NPP DESERVE

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NPP DESERVE

• Barbara Love
• International Project Co-ordinator
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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Programme Details

• NPP DESERVE - Delivering Services in Remote and
  Rural Areas A Transnational Exchange of ideas
  and Practices
• 3.1 Household related services provision
• Period covered March 2004 to June 2007
• Eligible costs 2,251,542 euros
• Award 1,642,811 Euro to Member states (74.9)
• Award 15,000 to Iceland (25.8)

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Partners

• Scotland
• SCVO Lead Partner
• Subcontract with Argyll and Bute Council
• Scottish Executive
• Argyll and Bute Council

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Partners

• Finland
• Kajaani Univ Consortium University of Oulu
• University of Joensuu
• Rural Advisory Centre of Kainuu
• Regional Council of North Karelia
• Regional Council of Kainuu

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Partners

• Sweden
• County Administrative Board of Vasterbotten
• Working with County Administrative Board of
  Norbotten
• Iceland
• The Icelandic Regional Institute

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Summary

• To establish the transferability of models of
  service delivery to remote and rural areas
• Each region to implement a project in their own
  area using a model, or elements of a model
  previously tested by partners in their own
  regions
• Partners to establish the extent to which models
  must be adapted to suit local conditions

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Conditions

• Possibility to include Norway and a second
  Swedish partner led to link with BOTTOM RULES
  project
• Led by Association of Local Authorities, County
  of Jamtland
• Covers municipalities in Sweden and Norway
• Budget of 565,000 euros
• Attend DESERVE International Steering Group
  meetings

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Scotland

• Project based in the Cowal area of Argyll
• Transport and Rural Shops
• Subcontracted with the Argyll CVS
• 5 staff (direct) 2 vehicles
• Established links with service providers

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Transnational partners

• Sweden
• Study value of different methods and models on
  current service strategies
• Focus on Study visits, village halls
• Finland
• Help points located in villages
• Focus on linking through IT to social and health
  centres

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Sweden Deserve
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Finland DESERVE
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Scotland DESERVE
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Iceland DESERVE
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NPP DESERVE

• Further information available from
• Barbara Love
• NPP International Co-ordinator
• SCVO
• Fairways House
• Fairways Business Estate
• Inverness
• IV2 6AA
• Tel [phone] Mob [phone]
• E mail barbara.love_at_scvo.org.uk