Marta MarczisSkopje2010 November

Creating new jobs in rural communities

LEADER as a complex tool for local economic development

Acronym:

“Liaison Entre Actions de Developpement de l´Economy Rurale”

“Links between Actions for the Development of the Rural Economy”

The LEADER methodology

Define a choosen AreaSet in hand a ProcessDevelop a ProgrammeCreate PartnershipsPut in place an AnimatorWork over a significant period of time

Endogenous resources for local economic development in the rural areas

Agricultural land and production

Nature and landscapeCultural heritageLocal knowledge and skills

Diversity and distinctiveness

Example:West Cork LAG LEADER II Statistics

 Technical Support

Rural Tourism

TrainingSmall Firm/ Craft

Natural Resource

Culture/ Heritage

Total

Applications Received

60 271 83 102 137 88 741

Applications Approved

34 85 54 26 68 36 303

Applications rejected/ineligible

12 64 13 23 21 20 153

Projects in Progress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Applications withdrawn/ not proceeding

11 105 16 37 28 28 225

Applications awaiting decision

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Projects complete 34 85 54 26 68 36 303

Applications referred 1 15 1 16 12 2 47

Summary of the statistics (West Cork LAG, in 2000)

Formal project applications 741

Project Approvals 303

Projects presented at sub-committee 443

Approval rate/referral 60%

Approval rate/application 44%

Development Funding Approved £4,783,194.68

Development funding paid £4,756,468.92

From self-help to community economic development

Organizational development and partnership (West Cork LAG example)

Community Development Initiatives

New Community Structures created 24

New Community Initiatives undertaken 32

Initiatives undertaken by existing Community / Voluntary Organisations.

52

Knowledge and information

Training

Training Initiatives undertaken 120

Number of participants completing Training Initiatives

3660

Development of the local SME s

Enterprise Development Supports

New Enterprise Development 39

Existing Enterprises supported 52

Creation of new jobs

Employment

 Full Time

(FT)Part Time

(PT)

Created 89 70

Sustained 33 15

The thousand LEADER LAGs created 300 000 sustained jobs in frame of the LEADER II Programme in Europe

Good to know

The LEADER strategy should be a Business Strategy too

There is difference between income

generation and job creation

How to make the local rural economy sustainable

Development of local product clusterTourism, based on multicultural and naturalresourcesEco-farming & adding value to local productArea-based marketingRenewable energy & energy efficiency createsjobsEmpowering community enterprisesCommunity services

Who are the stakeholders?

For- and non-profit

businesses

Public bodies

Civil Society