TOOL DETAILS
Title
Building a community of friends of Local Action Group in Larnaca by using a Facebook account
Tool category
& type
Website and Social Media:
Keyword(s)
Citizen participation, Communications, Exchange, Local Action Group, Networking, Website & Social Media, Young people
Summary
The Larnaca District Development Agency (LAG) Facebook account accounts for more than 70 friends since it was launched early 2012. It is used to promote local regional businesses by either sharing links to articles posted on other websites (like, for example, the one related to a beekeeping business), or by disseminating information about their own events, or posting about awards they win. For all these friends are invited to comment and add to share their own information and this social networking platform becomes an important place for relevant debates and experience sharing. Posts, photos and videos about workshops organized by Lag in various field, as well as events within different projects implemented are posted in order to keep those interested up-dated.
Country
& RDP Region(s)
Cyprus
Main purpose
The Facebook account is used to create a network of friends of local rural development process, to keep them involved and to provide for them a platform for expressing their views on relevant topics. Facebook monitoring systems is used to track the most successful posts and so for assessing the content that stakeholders are interested in.
Related
tools used
Website
Target audience
EAFRD Beneficiaries:
Rural Development Stakeholders:
General Audience:
Technical information
One year old Facebook account, with more than 70 friends, 3 photo albums; Greek Language and also with English main presentation and basic information.
Date produced
2012
Cost range
up to €4 999
Publisher/
Organiser
Larnaca District Development Agency
Distribution & Promotion
The Facebook account is promoted on the LAGs website and it is easily accessible through a link on the webpage.
Name of organisation
Larnaca District Development Agency
Type of
organisation
Local Action Group
Image(s)
Name of contact person
Makis Papamichael
Address
Agiou Lazarou 2B, Voroklini, Cyprus
Telephone
+357 24 815280
