Projects & Practice

Setting up a microbrewery in Latgale

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, LEADER/CLLD, Market development, Product quality, Rural business, Tourism
Countries:: Latvia

LEADER support enabled an entrepreneur to establish a microbrewery in south-eastern Latvia.

CAP funds new public roads and renewable energy solutions in Poland

Keywords:: Energy efficiency, Renewable energy, Rural services, Smart Villages
Countries:: Poland

CAP funds new public roads and renewable energy solutions in Poland.

Equipping the healthcare centre in Biertan, Sibiu County, Romania

Keywords:: Demography, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Social services
Countries:: Romania

Using support from the LEADER measure supported the provision of basic healthcare services to a deprived rural community.

‘Užimtumo namai’ - social enterprise development

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Social inclusion
Countries:: Lithuania

Setting up and expanding modular containers as workspaces where people from vulnerable groups in Lithuania carry out manual work, gaining an income and valuable social connection.

Establishment of Rafał Werner Firewood Trading

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural services, Youth
Countries:: Poland

A young unemployed resident of a poor rural area used support from the LEADER measure to create a business that provides a renewable energy source (firewood).

Start-up support for a young veterinary physician

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural business, Rural services, Women
Countries:: Lithuania

A young entrepreneur received LEADER support to buy modern veterinary equipment that enabled her to provide farmers and pet owners with high-quality services.

‘Off-Grid DIY’ –renewable energy manual and online platform for rural communities

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, Communication, Cooperation, Energy efficiency, Information & promotion activities, LEADER/CLLD, Renewable energy
Countries:: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden

A transnational cooperation project to promote DIY solutions for renewable energy production in rural communities.

Innovative use of wood for producing fashion items

Keywords:: Added value, Direct marketing, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Job creation, Product quality, Rural business, Tourism, Women
Countries:: Poland

A female entrepreneur set up a company to produce high quality fashion products made of natural material.

Tackling Dementia in a rural area

Keywords:: Demography, Healthcare, Rural services, Social inclusion
Countries:: United Kingdom

A community centre used support from the rural development programme to enhance its services and premises in order not to exclude people with Dementia.

In the footsteps of the old flavours of Przeworsk county

Keywords:: Culture, Demography, Food & Drink, Local food, Market development, Product quality, Women, Youth
Countries:: Poland

A project that aimed to mobilise society, build inter-generational cooperation and promote the region’s culinary tradition as means to preserve its cultural heritage.