LAG Dolina Rodnikov – Spring Valley
The LAG villages of Aluatu, Cairaclia, Copceac and Novosiolovca have a very clear common identity, symbolized by the fact that they all have springs. That is why they decided to name themselves ‘Spring Valley’. Local business focuses on agriculture and flowers (roses). The localities have a well-developed network of international partners in EU countries and in Turkey (14,328 inhabitants).
The top priority for all LAG members is local economic development and the creation of new jobs.
One of the initiatives is to develop the local production of traditional Gagauzian sausage (baur).
The mission identified by the LAG is to develop the economy of the villages by using traditional resources and attracting tourists through traditional local cuisine and local wine, growing and exporting organic crop and livestock breeding products, the promotion of healthy lifestyles and the maintenance and promotion of cultural diversity. The LAG’s vision is to become a centre for ethnic food and recreational tourism.
Handbook on implementation of LEADER/CLLD – community-driven rural development initiatives, in the Republic of Moldova.
The European LEADER approach is based on seven specific principles, which must all be present simultaneously in order to apply the method correctly. It is these seven characteristics that define LEADER as a methodology and distinguish it from other funding programmes
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Everyone can do something to change his or her own life and this process will be more efficient and sustainable if potential change-makers in any given community are strengthened and empowered to be able to identify with the ‘culture of co’ – cooperation, co-creation, community leadership, caring for the commons and business collaboration. This approach is called community coaching. Through the SARD LEADER/CLLD community, coaching interventions have been employed to ignite the spirit of change in the targeted local communities and encourage them to be active in the implementation of current and future development programmes.
In November 2017, members of eight Local Action Groups (LAGs), created by local stakeholders with the assistance of SARD, signed the formal Partnership Agreements, which are the basis of their common work.
The SARD LEADER initiative supports the creation, functioning and management of the local stakeholder-created LAGs in the targeted regions and neighbouring districts. The programme helps with all necessary human resource development, technical assistance, legal aspects, co-financing and governance.
The SARD Programme aims to boost the collaboration between central and local authorities, as well as among the regional organizations from ATU Gagauzia and Taraclia district, so as to foster the social-economic development of the region and of the Republic of Moldova as a whole. The Programme will contribute to development of the agro-food sector, promotion of local entrepreneurship, creation of jobs, and increasing the incomes of the population living in ATU Gagauzia and Taraclia district.
This website was developed with the financial support of the European Union within the “Support for agriculture and rural development in ATU Gagauzia and Taraclia” (SARD) Programme, funded by the European Union and implemented by the UNDP. The content of this website does not necessarily reflect the official position of the European Union or of the United Nations Development Programme.
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