Projects & Practice

Case Study: Start-up courses designed specifically for new entrants

Keywords:: Agriculture, Knowledge transfer, Methodological examples, Vocational training & skills acquisition, Young farmers
Countries:: Belgium

Start-up courses designed specifically for new entrants to farming ensure a strong grounding in both agricultural and business principles in the Flanders region of Belgium.

Medical house ‘Cella Santé’ at Pont-à-Celles

Keywords:: Healthcare, Rural services, Social services
Countries:: Belgium

The Walloon RDP supports the provision of quality healthcare services for ageing inhabitants of rural areas in Belgium.

Tiges et chavées - Sustainable management of private forests

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Market development, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Tourism
Countries:: Belgium

Promoting the sustainable management of small, privately owned forests. This is the winning initiative of the 2019 Rural Inspiration Awards in the 'LEADER' category.

Setting up a communal facility at Vaux sur Sûre

Keywords:: Rural proofing, Rural services, Smart Villages, Social inclusion
Countries:: Belgium

Construction of a new, versatile building consisting of a coworking space, a cultural hall and a tourist office, enhancing the services offered to the residents of a rural municipality.

Positive Agritude - a rural network for the social rehabilitation of vulnerable people

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural services
Countries:: Belgium

Supporting vulnerable people and facilitating their re-integration into society through small volunteer jobs on local farms.

GO Eastbelgium

Keywords:: Digitisation, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), LEADER/CLLD, Smart Villages, Tourism
Countries:: Belgium

An innovative LEADER project promotes hiking in the Belgian Eifel area by means of an online hiking planner tool, GPS navigation and a smartphone app.