As the rural development community enters into discussions on the contours of the Community-led Local Development (CLLD) approach and potential multi-fund financing for the next programming period (2014-2020), it is more important than ever to remind ourselves of what LEADER is about and share this with people new to the approach.
“LEADER forward” highlights the essence of LEADER, features testimonials from the ground and calls for policy makers and other stakeholders to work together on the implementation of LEADER projects from the “bottom-up”.