Platform for rural development of South East Europe

Platform methods:

• Advocating interest of rural stakeholders
• Promotion of LEADER/CLLD approach
• Capacity building of rural stakeholders
• Engagement of citizens
• Analysis and recommendations for rural development policies
• Promotion of good practices

Platform activities:

• Regional forums with rural stakeholders/citizens about the possibilities of development of rural areas of SEE (on the trace of rural parliaments); reviewing the progress/condition of rural policies
• Online thematic forums
• Rural cafes/5 regional events
• Workshops/gatherings about new funding opportunities for rural development (NZRCD, Croatia)
• Meetings with ministries, agencies etc. (making the voice of rural communities better heard in order to improve conditions of rural SEE)
• Preparation of the 1st Rural Parliament of SEE
• Presentation of the Platform on 2nd European Rural Parliament
• Advocacy camp (networking and strengthening advocacy capacities)
• Develop Training for rural animators based on experiences of members (community development, participatory democracy, advocacy skills…)
• Consultations, trainings, mentoring rural stakeholders
• Periodically review report on the progress of rural policies of SEE
• Conferences/meetings (the recommendations for the future based on the findings of the Periodic reports (ministries,  agencies…))
• Meetings of the Platform
• Preparation of visibility pack (visual identity, slogan, logo)
• Preparation and publishing promotional materials
• Issuing e-newsletter of the Platforms

ODRAZ was tasked with developing a methodology, a way of collecting data and making a periodic review of “Progress of Rural Development Policy in South East Europe”.

The task was to keep track of the situation in the rural area, the shift in planning and implementation of rural development and the related needs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Serbia, taking into account the experience Croatia has achieved on its way to the European Union decisions at European and regional level and national levels in the rural areas of these five countries and transmits them messages and recommendations from local stakeholders.

Duration:
1st November 2015 – 31st December 2016

Partners:
Croatian Rural Development Network – HMRR, Croatia > hmrr.hr
Association for Creative Development Waterfall, Croatia > slap.hr
Deša – Dubrovnik, Croatia > desa-dubrovnik.hr
ODRAZ – Sustainable Community Development, Croatia > odraz.hr
Ibar development association “IDA”, Serbia > facebook/IDA
Rural educational centre, Serbia > recsu.org
Regional Development Agency for Herzegovina REDAH, Bosnia and Herzegovina > redah.ba
Centre for Economic and Rural Development – CERD, Bosnia and Herzegovina > facebook/CERD
Rural Development network of MN, Montenegro > ruralportal.me
Rural Development Network of RM, Macedonia > ruralnet.mk

Financing
National Fundation for Civil Society Development

Nacionalna zaklada za razvoj civilnoga društva

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