Sustainable Future of the Rural Areas of Croatia
Sustainable Future of the Rural Areas in Croatia was a common Dutch-Croatian project which is from 2007. carried out in collaboration with Millieukontakt International, ODRAZ, SMART, CCI and PINS.
Achievements:
- LAG Gorski kotar: the first registered LAG in Croatia
- Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development of Gorski kotar 2010-2013
- participation of the Gorski kotar public in the process of establishing a LAG and developing a Strategic Plan
- Croatian stakeholders in rural development introduced to the processes and achievements in the project pilot area
- interest raised among the Croatian public in the European rural development model
- communication and consultation processes intensified, as well as the exchange of experience and cooperation within the civil sector and between sectors at local, regional, national and international levels in the field of rural development
- a manual on the implementation of the LEADER approach in Croatia published
PROJECT PARTNERS
Milieukontakt International, Amsterdam, ODRAZ – Sustainable Community Development, PINS d.o.o. Business Incubator Skrad, SMART – Association for Civil Society Development, HMRR – Croatian Rural Development Network
ASSOCIATES
Centre for Civil Initiatives – CCI, PREPARE – Pre-accession Partnerships for Rural Europe, Centre for Community Organization – CCO, Czech Republic
PROJECT PERIOD
2006-2009
PROJECT VALUE
€ 344,000
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
MATRA Programme – Netherlands