Drawing up a maintenance plan for Reps cultural centere planit të mirëmbajtjes të qendrës kulturore në Reps Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.6.9

Setting up a cultural board in the commune Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 4.6.10 Creating an artistic group in the commune Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009 Phase 4.6.11 Drawing up a technical project for sport facilities at Mashtërkorë, Reps, Shpal Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009 Phase 4.6.12 Identifying funding resources for the construction of sport facilities at Mashtërkore, Reps and Shpal Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009 Phase 4.6.13 Implementing the projects for sport facilities Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009 Phase 4.6.14 Drawing up maintenance plans for the sport facilities Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009 Phase 4.6.15 Constructing a mini-futball ground at Reps Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Deadline: 2008-2009 GOAL V. Target 5.1

Phase 5.1.1

Creating a health and supportive climate to strengthen existing businesses and give rise to new ones in the commune Creating a legal and regulatory framework for the business development along the highway Building and updating the data-base on the agricultural and breeding products and on the cultivated land area in the commune Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Agriculture Office Deadline: 2008

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Phase 5.1.2

Setting up the Breeders’ Association Responsibility: Breeders, Veterinary Inspector, Village Chairmen Deadline: beginning of 2008.

Phase 5.1.3

Drawing up a study and determining the ways of stimulating breeders to improve breeds, mainly those of cattle.

Responsibility: Veterinary Inspector and District Agriculture Directorate Deadline: beginning of 2008.

Phase 5.1.4

Drawing up an inspection system for the local and migration breeds in the commune.

Responsibility: Agriculture Specialist and Association of Breeders.

Deadline: 2008

Phase 5.1.5

Providing technical assistance to the farmers, preceding with professional studies the increase of agriculture production effectiveness.

Responsibility: Delegated Specialist from the District Agriculture Directorate Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 5.1.6

Lobbying for the development of a legal basis for the indemnification of agricultural and breeding products in case of natural disasters Responsibility: Delegated Specialist from the District Agriculture Directorate Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 5.1.7

Raising community’s awareness on the benefit of property insurance Responsibility: Delegated Specialist from the District Agriculture Directorate and Village Chairmen.

Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 5.1.8

Studying and identifying the areas for the cultivation of medical plants Responsibility: Delegated Specialist from the District Agriculture Directorate Deadline: 2008-2009

Phase 5.1.9

Setting up a structure for the medical plant collection, marketing and transportation Responsibility: Agriculture Specialist and medicinal business groups Deadline: 2009-2011

Phase 5.1.10

Organizing a fair for the local products of Orosh Responsibility: Agriculture Specialist, Business Group and Media Specialist Deadline: 2009-2011

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Phase 5.1.11

Creating a package for representation in fairs outside Orosh Responsibility: Agriculture Specialist, Business Group and Media Specialist Deadline: 2009-2011

Target 5.2

Breeding businesses in the commune to present itself in the market with processed products

Phase 5.2.1

Encouraging the creation of a center with a number of pavilions to exhibit and promote local bio-products in Rrëshen municipality Responsibility: Agriculture Specialist and Bee-breeding Business Group Deadline: 2008

Phase 5.2.2

Founding the Association of Bee-breeders Responsibility: Agriculture Specialist and Bee-breeding Business Group Deadline: 2008

Phase 5.2.3

Setting up an inspection system for local and migrating bees Responsibility: Agriculture Specialist and Bee-breeding Business Group Deadline: 2008

Phase 5.2.4

Stimulating utility businesses such as shoemaking, tailoring, , hairdressing, internet cafes, provision of electro-domestic services and funeral services Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008

Phase 5.2.5

Identifying trainings by theme and encouraging the participation of business representatives in these trainings.

Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008

Target 5.3

Setting up an efficent inventory system and certificating private property in the Orosh Commune

Phase 5.3.1

Identifying the people not not in possession of real estate certificates, giving priority to the areas along the highway.

Responsibility: Commune’s Cadaster Office, Village Chairmen and Rrëshen’s Property Registration Office.

Deadline: 2007-2008

Phase 5.3.2

Raising community’s awareness on the necessity and the benefit the get by recording their property.

Responsibility: Commune’s Cadaster Office and Village Chairmen Deadline: 2007-2008

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Phase 5.3.3

Preparing maps of land properties for each village.

Responsibility: Commune’s Cadaster Office and Village Chairmen.

Deadline: 2008-2010

Phase 5.3.4

Recording and placing numbers on the dwelling housesin the Orosh commune Responsibility: Commune’s Cadaster Office and Village Chairmen.

Deadline: 2007-2008

Phase 5.3.5

Recording the communal government properties Responsibility: Commune’s Cadaster Office and Village Chairmen.

Deadline: 2008

Target 5.4

Restarting the copper extraction and processing factory at Spaç

Phase 5.4.1

Central Government’s approval of the legal framework for the utilization of mineral-holding zones, especially of the copper-holding areas Responsibility: Central Government/Line Ministry Deadline: beginning of 2008

Phase 5.4.2

Approving a site and granting contruction licence for the processing factory Responsibility: Territory Regulation Council Deadline: April 2008

Phase 5.4.3

Carrying out a study on the indispensable and available work force for the factory and the mine.

Responsibility: Utility and Administration Offices and Company’s Management.

Deadline: June 2008

Target 5.5

Setting up an wood utilization and processing industry, aiming at a full processing cycle, based on the legal and environmental criteria

Phase 5.5.1

Timber inventoring (regenerative and exploiter new shoot???s) in the Orosh commune Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office and Directorate of Forests.

Deadline: 2007

Phase 5.5.2

Transferring wood wealth to the Orosh Commune Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office and Directorate of Forests Deadline: June 2008

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Phase 5.5.3

Preparing a legal and regulatory framework for forest maintenance with the participation of the community Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests Deadline: within 2008

Phase 5.5.4

Carrying out a study for the concentration of the timber utilization Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests Deadline: 2009

Phase 5.5.5

Holding a campaign to raise community’s awareness for the forest protection and maintenance Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman, World Bank Project Deadline: 2008

Phase 5.5.6

Setting up an emergency team in cooperation with the community against fires and damages in forests Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests Deadline: 2008

Phase 5.5.7

Regenerating forests (planting new shoots) in cooperation with the community, especially at Spaç, Orosh, Blinisht.

Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests, World Bank Project Deadline: 2012

Phase 5.5.8

Creating a seed-plot for forest regeneration Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests, World Bank Project Deadline: 2012

Phase 5.5.9

Constructing a protection system for forest lands in the areas of Spaç, GrykëOrosh and Kullaxhi.

Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests Deadline: 2009-2011

GOAL VI. Target 6.1

Offering accountable, effective and transparent governance in conformity with the developing needs of the commune.

Strengthening the capacities of the Orosh commune steering bodies and administration

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Phase 6.1.1

Identifying the needs for training and technical assistance to the communal government steering bodies and staff Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and CANGO Deadline: 2007 onwards

Phase 6.1.2

Getting trainings from partner training organizations Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2007-2011

Phase 6.1.3

Twinning and exchanging the best experiences with Albanian and foreign communes Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008 onwards

Phase 6.1.4

Equipping the commune offices with computers and improving the working conditions of the staff Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008-2010

Phase 6.1.5

Setting up a monitoring and reviewing system for the implementation of the Development Strategic Plan.

Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008

Phase 6.1.6

Identifying information resources by cooperating with the Association of Albanian Communes and NGOs involved in local government (guides, manuals, leaflets, newspapers, etc.)

Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2007 onwards

Target 6.2

Increasing community information and participation in communal decisionmaking

Phase 6.2.1

Organizing public meetings with the community to present the Strategic Plan Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Village Chairmen Deadline: 2008

Phase 6.2.2

Organizing public meetings with the community to present the commune budget Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008 onwards

Phase 6.2.3

Opening a Public Information Office.

Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman Deadline: 2008-2009

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Target 6.3

Promoting the activities and achievements of the Orosh Commune in the written and visual media

Phase 6.3.1

Organizing promotianal TV programs on the Commune of Orosh development strategic plan Responsibility: Commune’s Chairman and Media Specialist Deadline: 2008

Phase 6.3.2

Organizing promotional TV programs on the achievements and challenges in implementing the Orosh commune development strategic plan Responsibility: Personnel Office and Media Specialist.

Deadline: 2008 onwards

Phase 6.3.3

Preparing information leaflets on activities and achievements in the commune.

Responsibility: Personnel Office and Media Specialist.

Deadline: 2008 onwards

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IX. Time Framework for the Strategic Plan Implementation Viti 2007 No

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Phase Carrying out a study on the villages not covered by the health service Setting up a task forces to gather and record information and the Orosh history, culture and nature Setting up an institutional group: Commune, Prefecture, District Council and Central Government.

Setting up a task force in the commune (to support the project) Lobbying the Central Government, mainly the Ministry of Culture, to fund and offer expertise for the project implementation Identifying the people not not in possession of real estate certificates, giving priority to the areas along the highway Raising community’s awareness on the necessity and the benefit the get by recording their property Recording and placing numbers on the dwelling housesin the Orosh commune Timber inventoring (regenerative and exploiter new shoot???s) in the Orosh commune Identifying the needs for training and technical assistance to the communal government steering bodies and staff

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Code

Responsibility

Month

2.4.1

Utility Office and Health Center Directorate

December

3.1.1

Commune’s Chairman and Commune’s Council

December

3.4.1

Commune’s Chairman

3.4.2

Commune’s Chairman

3.4.3

Commune’s Chairman

5.3.1

Commune’s Cadaster Office, Village Chairmen, Property Registration Office in Rrëshen.

5.3.2

Commune’s Cadaster Office and Village Chairmen

5.3.4 5.5.1

6.1.1

Commune’s Cadaster Office and Village Chairmen.

Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office and Directorate of Forests.

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Orosh Commune

2007 11.

12.

Phase

Getting trainings from partner training organizations Identifying information resources by cooperating with the Association of Albanian Communes and NGOs involved in local government (guides, manuals, leaflets, newspapers, etc.)

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Code

Responsibility

6.1.2

Commune’s Chairman

6.1.6

Commune’s Chairman

Month

59

Potential Contributors

Communal Fund 000/ALL

Orosh Commune

Viti 2008 No

1.

2.

3.

Phase Specifying road maps for the roads of Grykë-Orosh, Shmri, Kullaxhi, Pëshqesh, Kodër-Spaç, Nënshejt, Bulsharë-Sarajë, Reps-Letaj not covered by the District’s maintenance service Initiating a preliminary engineering study on the roads of the commune Initiating a study on the land ownership and implementing the legal framework on ownership

Code

Responsibility

1.1.1

Commune’s Utility Inspector

1.2.2

Utility Office and Private Studio

July

1.2.3

Cadaster Office and Expropriate Commissions

July

4.

Drawing up technical projects

1.2.4

5.

Obtaining funds Submitting the study to the Commune’s Council and approving the priority projects

1.2.5

Implementing the projects

1.2.7

6.

7.

8.

9.

Initiating a joint study with Bechtel-Enka company and the Rural Road Directorate to establish the roads to be reconstructed or rehabilitated and the construction & rehabilitation standards The Commune’s Council to analyze the findings of the study and approve priorities in constructing and rehabilitating interventions

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1.2.6

Utility Office and Private Studio Commune’s Chairman Commune’s Chairman and Commune’s Council Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office

Month

September December

1.3.1

Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office

December

1.3.2

Commune’s Chairman and Commune’s Council

December

60

Potential Contributors

Communal Fund 000/ALL

Orosh Commune

2008 Phase

10.

11.

12.

13.

Identifying cooperation possibilities with Bechtel-Enka contractor to construct and rehabilitate the commune’s road infrastructure Identifying funding resources for the identified projects (donors, communal funds, Central Government and Lezha District funds) Evaluating the situation and identifying the problems of the wire and Beli type bridges at Shkorret, Shmri, Pëshqesh and Lgjin Drawing up technical projects for the bridges of Shkorret, Shmri, Pëshqesh and Lgjin

Code

Responsibility

1.3.4

Commune’s Chairman

December

1.3.5

Commune’s Chairman

December

1.4.1

Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office

December

1.4.2

Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office

14.

Drawing up a project for signalling in all of the commune’s roads

1.5.1

15.

Assessing the needs to equip the high school of Reps with didactic means

2.1.1

16.

17.

18.

19.

Identifying funding resources (donors and Central Government) Examining the possibility to rehabilitate and turn into hostel the potential building adjacent to the commune headquarters Identifying priority villages needing physical intervention in the primary education premises Identifying priority needs for didactic means in the schools listed for intervention

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Commune’s Chairman and Mirdita District Police Station Utility Office and Culture Inspector and School Headmaster

Month

December

February

2.1.2

Commune’s Chairman

December

2.1.5

Commune’s Chairman

December

2.2.1

Commune’s Chairman

2.2.2

Commune’s Chairman

August 61

Potential Communal Contributors Fund 000/ALL

Orosh Commune

2008

Phase

Code

Responsibility

20.

Setting up a system to maintain and offer communal services to the secondary schools and to the United School of Reps

2.2.7

Utility Office

21.

Drawing up a study on the sport center

2.3.1

22.

Drawing up technical centers for the construction of new health centers

2.4.2

23.

Identifying funding resources for two new centers

2.4.3

24.

Constructing health centers at Vau i Madh, Ndërshenë

2.4.4

25.

Assigning tasks to each of the task forces

3.1.2

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

Identifying funding resources to support the task forces Setting up a coordinating group Identifying and drawing up a list of the existing publications and of the data resources on the Orosh commune Holding a meeting to review and approve the draft enciclopedia-like book Drawing up a study to assess the needs, the places and the touristic signalling design Setting up a task force to identify the needs for rehabilitating cultural and historical objects

2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

3.1.3 3.1.4

Utility Office and School Directorate Utility Office and Health Center Directorate Utility Office and Health Center Directorate Utility Office and Health Center Directorate Commune’s Chairman and Commune’s Council Commune’s Chairman and Commune’s Council Commune’s Chairman

Month

December January June December January March March

3.1.5

Commune’s Chairman and Coordinating Group

June

3.1.6

Commune’s Chairman and Coordinating Group

Beginning

3.1.12

Commune’s Chairman and Group of Experts

December

3.2.1

Commune’s Chairman

January

62

Potential Communal Contributors Fund 000/ALL

Orosh Commune

2008 32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

Phase Setting up group to lobby the Central Government for the rehabilitation of the cultural and historical objects Identifying funding needs (Commune, District Council, Central Government and Donors) Identifying museum means/objects and collecting them Rehabilitating the objects Lobbying the Central Government, mainly the Ministry of Culture, to fund and offer expertise for the project implementation.

Lobbying the Central Government to turn the object into national museum Identifying eye-witnesses and convicts of the Spaç prison during the communist dictatorship and raising awareness for relic collection Raising awareness/lobbying to obtain funds from the municipality/commune, central government agencies, organizations, donors and businesses Drawing up a study to improve urban infrastructure to and from the Spaç museum object

Code

Responsibility

Month

3.2.2

Commune’s Chairman

March

3.2.5

Commune’s Chairman

3.2.6

Commune’s Chairman

3.2.7

Commune’s Chairman

3.4.3

Commune’s Chairman

3.4.4

Commune’s Chairman

3.4.5

Commune’s Chairman

3.4.6

Commune’s Chairman

3.4.7

Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office

41.

Making investments

3.4.8

42.

Setting up a maintenance system for the object’s sorroundings

3.4.9

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Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office, Investor Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office 63

Potential Communal Contributors Fund 000/ALL

Orosh Commune

2008 43.

44.

45.

46.

47.

Phase Drawing up a study for the provision of cleaning services in villages Establishing a waste dumping site for Reps Organizing an annual campaign to raise awareness and educate the community on maintaining clean the environemnt at Reps Determining and approving the waste disposal place for every urbanized village center Determining a transport system for the waste transportation from each center

Code 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3

4.1.4 4.1.5

Responsibility Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Utility Office and Village Chairmen and Commune’s Council Utility Office and Village Chairmen

48.

Drawing up technical project

4.1.6

Utility Office

49.

Obtaining funds for the project

4.1.7

Commune’s Chairman

50.

Building a urban waste processing facility at Reps

4.1.8

Utility Office and Village Chairmen

51.

Drawing up a urban plan for Reps

4.2.1

Utility Office

52.

53.

54.

55.

Drawing up a study on the illumination of Reps Determining the areas of Reps to be greened Obtaining funds to draw up the urban, illumination and greenness plan for Reps Drawing up the terms of reference and identifying a specialist to be involved in the urban plan preparation

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4.2.2 4.2.3

Month

Utility Office and Village Chairmen Utility Office and Village Chairmen

4.2.4

Utility Office

4.2.5

Utility Office

64

Potential Communal Contributors Fund 000/ALL

Orosh Commune

2008 55.

56.

57.

Phase Increasing the number of sidewalks by 50% Fully reconstructing the road from the center to the church Drawing up a technical project for the children amusement park at Reps

Code

Responsibility

4.2.6

Utility Office

4.2.7

Utility Office

4.6.1

58.

Identifying funding resources

4.6.2

59.

Implementing the project

4.6.3

60.

Drawing up the maintenance plan

4.6.4

61.

62.

63.

64.

65.

66.

67.

Drawing up technical projects for the rehabilitation of the cultural center at Reps Identifying financing for the cultural center of Reps Implementing the project on the cultural center of Reps Drawing up a maintenance plan for Reps cultural centerNgritja e planit të mirëmbajtjes të qendrës kulturore në Reps Setting up a cultural board in the commune Creating an artistic group in the commune Drawing up a technical project for sport facilities at Mashtërkorë, Reps, Shpal

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4.6.5 4.6.6 4.6.7

4.6.8

4.6.9 4.6.10 4.6.11

Month

Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office 65

Potential Communal Contributors Fund 000/ALL

Orosh Commune

2008 68.

69.

70.

71.

72.

73.

74.

75.

76.

77.

Phase Identifying funding resources for the construction of sport facilities at Mashtërkore, Reps and Shpal Implementing the projects for sport facilities Drawing up maintenance plans for the sport facilities Constructing a mini-futball ground at Reps Building and updating the data-base on the agricultural and breeding products and on the cultivated land area in the commune Setting up the Breeders’ Association Drawing up a study and determining the ways of stimulating breeders to improve breeds, mainly those of cattle Drawing up an inspection system for the local and migration breeds in the commune Providing technical assistance to the farmers, preceding with professional studies the increase of agriculture production effectiveness Raising community’s awareness on the benefit of property insurance

2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

Code

Responsibility

4.6.12

Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office

4.6.13 4.6.14 4.6.15

5.1.1

5.1.2 5.1.3

Month

Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman, Agriculture Office Breeders, Veterinary Inspector, Village Chairmen Veterinary Inspector and District Agriculture directorate

5.1.4

Agriculture Specialist and Breeders’ Association

5.1.5

Delegated Specialist from the District Agriculture Directorate

5.1.6

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Potential Communal Contributors Fund 000/ALL

Orosh Commune

2008

Phase

78.

Studying and identifying the areas for the cultivation of medical plants

79.

80.

81.

82.

83.

84.

85.

86.

Setting up a structure for the medical plant collection, marketing and transportation Encouraging the creation of a center with a number of pavilions to exhibit and promote local bio-products in Rrëshen municipality Founding the Association of Beebreeders Setting up an inspection system for local and migrating bees Stimulating utility businesses such as shoemaking, tailoring, , hairdressing, internet cafes, provision of electrodomestic services and funeral services Identifying trainings by theme and encouraging the participation of business representatives in these trainings Identifying the people not not in possession of real estate certificates, giving priority to the areas along the highway Raising community’s awareness on the necessity and the benefit the get by recording their property

2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

Code

5.1.7

5.1.8

5.2.1

5.2.2 5.2.3

Responsibility

Month

Potential Communal Contributors Fund 000/ALL

Delegated Specialist from the District Agriculture Directorate and Village Chairmen.

Delegated Specialist form the District Agriculture Directorate

Agriculture Specialist and Bee-breeding Business Group Agriculture Specialist and Bee-breeding Business Group Agriculture Specialist and Bee-breeding Business Group

5.2.4

Commune’s Chairman

5.2.5

Commune’s Chairman

5.3.1

Commune’s Cadaster Office, Village Chairmen and Rrëshen Property Registration Office

5.3.2

Commune’s Cadaster Office and Village Chairmen

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2008 87.

88.

89.

90.

Phase Preparing maps of land properties for each village Recording and placing numbers on the dwelling housesin the Orosh commune Recording the communal government properties Central Government’s approval of the legal framework for the utilization of mineral-holding zones, especially of the copper-holding areas

Code 5.3.3 5.3.4 5.3.5

Responsibility

Month

Commune’s Cadaster Office and Village Chairmen.

Commune’s Cadaster Office and Village Chairmen.

Commune’s Cadaster Office and Village Chairmen.

5.4.1

Central Government/Line Ministry

Beginning

91.

Approving a site and granting contruction licence for the processing factory

5.4.2

Commune’s Territory Regulation Council

April

92.

Carrying out a study on the indispensable and available work force for the factory and the mine

5.4.3

Utility and Administration Offices and Company Management

June

93.

Transferring wood wealth to the Orosh Commune

5.5.2

Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office and Directorate of Forests

June

5.5.3

Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests

5.5.5

Commune’s Chairman and World Bank Project

5.5.6

Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests

94.

95.

96.

Preparing a legal and regulatory framework for forest maintenance with the participation of the community Holding a campaign to raise community’s awareness for the forest protection and maintenance Setting up an emergency team in cooperation with the community against fires and damages in forests

2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

68

Potential Communal Contributors Fund 000/ALL

Orosh Commune

2008 97.

98.

99.

100.

101.

102.

Phase Identifying the needs for training and technical assistance to the communal government steering bodies and staff Getting trainings from partner training organizations Twinning and exchanging the best experiences with Albanian and foreign communes Equipping the commune offices with computers and improving the working conditions of the staff Setting up a monitoring and reviewing system for the implementation of the Development Strategic Plan Identifying information resources by cooperating with the Association of Albanian Communes and NGOs involved in local government (guides, manuals, leaflets, newspapers, etc.)

Code

Responsibility

6.1.1

Commune’s Chairman and CANGO

6.1.2

Commune’s Chairman

6.1.3

Commune’s Chairman

6.1.4

Commune’s Chairman

6.1.5

Commune’s Chairman

6.1.6

Commune’s Chairman

103.

Organizing public meetings with the community to present the Strategic Plan

6.2.1

Commune’s Chairman and Village Chairmen

104.

Organizing public meetings with the community to present the commune budget

6.2.2

Commune’s Chairman

105.

Opening a Public Information Office

6.2.3

Commune’s Chairman

106.

Organizing promotianal TV programs on the Commune of Orosh development strategic plan

6.3.1

Commune’s Chairman and Media Specialist.

2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

Month

Potential Communal Contributors Fund 000/ALL

Formatted Table

69

Orosh Commune

2008

107.

108.

Phase Organizing promotional TV programs on the achievements and challenges in implementing the Orosh commune development strategic plan Preparing information leaflets on activities and achievements in the commune

2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

Code

Responsibility

6.3.2

Adminitration Office and Media Specialist.

6.3.3

Adminitration Office and Media Specialist.

Month

70

Communal Potential Contributors Fund 000/ALL

Orosh Commune

Viti 2009 No 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

Phase Setting up a maintenance brigade for the rehabilitated roads Obtaining funds Identifying community’s potential contribution Identifying funding resources Obtaining funds for the project Equipping the high school of Reps with didactic means Equipping each secondary school in the commune with at least one computer Raising awareness among potential backers Approving priority objects and financing from the commune’s revenues Identifying funding resources to rehabilitate and equip schools with didactic means Setting up a system to maintain and offer communal services to the secondary schools and to the United School of Reps Identifying funding resources for the sport center, the library and the computer center of the high school Raising awareness amid the inhabitants and friends of Orosh to eNoich with books the school library

2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

Code

Responsibility

1.2.5

Commune’s Chairman, Utility Office Commune’s Chairman

1.3.3

Village Chairmen

1.2.1

Month December

Communal Fund 000/ALL

Formatted Table Formatted: Font: 12 pt

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Beginning

1.5.2

Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office Commune’s Chairman

2.1.3

Commune’s Chairman

August

2.1.4

Commune’s Chairman

August

2.1.6

Commune’s Chairman

Beginning

2.2.3

Commune’s Chairman and Commune’s Council

2.2.4

Commune’s Chairman

2.2.7

Utility Office

2.3.2

Commune’s Chairman

August

2.3.3

Commune’s Chairman

August

1.4.3

Potential Contributors

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December

March

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2009 Phase

Code

Responsibility

Month

Commune’s Chairman

August

14.

Equipping the Reps high school with a computer laboratory

2.3.4

15.

Equipping the health centers with essential equipment and medicines

2.4.5

16.

Publishing an enciclopedia-like book

3.1.7

Setting up a task force to select the 17. information to be included in the guide book 18.

Identifying funding resources

Utility Office and Health Center Directorate Commune’s Chairman and Coordinating Group

December Beginning

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3.1.9

Commune’s Chairman

Beginning

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Task Force

Beginning

20.

Publishing the guide in Albanian and English

3.1.11

Commune’s Chairman

Beginning

21.

Identifying funding resources

3.1.13

Commune’s Chairman

Beginning

3.1.14

Commune’s Chairman and Coordinating Group

3.2.3

Commune’s Chairman

3.3.1

Commune’s Chairman

3.3.2

Commune’s Chairman

3.3.3

Commune’s Chairman

3.3.4

Commune’s Chairman

4.3.1

Utility Office

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

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Beginning

3.1.10

23.

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Commune’s Chairman

Developing the guide

Placing toursim signalling along with historical indicators Negotiating with the Institute of Cultural Monuments Setting up the task force in charge of drawing up the strategy Identifying specialists for the technical preparation of the strategy Drawing up the draft-project for the preparation of the strategy Promoting the strategy Drawing up a study to improve the sewage network

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3.1.8

19.

22.

Potential Communal Contributors Fund 000/ALL

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March

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2009 Phase 29.

Drawing up a study to set up a drinking water system

Submitting the study results to the Commune’s Council and setting intervention priorities Setting up a structure for the medical 31. plant collection, marketing and transportation 30.

Code

Responsibility

4.3.2

Utility Office

4.3.3

Utility Office

5.1.9

Agriculture Specialist and Medicinal Business Group

Potential Communal Contributors Fund 000/ALL

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Agriculture Specialist, Business Group and Media Specialist Agriculture Specialist, Business Group and Media Specialist Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests

32.

Organizing a fair for the local products of Orosh

5.1.10

33.

Creating a package for representation in fairs outside Orosh

5.1.11

34.

Carrying out a study for the concentration of the timber utilization

5.5.4

35.

Constructing a protection system for forest lands in the areas of Spaç, GrykëOrosh and Kullaxhi

5.5.9

Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests

36.

Identifying the needs for training and technical assistance to the communal government steering bodies and staff

6.1.1

Commune’s Chairman and CANGO

37.

Getting trainings from partner training organizations

6.1.2

Commune’s Chairman

38.

Twinning and exchanging the best experiences with Albanian and foreign communes

6.1.3

Commune’s Chairman

2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

Month

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Orosh Commune

2009 Phase

Code

Responsibility

39.

Identifying information resources by cooperating with the Association of Albanian Communes and NGOs involved in local government (guides, manuals, leaflets, newspapers, etc.)

6.1.6

Commune’s Chairman

40.

Organizing public meetings with the community to present the commune budget

6.2.2

Commune’s Chairman

6.3.2

Adminitration Office and Media Specialist.

6.3.3

Adminitration Office and Media Specialist.

41.

42.

Organizing promotional TV programs on the achievements and challenges in implementing the Orosh commune development strategic plan Preparing information leaflets on activities and achievements in the commune

2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

Month

74

Potential Communal Contributors Fund 000/ALL

Orosh Commune

Viti 2010 No

Phase

Code

1.

Obtaining funds

1.2.5

Commune’s Chairman

2.

Identifying funding resources

1.4.3

Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office

3.

Installing road signalling

1.5.3

Commune’s Utility Office

2.1.6

Commune’s Chairman

2.2.4

Commune’s Chairman

2.2.7

Utility Office

2.3.5

Commune’s Chairman

3.1.14

Commune’s Chairman and Coordinating Group

3.2.4

Commune’s Chairman

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Raising awareness among potential backers Identifying funding resources to rehabilitate and equip schools with didactic means Setting up a system to maintain and offer communal services to the secondary schools and to the United School of Reps Opening a communal library and internet center at Reps Placing toursim signalling along with historical indicators Drawing up technical projects for each of the objects

Responsibility

Potential Contributors

Communal Fund 000/ALL

Formatted Table

December August

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10.

Identifying community’s contribution (financial or in kind)

4.3.4

Utility Office

11.

Identifying funding resources from the comune, Central Government and donors

4.3.5

Commune’s Chairman

12.

Organizing a fair for the local products of Orosh

5.1.9

Agriculture Specialist and Medicinal Business Group

2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

Month

September

March

75

Orosh Commune

2010

Phase

Code

13.

Organizing a fair for the local products of OroshCreating a package for representation in fairs outside Orosh

14.

Creating a package for representation in fairs outside Orosh

Agriculture Specialist, Busi5.1.10 ness Group and, Media Specialist Agriculture Specialist, 5.1.11 Business Group and Media Specialist

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

Constructing a protection system for forest lands in the areas of Spaç, GrykëOrosh and Kullaxhi Identifying the needs for training and technical assistance to the communal government steering bodies and staff Getting trainings from partner training organizations Twinning and exchanging the best experiences with Albanian and foreign communes Identifying information resources by cooperating with the Association of Albanian Communes and NGOs involved in local government (guides, manuals, leaflets, newspapers, etc.)

Organizing public meetings with the community to present the commune budget Organizing promotional TV programs on the achievements and challenges in implementing the Orosh commune development sS.Ptrategic plan Preparing information leaflets on activities and achievements in the

2007- 2012 Strategic Plan for Economic Development

Responsibility

Month

Potential Contributors

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5.5.9

Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests

6.1.1

Commune’s Chairman and CANGO

6.1.2

Commune’s Chairman

6.1.3

Commune’s Chairman

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6.1.6

Commune’s Chairman

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6.2.2

Commune’s Chairman

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6.3.2

Adminitration Office and Media Specialist.

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6.3.3

Adminitration Office and Media Specialist.

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2.

3.

Phase Obtaining funds Identifying funding resources to rehabilitate and equip schools with didactic means Completing physical rehabilitation

Code

Responsibility

Potential Contributors

Communal Fund 000/ALL

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1.2.5

Commune’s Chairman

2.2.4

Commune’s Chairman

2.2.5

Utility Office

August

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4.

Equipping schools with didactic means

2.2.6

Utility Office

5.

Setting up a system to maintain and offer communal services to the secondary schools and to the United School of Reps

2.2.7

Utility Office

6.

Setting up a structure for the medical plant collection, marketing and transportation

7.

Creating a package for representation in fairs outside Orosh

8.

Creating a package for representation in fairs outside Orosh

9.

Constructing a protection system for forest lands in the areas of Spaç, GrykëOrosh and Kullaxhi

5.5.9

Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests

10.

Identifying the needs for training and technical assistance to the communal government steering bodies and staff

6.1.1

Commune’s Chairman and CANGO

11.

Getting trainings from partner training

6.1.2

Commune’s Chairman

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Agriculture Specialist and Medicinal Business Group Agriculture Specialist, 5.1.10 Business Group and Media Specialist Agriculture Specialist and 5.1.11 Business Group and Media Specialist 5.1.8

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13.

14.

15.

16.

Twinning and exchanging the best experiences with Albanian and foreign communes Identifying information resources by cooperating with the Association of Albanian Communes and NGOs involved in local government (guides, manuals, leaflets, newspapers, etc.)

Organizing public meetings with the community to present the commune budget Organizing promotional TV programs on the achievements and challenges in implementing the Orosh commune development strategic plan Preparing information leaflets on activities and achievements in the commune

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Code

Responsibility

6.1.3

Commune’s Chairman

6.1.6

Commune’s Chairman

6.2.2

Commune’s Chairman

6.3.2

Adminitration Office and Media Specialist.

6.3.3

Adminitration Office and Media Specialist.

Month

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Phase

Code

Responsibility

1.

Implementing the projects

1.3.6

Utility Office

2.

Installing wire and Beli type bridges at Shkorret, Shmri, Pëshqesh, Vau i Madh, Lgjin

1.4.4

Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office

3.

Reconstructing the Vau i Madh bridge, preserving its original architecture

1.4.5

Commune’s Chairman and Utility Office

4.

Identifying funding resources to rehabilitate and equip schools with didactic means

2.2.4

Commune’s Chairman

2.2.7

Utility Office

4.3.6

Utility Office

4.3.7

Utility Office

4.3.8

Utility Office

5.5.7

Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests, World Bank Project

5.5.8

Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests, World Bank Project

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Setting up a system to maintain and offer communal services to the secondary schools and to the United School of Reps Implementing the sewage canalization project Implementing the drinking water canalization project Setting up a sewage and drinking water maintenance system Regenerating forests (planting new shoots) in cooperation with the community, especially at Spaç, Orosh, Blinisht Creating a seed-plot for forest regeneration

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Month December

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Potential Communal Fund Contributors 000/ALL

Orosh Commune

2012 Phase

Code

Responsibility

11.

Constructing a protection system for forest lands in the areas of Spaç, GrykëOrosh and Kullaxhi

5.5.9

Commune’s Chairman and Directorate of Forests

12.

Identifying the needs for training and technical assistance to the communal government steering bodies and staff

6.1.1

Commune’s Chairman and CANGO

13.

Twinning and exchanging the best experiences with Albanian and foreign communes

6.1.3

Commune’s Chairman

14.

Identifying information resources by cooperating with the Association of Albanian Communes and NGOs involved in local government (guides, manuals, leaflets, newspapers, etc.)

6.1.6

Commune’s Chairman

15.

Organizing public meetings with the community to present the commune budget

6.2.2

Commune’s Chairman

16.

Organizing promotional TV programs on the achievements and challenges in implementing the Orosh commune development strategic plan

6.3.2

Adminitration Office and Media Specialist.

17.

Preparing information leaflets on activities and achievements in the commune

6.3.3

Adminitration Office and Media Specialist.

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