EU Gjilane Regional Office
HOUSING DIRECTORATE
GJILANE REGION
Established to play a key coordination role in the overall reconstruction  of  Kosovo,  the  Department   of  Reconstruction  is playing vital role in all areas of development One of the most important and immediate aspects of this, is the reconstruction of housing.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
To normalize the housing situation in  Gjilane Region  so  that  the  most  vulnerable  population - particularly  in  minorities-is adequately housed, the stock of housing is increasedto  meet  needs  and  to  replace  those  damaged  and  destroyed  in  the conflict, and to encourage the establishment of a properly regulated private  housing  market t hat  balances  urban  and  rural housing needs and provides for those unable to house themselves without assistance.
THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY
-Reconstruction of the remaing war-damaged houses of the most vulnerable families.
-Support the private and public investments in the housing sector.
-Promoting of housing construction projects for the homeless population.
-Capacity building and training of municipalities in urban and spatial planning and regulatrion.
-Clarifitation of land and housing ownership.
HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION
The project will assist the most vulnerable families in their efforts to reconstruct their war-damaged homes. Special  attention will be given to minority families, woman-headed households, families living in Temprorary Community Shelters (TCS), with host families or under precarious conditions, as well as poor returnee families.
Donors projects will be implemented in accordance with the UNMIK guidlines for  housing  reconstruction, in  particular  the identification and selestion  of   beneficiary  families, the  rehabilitation  and  reconstruction  standards, coordination  between Donor projects and the allocation of available funds with reference to needs.
For this year 2001 funds  for  280  houses  are  confirmed  for  the  Municipalities of : Gjilan/Gnjilane, Novobrde/Novo Brdo, Kamenice/Kamenica and Viti/Vitina. The implementer partner will be the Spanish  NGO  MPDL  (Movimiento  por  la  Paz, el Desarme y la Libetad).
SOCIAL HOUSING (DRAFT PROJECT)
The project aims to assist homeless families in obtaining durable  accommodation. The  projects  also  aims  at  providing  the basis for social infrastructure in the Municipalities by assisting families  without  properly,  long-term  displaced  families  and those depended on walfare cases who at present live in  temprorary  accommodation  such  as  the  Temprorary  Community Shelters (TCS), with host families or in tents.The project will also assist vulnerable returnee families without social  networks
Specific proposals to provide the required housing will be developed at municipal level and may range from  the  rehabilitation of abonded municipal  housing to the construction  of  new-low cost  housing  units  on  publicity  owned  land. Management and maintenance of the housing provided will rest the municipalities which also be responsible  for  ensuring  that  only  those eligible to do so remain in the accommodation provided under the project.
Further Information:
ALEX VIVER-Housing coordinator Gjilane Region
email: [email protected]
NEXHAT JASHARI-Housing monitor Gjilane Region
email: [email protected]
UNMIK Regional Headquarters Gjilane
TEL:   (0280) 20 453 ext. 7644
FAX:  (0280) 27 307 ext. 7615
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