Projects & Practice

Restoration of four traditional houses on Nisyros island

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Tourism
Countries:: Greece

Rural Development Programme (RDP) support contributed to the revitalisation of an almost abandoned village in the small Aegean island of Nisyros.

Eliana bakery upgrade

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Food & Drink, Job creation, Rural business
Countries:: Greece

A bakery in a small Aegean island used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to modernise its workshop and expand its production capacity to provide high quality local products.

Broadband Network Development in Rural ‘White Areas’ of Greece

Keywords:: Broadband, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Rural services
Countries:: Greece

The Rural Broadband project is a national intervention to close the digital divide in remote and sparsely populated rural ‘white areas’.

Nos Oignons - Supporting social farming in Wallonia

Keywords:: Cooperation, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Social inclusion, Social services
Countries:: Belgium

‘Nos Oignons’ is an association that supported the preparation and implementation of three RDP funded projects that promote social farming in Wallonia.

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.

Breitbandausbau Nordhessen – bridging the digital divide in rural areas

Keywords:: Broadband, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Smart Villages
Countries:: Germany

Five districts in the north of Hesse joined forces to provide fast internet access in a region where no privately financed investment was covering the existing digital divide.