AVOP LEADER

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• AVOP LEADER
• PROGRAMME
• Case study
• Ildikó Kalmár
• Budapest, 3 April 2006

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AVOP LEADER PROGRAMME

Promoting local economy
Strengthening of local identity
Integration Network Innovation
Sustainable use of environmental resources
LOCAL VALUES 2005-2008.
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What do we consider as local values?

• Local products produced in the microregion
• Nature and cultural values in the microregion
• Knowledge of rural development accumulated in
  the microregion in the past decade

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Short summary of the microregion

• 24 settlements
• 18. 500 inhabitants
• Average population of the villages 472 persons
• Demographic indicators are bad, the population of
  villages gets older and older
• Unemployment
• From the viewpoint of regional development
  Government statute 64/2004 ranks this microregion
  as disadvantaged area

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ZalA-KAR Pilot LEADER Programme, 2002-2004

• Preparations to the LEADER Programme as
  Community Initiative of the EU
• This programme has been coordinated by the Rural
  Development Programmes Department of the Ministry
  of Agriculture and Rural Development
• It has been financed by state funds (VFC
  2001-2002. years budget line).
• 14 pilot local action groups of rural development

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Outcomes

• Budget of the Programme
• Total HUF 32.362.000
• Support HUF 25.000.000
• Own resources HUF 7.362.000
• Budget of the PMU. HUF 3.750.000
• Supported projects 21
• Preparations to the LEADER Programme,
  establishment of a new rural development plan

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LEADERZalA-KAR Local Values! Action Group
2005-2008

• Programme Management Unit (PMU)
• Celodin Zala Foundation
• Lead Applicant
• ZalA-KAR Microregion Innovation Association

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ZalA-KAR Local Action Group

• 34 members
• 74 public sphere
• 26 private and enterprise sector

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County Gyor-Moson-Sopron
West Transdanubian Region
County Vas
County Zala
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LEADER kistérség - Zalaszentgrót
County Zala
Zala megye
LEADER Microregion Zalaszentgrót
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Area of activity of LEADER
Statistical Microregion Zalaszentgrót 2004.
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Basics of the microregion(plus-es )

• Excellent nature capabilities, advantageous
  bio-geographic state
• Representatives of traditional handicraft can be
  found in the microregion
• Thermal tourism in process
• Openness to the innovative initiatives
• Alternative subsistence possibilities (apiary,
  fruit processing, etc.)

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Aspects how to establish measures

• Protection of local values
• Establishment of local working places
• Promotion of local integration
• Recalling innovative initiatives
• Participation of various role-players in the
  planning and implementation process

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1. Measure PRODUCT-STORE

• Promotion of producing and marketing of local
  products

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• 1.1 Promotion of producing competitive local
  products
• technological developments
• 1.2 Initiation of microregion trademark, Planning
  of image and marketing of local products
• Studies, publications

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2. measure WAITING-for-TOURISTS

• Exploration and development of the tourist supply
  of the microregion

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• 2.1 Founding and promoting the appearance of
  local touristic services
• study-, publication-, web-site,
• 2.2 Establishing the preconditions of local
  tourist services
• tourist investments

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3. measure OUR ROOTES

• Exploration of cultural heritage, extension and
  presentation of microregion programme supply

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• 3.1 Protection and renewal of architecture values
• renewal and reconstruction of buildings
• 3.2 Exploration of traditions and extension of
  local programme supply
• study, organization of events

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• 3.3 Establishment of preconditions of microregion
  traditional programmes
• procurement of means

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4. measure ENVIRONMENT

• Establishment of usage of renewable energy
  resources, awareness-raising in environmental
  thinking,

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• 4.1 Studies that prepare the widespread usage of
  renewable energy resources
• Feasibility studies, plans and investment
• 4.2 Promotion of eco- and environmental
  technological developments and investments
• Feasibility studies, plans and investment

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5. measure NET

• Promoting the integration processes,
  establishment of networks, strengthening of human
  capacities

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• 5.1 Establishment of a Rural Methodological and
  Innovation Centre in the Microregion and the
  establishment of working conditions (LEADER
  HOUSE)
• Establishment of the LEADER HOUSE, investment
• 5.2 Partnership-building, networking, support of
  programs
• meetings, programs

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• 5.3 Organisation of competence-based programmes
  to form the attitude of local players and enhance
  their knowledge
• training

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What makes a program innovative?

• Involvement of local resources establishment
  and functioning of local NETs
• Organisation of co-operative practice-oriented
  training and capacity building
• Establishment of a LEADER-HOUSE a centre for
  rural development and information and
  methodological approach
• Preparation of studies that will support the
  future

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• Thank you for your attention
• Contact
• ZalA-KAR Microregion Innovation Association
• Zalaszentgrót
• Tel. [phone]
• E-mail info_at_zalakar.hu