Projects & Practice

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

Setting up a toy museum in a small island village to provide children with access to cultural activities and to stimulate the local economy.

An example of a LEADER financed local festival that became a tool to promote cultural heritage and create the conditions necessary for sustainable local development. 

RDP support financed a series of restoration and basic works on a historic monument church in rural Romania.

An inter-territorial cooperation project between 11 LEADER Local Action Groups in Greece used culture as a tool to raise understanding of the unfolding migrant crisis.

A commune in Transylvania used EAFRD support to connect homes to a water and sewage network as well as other key infrastructure.

Rural businesses and native flora receive boost from demand-led research project

An olive oil mill enterprise in collaboration with a university, the regional chamber of commerce, machinery companies, and others, created a partnership to test an innovative filtering prototype for olive oil production.

The project promoted the traditional architecture of Tsakonia region. In this way it increased the appreciation for its value and helped attract greater numbers of tourists.