{"id":3890,"date":"2017-12-29T16:33:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T16:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shukalb.al\/?p=1911"},"modified":"2017-12-29T16:33:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T16:33:27","slug":"english-shukalbs-2017-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/?p=3890&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"SHUKALB\u2019s 2017 Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[:sq]Nd\u00ebrsa p\u00ebrgatitemi p\u00ebr t\u00eb hyr\u00eb n\u00eb vitin e ri, d\u00ebshirojm\u00eb t\u00eb shfryt\u00ebzojm\u00eb mund\u00ebsin\u00eb dhe t\u00eb urojm\u00eb an\u00ebtar\u00ebt tan\u00eb, mb\u00ebshtet\u00ebsit dhe miqt\u00eb e SHUKALB, nj\u00eb vit t\u00eb ri t\u00eb g\u00ebzuar, t\u00eb lumtur dhe plot sh\u00ebndet p\u00ebr vitin 2018. \u00a0Suksesi q\u00eb Shoqata jon\u00eb g\u00ebzoi k\u00ebt\u00eb vit q\u00eb kaluam, nuk do t\u00eb mund t\u00eb arrihej pa mb\u00ebshtetjen, inkurajimin dhe pjes\u00ebmarrjen e nj\u00eb numri t\u00eb madh t\u00eb aktor\u00ebve n\u00eb sektorin e furnizimit me uj\u00eb dhe kanalizimeve t\u00eb Shqip\u00ebris\u00eb dhe Ballkanit Per\u00ebndimor.<\/p>\n<p>Gjat\u00eb vitit 2017, SHUKALB, n\u00eb bashk\u00ebpunim me SHUKOS (Shoqata e Uj\u00ebsjell\u00ebsve dhe Kanalizimit t\u00eb Kosov\u00ebs), implementuan me sukses Programin e P\u00ebrbashk\u00ebt t\u00eb Trajnimit duke zhvilluar n\u00eb total 15 kurse trajnimi, ku mor\u00ebn pjes\u00eb stafi i shoq\u00ebrive uj\u00ebsjell\u00ebs kanalizime shqiptare dhe kosovare, me trajner\u00eb nga t\u00eb dyja vendet.\u00a0 Ne jemi t\u00eb vendosur dhe t\u00eb p\u00ebrkushtuar q\u00eb ta vazhdojm\u00eb Programin e P\u00ebrbashk\u00ebt t\u00eb Trajnimit n\u00eb vitin 2018, duke planifikuar dh\u00ebnien e jo m\u00eb pak se 15 kurseve t\u00eb trajnimit n\u00eb t\u00eb gjith\u00eb Shqip\u00ebrin\u00eb dhe Kosov\u00ebn, duke iu p\u00ebrgjigjur k\u00ebshtu nevojave t\u00eb shoq\u00ebrive uj\u00ebsjell\u00ebs kanalizime an\u00ebtare p\u00ebr zhvillimin e kapaciteteve.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00eb frym\u00ebn e bashk\u00ebpunimit t\u00eb suksessh\u00ebm n\u00eb kuad\u00ebr t\u00eb Programit t\u00eb P\u00ebrbashk\u00ebt t\u00eb Trajnimit, SHUKALB u an\u00ebtar\u00ebsua n\u00eb Shoqat\u00ebn Nd\u00ebrkomb\u00ebtare t\u00eb Kompanive t\u00eb Furnizimit me Uj\u00eb t\u00eb Basenit t\u00eb Lumit Danub (IAWD) dhe s\u00eb bashku me SHUKOS n\u00eb vitin 2017, iu bashkuan Partneritetit t\u00eb Danubit (D-LeaP) e cila \u00ebsht\u00eb nj\u00eb iniciativ\u00eb e udh\u00ebhequr nga IAWD q\u00eb synon t\u00eb ofroj\u00eb programe p\u00ebr ngritjen e kapaciteteve p\u00ebrmes bashk\u00ebpunimit me shoqatat uj\u00ebsjell\u00ebs kanalizime n\u00eb rajonin e Danubit, me q\u00ebllim p\u00ebrmir\u00ebsimin e sh\u00ebrbimeve t\u00eb furnizimit me uj\u00eb dhe kanalizimeve n\u00eb rajonin e Danubit. \u00a0N\u00eb vitin 2018, SHUKALB n\u00eb partneritet me SHUKOS planifikojn\u00eb t\u00eb ofrojn\u00eb 4 (kat\u00ebr) programe ku p\u00ebrfshihen Benchmarking; Efi\u00e7enca Komerciale; Efi\u00e7enca e Energjis\u00eb dhe Reduktimi i Ujit pa t\u00eb Ardhura.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00eb lidhje me Programin e Certifikimit t\u00eb Operator\u00ebve Bazuar n\u00eb Testim p\u00ebr Shqip\u00ebrin\u00eb, SHUKALB, p\u00ebrmes projektit t\u00eb tij t\u00eb financuar nga USAID, &#8220;Zhvillimi i Q\u00ebndruesh\u00ebm i Kapaciteteve t\u00eb Sektorit t\u00eb Ujit n\u00eb Shqip\u00ebri&#8221;, po vazhdon pun\u00ebn s\u00eb bashku me ministrin\u00eb e linj\u00ebs p\u00ebr sektorin e ujit, Ministrin\u00eb e Infrastruktur\u00ebs dhe Energjis\u00eb, si partner kryesor p\u00ebr t\u00eb krijuar kuadrin ligjor dhe institucional t\u00eb Programit t\u00eb Certifikimit t\u00eb Operator\u00ebve Bazuar n\u00eb Testim. \u00a0M\u00eb shum\u00eb progres n\u00eb k\u00ebt\u00eb drejtim pritet t\u00eb zhvillohet n\u00eb fillim t\u00eb vitit 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Konferenca dhe Ekspozita e P\u00ebrbashk\u00ebt Ballkanike Vjetore, e cila u organizua n\u00eb Prishtin\u00eb m\u00eb 1, 2, 3 n\u00ebntor 2017, v\u00ebrtetoi s\u00ebrish statusin e eventit m\u00eb t\u00eb madh n\u00eb ndarjen e informacionit dhe networking n\u00eb sektorin e ujit n\u00eb Ballkanin Per\u00ebndimor.. Konferenca arriti edhe nj\u00eb rekord duke t\u00ebrhequr nj\u00eb audienc\u00eb prej mbi 450 pjes\u00ebmarr\u00ebsish. \u00a0Pjes\u00ebmarr\u00ebsit n\u00eb konferenc\u00eb pat\u00ebn mund\u00ebsin\u00eb t\u00eb vizitonin ekspozit\u00ebn teknike m\u00eb t\u00eb madhe n\u00eb historin\u00eb e Konferenc\u00ebs ton\u00eb Vjetore, duke mbledhur 28 kompani private q\u00eb vinin nga 9 vende t\u00eb ndryshme nga rajoni i Ballkanit dhe m\u00eb gjer\u00eb.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00eb vazhdim, kemi lajme t\u00eb mira n\u00eb lidhje me programet tona t\u00eb \u201cEdukimit dhe Nd\u00ebrgjegj\u00ebsimit\u201d dhe m\u00eb konkretisht programin Miqt\u00eb e Ujit p\u00ebr Nx\u00ebn\u00ebsit e Klasave t\u00eb 3-t\u00eb dhe Sfida Bot\u00ebrore e Monitorimit t\u00eb Ujit p\u00ebr Nx\u00ebn\u00ebsit e Klasave t\u00eb 8-ta. \u00a0SHUKALB koh\u00ebt e fundit ka fituar nj\u00eb grant nga Ambasada e SHBA-s\u00eb p\u00ebr t\u00eb financuar k\u00ebto programe dhe p\u00ebr t&#8217;i implementuar ato gjat\u00eb vitit 2018.<\/p>\n<p>E fundit por jo m\u00eb pak e r\u00ebnd\u00ebsishme, n\u00eb vitin 2017 SHUKALB humbi themeluesin, udh\u00ebheq\u00ebsin dhe mentorin e tij, z. Philip Giantris. \u00a0Ai do t\u00eb na mungoj\u00eb pa mas\u00eb, por ne jemi t\u00eb p\u00ebrkushtuar p\u00ebr ta nderuar trash\u00ebgimin\u00eb q\u00eb ai la pas duke e vazhduar vizionin e tij me t\u00eb nj\u00ebjtin pasion dhe p\u00ebrkushtim q\u00eb na m\u00ebsoi. &#8220;Lart e m\u00eb lart!&#8221;(PDG)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Skuadra SHUKALB<\/em>[:en]As we prepare to step into the New Year, we would like to use the opportunity and wish our members, supporters and friends of SHUKALB, a Happy, Prosperous and Healthy New Year in 2018.\u00a0 The success that our Association enjoyed this past year could not have been achieved without the support, encouragement and willing participation of a wide variety of stakeholders in the water supply and sewerage sector of Albania and the Western Balkans.<\/p>\n<p>During 2017, SHUKALB, in cooperation with SHUKOS (the Water and Wastewater Works Association of Kosova, successfully implemented the Joint Training Program by delivering a total of 15 training courses, attended by the staff of the Albanian and Kosova water utilities, with trainers coming from both countries.\u00a0 We are determined and committed to continue the Joint Training Program in 2018, by scheduling the delivery of no less than 15 training courses across Albania and Kosova, thus responding to the capacity development needs of our member water supply and wastewater utilities.<\/p>\n<p>In the spirit of the successful cooperation under the Joint Training Program, SHUKALB became a member of the International Association of Water Utilities in the Danube River Catchment Area (IAWD) and together with SHUKOS joined in 2017 the Danube Learning Partnership (D-LeaP), which is an initiative led by IAWD that aims to provide capacity building programs through cooperation with water associations in the Danube region, in order to improve water supply and sewerage services in the Danube region.\u00a0 In 2018, SHUKALB in partnership with SHUKOS plan to offer 4 (four) programs to include Utility Benchmarking; Commercial Efficiency; Energy Efficiency and Non-Revenue Water Reduction.<\/p>\n<p>In regard of the Test-based Operator Certification Program for Albania, SHUKALB, through its USAID funded project \u201cSustainable Water Sector Capacity Development in Albania&#8221;, is continuing the work together with the line ministry for the water sector, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy, as the main partner to establish the legal and institutional framework of the Test-based Operator Certification Program. \u00a0More progress in this direction is expected during the beginning of 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The Annual Balkans Joint Conference and Exhibition, which was organized in Prishtina, on 1, 2, 3, November 2017, proved again to be the major knowledge sharing and networking event in the Western Balkans water sector. The Conference hit yet another record by attracting an audience of over 450 participants. The participants at the Conference had the opportunity to visit the largest Technical Exhibition in the history of the Annual Conference, which gathered 28 private companies coming from 9 different countries from the Balkan Region and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, there is good news regarding our \u201cOutreach Programs\u201d and more specifically the Friends of Water Program for the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Grade Students and the World Water Monitoring Challenge for the 8<sup>th<\/sup> Grade Students.\u00a0 SHUKALB has recently won a grant from the US Embassy to fund these programs and implement them during 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, in 2017 SHUKALB lost its founder, leader and mentor, Mr. Philip Giantris.\u00a0 He will be deeply missed, but we are committed to honor his legacy by continuing his vision with the same passion and dedication he taught us.\u00a0 \u201cHigher and Higher!\u201d (PDG)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>SHUKALB Team<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>[:]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[:sq]Nd\u00ebrsa p\u00ebrgatitemi p\u00ebr t\u00eb hyr\u00eb n\u00eb vitin e ri, d\u00ebshirojm\u00eb t\u00eb shfryt\u00ebzojm\u00eb mund\u00ebsin\u00eb dhe t\u00eb urojm\u00eb an\u00ebtar\u00ebt tan\u00eb, mb\u00ebshtet\u00ebsit dhe miqt\u00eb e SHUKALB, nj\u00eb vit t\u00eb ri t\u00eb g\u00ebzuar, t\u00eb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[207,205,213],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national","category-news","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3890\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}