MlRir TE ME PER PLAVIN BUILDING A BETTER PLAV

CMF
Internationa
l
FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
BUILDING A BETTER PLAV
STRATEGIC PLANNING TEAM, MUNtClPALlTY OF PLAV
AND USAID / CHF INTERNATIONAL MOMTENEGRO
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STRATESKI TIM ZA PLANIRANJE I OPSTINA PLAV
U SARADNJI SA USAID / CHF INTERNATIONAL CRl’%& (‘3CIRA
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PER PLAVIN ME TE MlRir
TIMI STRATEGJIK I ALPINISTEVE DHE KOMUNA E PLAVIT Nli
BASHKEPUNIM ME
USAID / CHF INTERNATIONAL MALI I ZI
2005
INTRODUCTION
The Strategic Planning Team from Plav Municipality, which included
representatives of the local government, business community, citizens and
NGOs, provided with expert and logistic assistance by the USAID - the
Urban Institute and CHF - and the Municipality, developed the Strategic
Development Plan for Plav for the period 2004-2008. Following the
completion of public debate, the Municipal Assembly, at its eighth sitting
held on lO* September 2004 adopted the proposed text version of the Plan.
The Plav Strategic Planning Team is determined to contribute to
accomplishing its vision of Plav Municipality as a “medium-developed
municipality, well-established tourist destination, with the conditions in
place to provide economic and demographic stabilization, cultural progress
and tight link with the Diaspora ” by taking over its share of responsibility
related to implementation of certain projects intended for this five-year
period. For this purpose, the Strategic Planning Team is undertaking
administrative and other preparations to register as an NGO and thus obtain
legal status and formal ground to implement part of the Strategic
Development Plan, as well as other development projects.
In addition to other methods of funding, the strategy for funding the projects
contained in the Plan includes an important role of employment of the
capital owned by our citizens living in the Diaspora through:
J Donations to fund the necessary infrastructure projects regarding
communal, transport, or social infrastructure;
J Partnership (stockholding) in the projects creating the so called
business infrastructure of general importance and economic
development projects
We propose to present to potential donors, at the Donor Conference we are
jointly organizing in Plav for the Diaspora representatives on 3 1” July 2005,
the following projects, and start raising funds for their implementation:
1. Construction of school-town sports facility in Plav
2. Establishment and provision of adequate conditions for operation of
the Fund for Promoting Development of Plav Municipality (Small
Investment Fund)
3. Building a sewerage system in Gusinje
4. Development of Alipasa’s Springs in Gusinje
5. Building the capacity for manufacturing and producing traditional
local costumes and handicraft in Vusanje
6. Building a jam and juice factory in Murino
For the purpose of appropriate presentation of these projects, we deliver
short excerpts from the projects mentioned above and from other relevant
documents.
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CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL-TOWN SPORTS
FACILITY IN PLAV
Institution responsible
BeCo BaSiC Secondary School and Plav Municipality
Sector:
Sports
(infrastructure)
Project Timeline:
August 2006
Rational
Neither Plav, which is a municipality, nor Gusinje, which is an urban
neighborhood, possess sports facilities or gyms for organizing sports activities
and larger competitions or events.
The two local schools (elementary and secondary), which had 1,717 students
during the school year of 2004/05, do not have gyms to hold physical
education classes or sports or recreational activities for the school youth. The
same situation is valid for the sports clubs that, either periodically or
constantly, need a gym for regular practice sessions or competitions.
Therefore, there is no indoor space that would serve for recreation of citizens
and tourists or for practice sessions of athletes who would perform their high
altitude preparations in Plav.
Project Summary
This project is intended to provide the students of the two local schools, as
well as the citizens of Plav, with a place for sports and recreation, youth
gathering, sports competitions and socializing.
Contact Persons:
Ramo Kolasinac
“BeCo BaSiC ”
Secondary School
087/251 -406
0691036-975
E-mail:
and
Sukrija Cikotic
Department for
Physical Planning,
Plav
087 /25 I-268
067 /822-l 10
E-mail:
[email protected]
The project papers envisage the construction of a multi-purpose “schooltown ” gym in the schoolyard shared by the two schools. The facility would
have a pre-fabricated reinforced concrete structure with the main grid of 8.8
meters, with standard dimensions of 53.66 x 31.06 meters. The dimensions
make it possible for three classes, which is three sports teams, to use the gym
at the same time, as well as to organize and hold sports competitions.
Telescopic stands with 600 seats are envisaged for the audience. The gym
has all the necessary facilities for a structure of this type. The ground floor
has a surface area of 1,628 m2, plus 322 m2 on the first floor, totaling to
1,950.OO m2.
Project Objective
The project provides for meeting several objectives, such as:
J Better teaching conditions in the two schools
J Better health condition of school youth and citizens
J Reduced number of incidents and juvenile delinquency forms
J More athletes and better sports results
J Improved conditions for the so called sports tourism (athletes
preparations and so on) and tourism in general
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’
Activities and Sources of Funding
1 Funds
Activities
1
required
Funding sources
Provision of
building permits
Provision of
connections to
communal network
and infrastructure
Gym construction Phase I
Municipality
Gym construction Phase I1
Monitoring and
organization
Costs of the
campaign for
project funding
Gym fumishingprops, equipment
Total
15.000
budget
7.500
7.500
20.000
10.000
10.000
I
I
International sources
Diaspora
lntemational
donations
donors
Domastic sources
Republic
4OO.WO I 300.000
363.000
I
300.000
30.000
I
I
33.000
40.000
I
30.000
30.000
15.000
15.000
I
5.000
I
5.000
I
I
50.000
50.000
1
I
868 .000 [ 617.500 1
100 .500I
7o.ooo 1
8o .ooo
Progress Indicators
Better student performance results
4 More sports and athletes
J Better sports results, organizing
municipal and regional sports
competitions
4
Notes
The amount required for the first year of project duration is 445,OOO.OO e.
The amount required for the second year is 423,OOO.OO e.
General consensus on the necessity of this project was reached in the public
debate process, when adopting the mid-term development plans, and support
obtained m
frotheMunicipal
Assembly. In addition, citizens, students and
athletes of thewn
to and the whole
municipality collected around 4,000
signatures for the petition to local authorities to start with the construction of
this facility.
Considerable support to project activities has been provided by the partner
organizations of the Secondary School and
Municipality:
Plav
Causes
Communes and Pro Natura from Switzerland, Swiss Agency for Development
and Cooperation SDC-COOF from Belgrade,
Mr. Ogi
- Chairman of the UN
Geneva Sports Committee
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ESTABLISHMENT AND PROVISION OF ADEQUATE
CONDITIONS FOR OPERATION OF THE FUND FOR
PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT OF PLAV
MUNICIPALITY (SMALL INVESTMENT FUND)
Institution / Organization Responsible
For example NGO trFoundation for Better Plaw
Sector:
Economic
Development
(support to business
development )
Project Timeline:
Ongoing
Rational
Plav Municipality is the least developed area in Montenegro according to all
the parameters for measuring social and economic development. Since 1987,
the number of people employed in the business sector has been declining
(from 1580 in 1987 to 901 in 2004). Most of those currently employed have
in effect not been working or receiving their salaries for years, and their
employment is about to formally terminate. Plav, with 2.2% population and
numerous natural resources and other potential, produces only some 0.8 % of
national GDP. Plav achieves only some 30% of average GDP in Montenegro.
According to the data from the Commercial Court and the Municipality, there
are 94 companies (Montenegro -10,350) and 175 enterprises registered
(Montenegro - 12,458). It is general assessment that absence of investments,
i.e. lack of capital, is the key reason for stagnating business activities in
previously existing companies and for slow establishment of business
structure in the sector of small and medium-size enterprises and
entrepreneurship.
On the other hand, there is evident lack of interest on the part of commercial
banks to fund small and micro-projects; even when they do so, they charge
interests that are too high. This makes for an important reason why numerous
business ideas do not get implemented in spite of the existence of good
development possibilities and evident demand for a number of products and
services at the local and broader market.
It is necessary to establish an investment-credit fund that would gradually
evolve into a significant local source of funding+rediting business plans and
investment projects, and therefore a significant development resource that
encourages development and employment and mobilizes other development
factors. It is foreseen that the Fund will obtain considerable assets based on
the principle of donations, e.g. solidarity with the home town, and the
principle of Fund stocks.
Contact person:
Kemal Purisic
Plav local Economic
Development Council
+38l 87251 129
+38169035450
E-mail:
[email protected]
Project Summary
Implementation of the project will result in the creation of a local non-profit
organization, a foundation that would provide one-time donations to cofinance, under favorable conditions (no interest and just the necessary
administrative expenses to be covered), implementation of investment projects
in the field of economic development, approve mid-term credits to business
organizations, and credit self-employment of physical persons.
Existing and newly established business organizations with their main seat at
the municipal territory will be entitled to obtain credits under identical
conditions; also the citizens who are members or stockholders of the
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Foundation, according to the criteria determined by the Managing Board and
according to the standard banking procedure.
The initial capital for the Fund will be provided by the Municipality and the
interested founders (physical and legal persons). The Municipality will also
provide other conditions for successful operation of the Fund (administration,
logistics for the Managing Board and Supervisory Board etc). The Fund is
intended to raise funds from donations, membership, contributions, financial
subsidies, legacies, and interests on deposits, dividends and in other legal
manners. Depending on the financial potential of the Fund, a certain number
of investment projects will be funded.
Project Objectives
J In the mid-term and long-term perspective: better business dynamics,
structural adjustment of local economy, new jobs, higher level of
domestic product and better living standard of the population, better
municipal fiscal potential and the opportunity to broaden the credit
potential of the Fund.
J Stabilization of the demographic situation in the municipality.
kctivities and
Durces of Funding
I
Activity
FUllds
Required
l-
L
Municipality
al sources
Businesses
donations.
Survey of target
groups
Campaign to
disseminate
information,
presentations,
broadcasts,
conferences etc.
Securing the
initial capital
Monitoring
Administration
Total:
500
500
5,ooo
2.000
170,000
10.000
5,ooo
2,~
18290
1 BOO
1.000
14.soo
10.000
1.000
2.ooo
5o.ooo
5o.ooo
tional
donors
50.000
2.000
2.000
1.000
1o.ooo
!NIoo
52.ooo
52.ooo
Progress Indicators
J Number of approved credits to finance business ideas
J Number of funded general importance projects in the business field
J Number of newly employed people
Notes
The Fund will have two components and roles in fostering business
development:
1. Grants obtained from donors for the purpose of funding the projects of
general importance that create better business environment, and
2. Credits obtained from the founders (stock capital of the founders).
The amount required to start the Micro-Credit Financial Organization is
103,000 e.
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BUILDING SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN GUSINJE
Institution Responsible
The Municipality of Plav and the Neighborhood District of Gusinje
Sector:
Communal
Infrastructure
Project Timeline:
End of 2006.
Rational
Gusinje is situated in the far northeast of Montenegro, near the border with the
Republic of Albania.
It is the local center for several surrounding
neighborhoods, and one of the most populated and most important
neighborhood districts in the Municipality of Plav. Gusinje is a relatively old
settlement, with an extremely long tradition in trade and handicraft, a
crossroads of old caravan routes (to Skodra and Dures, Dubrovnik, Istanbul
etc). It is situated in the southern part of the Plav-Gusinje Valley, to the west
from the convergence of the rivers Vruja and Gmcar which create the Ljuca
River, flowing into the Lake Plav. According to the latest census performed in
2003, there are 1639 permanent residents, while the total population is 3243
(according to the census from 1991 there were 2033 permanent residents).
Most of the settlement does not have sewerage and storm-water drainage
system (around 76%), and the wastewater drainage is done through septic tanks
and partly through the sewerage system in place (there is a system
aroundl850m long). There is no device for wastewater treatment, for the
existing sewerage system segment, so wastewater flows directly into the rivers
of Raja and Grocer, and from there into Ljuca and Lake Plav. This situation
causes numerous problems for the local population, especially at the times
when the level of underground water is high and septic tanks spill over; in the
summer there is unpleasant smell in the whole settlement, particularly in the
central urban zone. This all presents a health riskfor the population, and also in
the sense of onset of infectious disease. The pollution of the Ljuca River (used
to be well-known as having most grayling fish) and Lake Plav (the most
attractive natural, tourist, and hydrological structure of Montenegro) presents
another major environmental problem in Plav Municipality.
Contact persons:
Sukrija Cikotic
Plav Department for
Physical Planning
087 I25 l-268
067 /822-l 10
E-mail:
opstinaplav@ cg.yu
Dzevdet Lalicic ,
Gusinje
0691529 916
Project Summary
Building a 4000m long sewerage system in Gusinje and the wastewater
treatment plant with appropriate equipment. Implementation of this project
ensures permanent elimination of the possibility for environment pollution and
onset of infectious diseases in this area, prevents the pollution of water
downstream from Gusinje and Lake Plav, and enables considerable
improvement of the living conditions of all residents of Gusinje.
Project Objective
Implementation of this project ensures permanent elimination of the possibility
for environment pollution and onset of diseases in this area, prevents the
pollution of water downstream from Gusinje and Lake Plav, and enables
considerable improvement of the living conditions of all residents of Gusinje.
In addition to the immediate objective, the project provides for achievement of
several objectives such as:
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Provision of better maintenance of public spaces in the settlements
Reduction of wastewater discharge expenses
Reduced air, water and soil pollution
Better general health
Improved life quality
Fewer requests for repair and maintenance of septic tanks
Increased revenues from the sewerage
Activities and Sources 4 ‘Funding
Sources of Funding
lnten tional
Domestic
International
Donations
Citizens of
Plav
donors
Diaspora
Gusinje
Municipality
10 , ooo
3,000
270,000
25,000
45,000
200,000
600,000
600,000
wastewater
Total
883,ooo
38,000
45,ooil
2043,000
Progress Indicators
J Number of households and business structures to be connected to the
sewerage system,
J Improved communal infrastructure in the settlement
4 Considerable improvement in the level of environment protection and
living conditions
Notes
The overall project is designed so as to enable the possibility of implementation
in phases, by performing the works in the (tone street after another) manner,
while the construction of wastewater treatment plant with appropriate
equipment could be provided at the end, again in phases. This possibility
enables project implementation depending on the amount of funds raised.
Specifications for the project have been done (at the level of the main design),
with the exception of the project and technical design of the wastewater
treatment device (with equipment). Offers are available for the purchase of
devices for mechanical and biological treatment of wastewater (the so called
ctbio rob)) manufactured by a company from Serbia and Montenegro.
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DEVELOPMENT OF ALIPASA’S SPRINGS IN GUSINJE
Institution Responsible
Municpality of Plav and Community of Gusinje
Sector:
Infrastructure
Project Timeline:
June 2006.
Rational
Alipasa’s Springs in Gusinje is one of the biggest sources in Montenegro,
relatively close to the settlement, a popular and well-known resort, both in the
country and abroad. Plav and Hrid Lakes are the most attractive scenic spots
of this and broader region.
However, the area of Alipasals Springs is rather poorly developed, and
therefore not sufficiently accessible to admirers. The basin walls of the
storage lakes are rather damaged and their parts prone to collapsing; there is
water leaking all around and the walls are covered in vegetation and water
plants. The water that is not directed to mill-races leaks in the places that are
insufficiently visible and accessible, thus failing to make the expected
impression on the observer.
The bridges are worn down, or missing in the places where they wouldbe
needed, and additionally, they lack fences. The existing pathway in the zone
of the springs follows the banks of the storage lake, gets flooded in several
places, and is not entirely safe for children. The whole area is not lit at night,
and there are no shades or communal props.
Maintenance of communal order is difficult and irregular in such a poorly
developed area, which leaves the impression of lack of concern
for a natural
wonder and is a poor recommendation for the development of tourism.
Project Summary
Town planning papers and a special Municipal Assembly ordinance define
that Alipasa ’s Springs should serve for development of tourism. Although
this site has been attracting numerous visitors so far, there have been no
development activities in the very zone of the springs - except, to an extent,
the access plateau where one of the existing mills has been made into a
restaurant - due to lack of funds for this purpose.
Contact Person:
DZevdet Lalii5C
Gusinje
0691529 916
Implementation of this project will enable development of Alipasa
’s Springs
- a surface area of around 2.5 hectares, which is the entire traditional resort
area. This will provide the visitors with adequate access and a more powerful
experience of the natural attractions of the scenery. A stone pathway, around
420 m long and 1.2-1.5 m wide, will circle the water area. The old plain little
bridges will be replaced by 4 new pinewood bridges and a stone pass. The
worn-down walls of the storage lake will be reinforced andtwo more arch
dams built. That way all the water that does not go to mills will be directed to
eight overflows with total length of 87m and to stilling pools that would
emphasize all the beauty of water flowing and gurgling. The whole complex
will be lit using 7 poles with two candelabras each in the access area, and 32
more elaborate lights and 4 beams for the path and the water area. In
addition, the existing plain vegetation will be cleared, 486 m2 of lawn
created, along with planting of 50 trees and 12 decorative plants. Communal
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props will be placed (16 benches, 14 trashcans, 2 sanitary compartments,
billboards).
Project Objectives
Development of Alipasa is Springs for
the purpose of:
J better utilization for tourism,
J generating more income from tourism and
J Employing a dozen of people.
J Protection of a precious natural resort.
J The concept of development is quite moderate and discreet
intervention in space.
Utilization of this complex will also provide much moreefficient sanitation
and preservation of natural balance than so far.
Momtormg
2,000
Total
213,900
2,000
39,900
20,ooo
Progress Indicators
More people visiting this tourist destination
Better protection of natural space
Better financial results of operation
New jobs
More revenues for the municipality
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132,000
22,000
THE CAPACITIES ’ DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
TRADITIONAL COSTUMES AND HANDICRAFTS
PLAV AND VUSINJE AREA PRODUCTION AND
CRAFTING
Sector:
Economy
Project duration:
late 2006
’ OF
Institution Responsible
NGO ((ALPET SHQIPTARE -ALBANIAN ALPI -ALBANSKE ALPI
>)GUSINJE
Rational
The area of Plav municipality and its wider hinterland are very rich in cultural
and traditional rarities, diversities and in very attractive peasant costumes, folk
handicraft (embroidery, carpet, ‘tepiseria ’, needlepoint and similar). These are
very valuable, unique and respected in a wider market. These products have
been mainly crafted within the families while the skills have been transferred
from a generation to a generation and from the older to younger ones. There is
a strong tradition for these products to be used in the present and willingness
for their preservation for the future times. On the other hand, there is an
obviously poor societal interest in women inclusion in the region
’s
development though there are good development opportunities and an evident
demand for these products and services in both the local and a wider range
market. It is, therefore, necessary to build a capacity for the production and
crafting of the traditional peasants costumes and handicrafts from the area of
Plav in Vusanje providing initially employment for some 20 mainly female
workers.
Project Summary
This project ’s initial capital is to be provided by the Municipality, NGO
“ALPET SHQIPTARE” through a foundation (((FONDACIONI: ,,PLAV E
GUCI “) based in NEW YORK, and the other interested founders (physical and
legal entities and the other Diaspora donors). The Municipality is going to
provide a free of charge location for the construction of the facility in question
and the other relative preconditions for the successful construction. The
activities on development of the main project for this construction are in
progress.
Project Objectives
J Production growth and the living standard improvement (new jobs).
J Preservation of the national and cultural tradition of these area
’s
residents.
J Stabilization of the demographic situation in the Municipality.
Contact person:
Tahir Gjonbalaj
Council for the local
economic
development - Plav
+381 87255 140
+381 69 047-846
E-mail:
PagelOoflO
[email protected]
ctivities and the funding sources
! 3ou r ces
of Funding
1I
I
Do
Activities
Funds
required
Municipality
other
actions
t
The target groups
survey/polling
Information
campaign,
presentations,
programs,
conferences and
similar
Provision of the
location and the
building’s
construction
Provision of the
basic assets for
the handicraft and
of the various
needed machines
for the respective
activities
Marketing
promotion in the
region and abroad
i.e. the
connections
establishment
enabling a better
sale
Total:
stic
Economic
----
r
II
lntematic
Companies’
funding and
construction
permit
Diaspora
l -Donations
Diaspora
Actions
500
1,500
1,000
7,000
2,000
1,000
78,000
Provision of
a free of
charge
location
10,000
10,000
38,000
zoo0
25,000
1,000
2,000
2,000
16,000
4,000
28,000
2,000
2,000
5,000
14,500
4,500
1 139,500
I
24,000
15,ofRl
4,000
1790
72,50
0
1OW
Progress Indicators
J Number of newly employed women
J Providing living conditions for the numerous families and the women
J Direct inclusion in economic activities and the society development
J Direct women rights improvement i.e. gender equality
Notes
Capacity development for production and crafting of the traditional peasant
costumes and handicrafts coming from the area of the Municipality in Vusanje,
is to have its two components and roles in the economic development stimulus:
1. New women ’s’ jobs
2. Economic migration prevention and the women rights improvement.
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PROVISION OF THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE
JAM/FRUIT JUICES PRODUCTION IN MURINO
Institution Responsible
Agriculture Producers Association
Sector:
Agriculture
Project duration:
October 2005
- Murino
Rational
In the past apples, blueberries and other fruits were purchased from the
farmers on regular basis which significantly contributed to the development
of this region. As such purchases have not been organized in past 15 years
farmers had large surpluses of agricultural produce for which they cannot
get the proper value at the local market.
Project summary
Purchasing of the equipment for the fruit processing into jam and fruit
juices of 200 liters capacity - in order to improve the Murino produces ’
competitiveness. The processing section itself would be placed in the
Agricultures’ Cooperative premises. The required equipment is, as follows:
1. a hydraulic desk fruit press TP 40
2. a pneumatic plant
3. an Equipment for lift increase PP 40
4. a mill for fruit with 380 V ( 0,75 KW, 1400 upm) engine with stand
5. a basket for milled fruit - PE 80 with pump
6. a plastic oval barrel of 60 liters capacity
7. a pro-chrome sieve 19 cm
8. a pump gr. 1 201 /min
9. a juice filter with two home unites and a pomp
10. a plastic round barrel of 60 liters
I 1. a pasteurization section -18 KV, 380 V DO 2001 an hour with a
thermometer
12. a spiral plastic hose 10m 20 x26 mm
13. ‘Wigol ’ detergent- 6 kilos
14. bottles charger (3 pcs. at the time)
15. device for the bottles close down
16. bottles washing equipment
17. an electronic table scale - 0 up to 20 kilos
Project Objectives
This project is to have a significant
this area.
Contact person:
Ivan VuletiC
Agriculture Producers
Association, Murino
Phone: 069 662 185
effect in terms of the fruit processing in
J the fruit loss reduction and the fruit produces stimulation to
increase their production
J the farmers ’ income increase
J seasonal job creation
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Progress Indicators
J Agriculture households increase
J The Agricultures ’ Cooperative development
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