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EU Gjilane Regional Office |
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Village Employment and Rehabilitation Programme |
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| A) What's VERP ? |
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The Village Employment and Rehabilitation Programme-VERP is a joint UNDP-EU intiative which simultaneosly address the high unemployment level, and the effect of the war on enviroment and infrastucture, through the implementation of labour intensive public works in transparetnt and demand-driven manner. The programme is being funded by hte European Agency for Reconstruction amounts to EURo 4,5 Million ( VERP I ) and EURO 3 Milion VERP II and VERP III implemented by the United Nations Devlopment Programme-UNDP.VERP I became operatonalon 06 August 1999,VERP II became operational on 01 August 200 for the period of six months. |
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| The main objectives of the programme are : |
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1. To create temprorary employment for vulnerable groups (unskilled and semiskilled persons);
2. To strengthen the capacity of local contractors and communities to formulate and implement labour intensive |
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public works activities and enhance job creation. |
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| 3. Increase the community participation in the rehabilitation of the deteriorated infrastructure and enviroment in |
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the rural areas and to reinforce community participation in local governance structure. |
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- Priority will be given to labour intensitive small-scale public works projects, which will create substantial |
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economic, social or enviroment impact. |
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- The programme is designed to cover the rural areas across Kosovo with specific attention to those facing |
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serious deterioration of the infrastructure and enviroment. |
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- VERP will finance small-scale sub-projects identified as priorities by communities themselves. A sum up to a |
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maximum of DM 195,000 is allocated to each selected village to undertake labour intensitive small public works
such as reforestration, road repair ( access roads to agricultural lands and farms and isolated villages,) rehabilitation of sewage system and water suply, rehalibitation/construction of pedestrian bridges, creation of green areas and public parks, reatining walls, tree planting and recycling of garbage/rubble etc.Of total allocation
55% is directed toward labour costs and 45% for material. |
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- The programme has developed selection criteria for the targeting of villages and the respective flow of founds, |
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which, intra alia, include a comprehensive collection of data concerning the size, population, rate of unemployment , degree of damage etc. |
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| - The programme is expected to generate in each targeted village between DM 130,00-160,000 in wage income |
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for unemployed workers, while significantly improving the seriously deteriorated infrastructure and enviroment. |
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| - VERP will focus on all five regions of kosovo. |
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| B) CRITERIA REQUIRED |
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| - A net salary of DM 2.00 per hour will be paid to workers employed by the sub projects; |
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| - KFOR and UNMIK might contribute to the cost of the sub project in kind; |
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| - VERP Area Development Office-ADO in Prishtina, Mitrovica and Peja in close cooperation with local |
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| communities, UNMIK and KFOR will identfy workers among the most vulnerable groups; |
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| - Sub projects should be implemented within circa 4-12 weeks, and |
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| - VERP ADO's will monitor, evaluate the sub projects implementation. |
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| C) PROGRAMME NETWORK |
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| - The VERP Central Office in Prishtina is supported is supported by three VERP Area Development Offices ADO, |
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in Prishtina, Mitrovica, Peja. Each ADO is staffed with one international UN Volnuteer, three local staff. A number of projects monitors will work in the targeted villages to monitor the implementation of sub-projects. Selcted local contractors and VERP field offices will supervise, monitor and evaluate the sub - project implementation on regular basis and provide financial oversight and control. VERP staff is providing technical assistance, advice, mutual practices and experiences to local communities and contractors. |
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| C) IMPLEMENTATION METHODOLOGY |
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| - Sub-projects are submitted by the VERP ADO's and are appraised by VERP central office for the technical |
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ifeasiblity and eligibility; |
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| - Final approval of sub projects is provided by the Project Approval Board-PAB, represented by the European |
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Agency for Reconstruction, UNMIK and UNDP; |
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| - VERP ADO's are requested to contract directly either the public utlity company or when the public c ompany is |
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not recommended to undertake the required works, alocal private company at community level both selected though a simplified bidding process (three quotations for material, tools and equipment); |
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- The implementation of sub projects is monitored jointly by the VERP ADO's, KFOR and the contracting |
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company. |
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- VERP will conduct, after the initial technical appraisal, a interim and final evaluation report, t hereby certifying |
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the satisfactory completion of the works. |
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT |
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VERP MITROVICA
UNMIK Building
6 th floor
Head of VERP Mitrovica
Tel: 044/147 647
[email protected] |
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VERP PRISHTINA
35 tirana street, Prishtina
Mr.Allma beqiri
Field Officer
Tel:548267 / Fax: 549065
Mobile: 044/115 728
[email protected] |
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VERP PEJA
UNMIK Building
first floor, Peja
Head of VERP Peja
Tel: 044/137 985
[email protected] |
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VERP CENTRAL OFFICE
35 tirana street, Prishtina
Mr.Wuria Karadaghy
Programme Manager
Tel:548267 / Fax: 549065
Mobile: 044/110 862
[email protected] |
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