{"id":7897,"date":"2024-03-06T11:52:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T10:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/?p=7897"},"modified":"2024-03-06T11:52:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T10:52:47","slug":"assessing-willingness-to-pay-for-sanitation-services-in-the-village-of-shtiqen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/?p=7897&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Assessing Willingness to Pay for Sanitation Services in the Village of Shtiq\u00ebn"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Assessing Willingness to Pay for Sanitation Services in the Village of Shtiq\u00ebn<\/strong><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7890\" style=\"width: 1455px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7890\" src=\"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WPI-2023_Elisabeta.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1455\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WPI-2023_Elisabeta.png 1455w, https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WPI-2023_Elisabeta-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WPI-2023_Elisabeta-1024x602.png 1024w, https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WPI-2023_Elisabeta-768x452.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1455px) 100vw, 1455px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WPI team and with the executive director of SHUKALB Elisabeta Po\u00e7i after the presentation of the final study report in Tirana.<br \/>Photo Credit: WPI team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since 2013, SHUKALB has been collaborating with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), USA, on undertaking small water and environment projects that involve a team of WPI students working in Albania for a period of 8 weeks.\u00a0 Last year, the WPI team with the support of SHUKALB undertook a project titled \u201cAssessing Willingness to Pay for Sanitation Services in the Village of Shtiq\u00ebn\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The main goal of this project was to assess the residents of Shtiq\u00ebn village in municipality of Kukes, Albania, understanding, perception, and willingness to pay for the construction and service of a sewer and wastewater treatment system in their community, as well as develop a guide to help water utility employees have more informed conversations with and anticipate the needs of their customers about willingness to pay for a wastewater treatment solution.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the project, the WPI team conducted background research to understand the challenges and social nuances of implementing a wastewater treatment solution in rural areas, and this was further supplemented by interviews and photo documentation.<\/p>\n<p>The WPI team presented the final study report and the outcome of the project on 12 December 2023, in Tirana, during the 10<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary event of the Albania Project Center at WPI, among other student project presentations from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.\u00a0 Also present at the event were Prof. Melissa Butler and Prof. Robert Hersh from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.<\/p>\n<p>For more details on the project outcome, you can read the final report at this<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/digital.wpi.edu\/pdfviewer\/2v23vz510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7894\" style=\"width: 1337px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7894\" src=\"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Team-members-interviewing-resident.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1337\" height=\"741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Team-members-interviewing-resident.png 1337w, https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Team-members-interviewing-resident-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Team-members-interviewing-resident-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Team-members-interviewing-resident-768x426.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1337px) 100vw, 1337px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team members interviewing resident.<br \/>Photo Credit: WPI team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assessing Willingness to Pay for Sanitation Services in the Village of Shtiq\u00ebn Since 2013, SHUKALB has been collaborating with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), USA, on undertaking small water and 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