LAG ECO Düz Yalpugel
It is difficult to translate the name of this LAG from Gagauzian to English. The name refers to their ecological approach, the value of truthfulness (Düz) and the River Yalpugel, which runs along the steppe, bringing life-giving water. ECO Düz Yalpugel gathers together the villages of Borceag, Congaz, Cotovscoe, Chioselia Rusa, Chioselia Mare and Cietu from the Autonomous Territorial Authority of Gagauzia and neighbouring districts, thus representing an example of inter-ethnic cooperation at the local level. Within the LAG, Congaz is famous as the biggest village in Europe. Lots of young people are involved in the LAG. Business representatives attract many young people, who plan to open new businesses, especially relating to apiculture. There is a need identified by LAG members to support local ethnic cultures and traditions (17,193 inhabitants).
The LAG’s strategic document includes the following line: ‘We, LAG ECO Düz Yalpugel, promote sustainable economic development by supporting the initiatives of diversification of our local economic activities and social and cultural infrastructure.’ In five years, LAG ECO DÜZ Yalpugel aims to be known for its prosperous business environment, accessible social infrastructure and the attractiveness of its touristic locations.
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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