Platform objectives:
- Cooperation and networking of CSOs with knowledge and experience in order to jointly help rural development of South East Europe.
- Platform encourages balanced development of rural areas and thus influenced the improvement of the quality of life in 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
Duration:
1.11.2015. – 31.12.2016.
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
Contact
Marina Koprivnjak, Platform coordinator
e-mail: koordinator@hmrr.hr
tel: +385 (0)1 4655 203