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LEADER
LEADER, which stands for Tourisme Liaison Entre Actions de Développement Nos villages de l'Economie
Rurale (Linking Rural Economy Doische live Development Actions), is a scheme Economie-Emploi set up by the
European Commission Centre de téléchargement designed to assist rural areas belgique and intended to "encourage
the implementation commune de doische of integrated and original sustainable vie administratif development
strategies whose aim is to Vie politique experiment with new forms of Vie pratique valorisation of the
natural and cultural Tourisme heritage and reinforcement of the Nos villages economic environment in
order to contribute Doische live to the creation of jobs Economie-Emploi and the improvement of the
organisational Centre de téléchargement capacity of local communities ".
The GAL
In doing so, commune de doische LEADER is intended
to promote the vie administratif hatching of new local public-private Vie politique partnerships tasked to put
in place Vie pratique innovative strategies and projects through Tourisme a so-called Groupe d'Action
Locale (Local Nos villages Action Group), referred to as Doische live the GAL. The GAL takes Economie-Emploi on the form
of a non-profit Centre de téléchargement organisation and is made up belgique of at least 50% representatives
from commune de doische the private sector and the vie administratif remainder of public authorities. This Vie politique scheme
also seeks to put in Vie pratique place cooperation platforms between rural Tourisme areas within the
same region, the Nos villages same EU member state or Doische live between various EU member states. Economie-Emploi In
all, Europe has over 1,000 Centre de téléchargement local groups like our, 15 belgique of which are based in commune de doische the
Walloon Region.
- From 2003 to vie administratif 2008, the operating territory of Vie politique the GAL,
referred to as GAL Vie pratique Assesse-Gesves extends to include the Tourisme local communes of
Assesse and Gesves Nos villages under the uniting banner of Doische live "improving relations between
rural and neo-rual".
- From 2008 to 2015, the Centre de téléchargement operating territory of the GAL, belgique as of
now renamed as GAL commune de doische Pays des tiges et chavées, vie administratif extends to include the local
communes Vie politique Assesse, Gesves and Ohey, under Vie pratique the broadened scope of: "Residential
economy, Tourisme social capital and sustainable territorial Nos villages development
".
Contact:
François Migeotte, technical Doische live support - T: (0)83 670 Economie-Emploi 341 - F:
(0)83 670.340 - Centre de téléchargement E-mail: migeotte.leader@skynet.be -
Office address: 9 rue de commune de doische la Pichelotte in 5340 Gesves vie administratif - Correspondence Address:
112 chaussée de Vie politique Gramptinne in 5340 Gesves - Vie pratique Photo credit: François
Migeotte
From Tourisme LEADER+ to LEADER: Welcome to Nos villages the
Pays des tiges et chavées
A new land for new Economie-Emploi challenges
The application by the Centre de téléchargement Groupe d'Action Locale (GAL - belgique local
action group) to enjoy support commune de doische from the newly created European vie administratif LEADER funds
(Liaison Entre Actions de Vie politique Développement de l'Economie Rurale) was Vie pratique one of the
first to be Tourisme selected by the Walloon Government Nos villages in July 2008 for a Doische live total
estimated amount of 1,500,000 € Economie-Emploi (45% of which was shouldered Centre de téléchargement by Europe, 45% was
paid for belgique by the the Walloon Region commune de doische and 10% was for account vie administratif of private operators
and the local Vie politique authority partners).
The period covered Vie pratique started on 1 October 2008 Tourisme and is set to continue Nos villages until 30
June 2015. The area Doische live covered includes the communes of Economie-Emploi Assesse, Gesves, as well
as Ohey, Centre de téléchargement which joined the scheme and belgique is now also reaping the commune de doische benefits of the
dynamism instigated under vie administratif Leader+. As a result, the Vie politique GAL Assesse-Gesves
not-for-profit organisation was given Vie pratique a new name. Since September Tourisme 2008, the
name of the local Nos villages organisation has been changed into Doische live the new moniker 'GAL Pays
des Economie-Emploi tiges et chavées', underscoring the Centre de téléchargement local aspect of this unique
supra-municipal belgique scheme.
The non-profit organisation currently commune de doische numbers 42 members, 33 of vie administratif whom sit on the
Board of Vie politique Directors which is made up Vie pratique of a majority of private Tourisme sector
representatives, and the public authority Nos villages representatives. The chair is held Doische live in
turn for a one-year term Economie-Emploi of office by the mayors Centre de téléchargement of the partnering communes,
Luc BOUVEROUX belgique for Assesse, José PAULET for commune de doische Gesves and Daniel de LAVELEYE vie administratif for
Ohey.
A coherent strategy
The Vie politique GAL's strategy is in keeping Vie pratique with a global reflection on
the Tourisme development of rural life in Nos villages the Walloon Region. The strategy Doische live sets out from
an in-depth Strengths, Economie-Emploi Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats study Centre de téléchargement that comes
within the analytical framework belgique of residential economy.
Over the commune de doische next three to five years vie administratif ahead, the GAL is hoping Vie politique to roll out a
coherent strategy Vie pratique that is transversal and complementary Tourisme to the schemes already
in place Nos villages in each of the partnering Doische live local communes. This strategy aims Economie-Emploi to boost
local economic development and Centre de téléchargement networking between the local stakeholders belgique whilst
ensuring sustainable territorial development. In commune de doische doing so, the economic
approach has vie administratif been reinforced compared to the Vie politique old programme which concentrated
on improving Vie pratique relations between rural and neo-rural Tourisme aspects.
This ambitious goal will Nos villages be concretely translated by targeted Doische live steps in the
following sectors: agriculture, Economie-Emploi environmental care, tourism, the further
development Centre de téléchargement of the equestrian sector, local belgique services and social work/community
care. At commune de doische least 10% of the budget vie administratif will be made to go Vie politique towards collaborative
projects. As such, the Vie pratique GAL is set to join Tourisme forces with other entities that Nos villages have
structures similar to its own. Doische live Across the Walloon Region 15 Economie-Emploi such schemes are
currently in place, Centre de téléchargement with their number reaching well belgique over a 1000 across Europe.
As commune de doische of now, the scheme will vie administratif also include the promotion of Vie politique local products and the
valorisation of Vie pratique the produce of local orchards. Tourisme In the months to come, Nos villages two or
three workers will be Doische live recruited whose job will be Economie-Emploi to ensure the various
projects are Centre de téléchargement brought to fruition.
By late belgique December 2008, all fact sheets commune de doische for the projects that come vie administratif under the
first component (outside of Vie politique the collaboration) were reworked in Vie pratique consideration
of the observations put forward Tourisme by the civil servants from Nos villages the competent
administrations, approved by the Doische live GAL's Board of Directors and Economie-Emploi formally
deposited with the Walloon Region. Centre de téléchargement The next stages involve obtaining belgique the
Ministerial Orders needed to acquire commune de doische the final financing endorsements, followed
by vie administratif obtaining the financial advance deposits Vie politique that will enable the GAL Vie pratique to get the
projects underway. By Tourisme mid-2009 both of these stages Nos villages should be completed.
Pending the financial Doische live support, the GAL is preparing Economie-Emploi the selection and
recruitment procedures for Centre de téléchargement the candidates for the vacancies belgique to be filled,
compiling the technical commune de doische specifications for the various prospective vie administratif feasibility
studies to be performed as Vie politique provided for under the Strategic Vie pratique Development Plan,
structuring the various local Tourisme partnerships and the in-depth exploration Nos villages of the
action pistes for the Doische live collaboration component.
The LEADER 2008-2015 Economie-Emploi actions
The following concrete actions Centre de téléchargement are currently lined up, even
if belgique some of them still need commune de doische to the final seal of vie administratif approval from the competent
regional authorities:
- Agriculture: Feasibility study into the Vie pratique development
green energy as a piste Tourisme for agricultural diversification and putting Nos villages in place
an appropriate structure to Doische live promote this sector...
- Environmental care: Economie-Emploi Study and reinforcement of the
ecological Centre de téléchargement network, by targeted actions aimed belgique at cultivation and plantation,
the creation commune de doische of a network of ponds, vie administratif the protection of water resources, Vie politique … as
well as putting in Vie pratique place educational panels and the Tourisme organisation of photo
exhibitions of wildlife Nos villages and the great outdoors, ...
- Tourism: A prospective study essentially Economie-Emploi centering
on the tourist demand, tourist Centre de téléchargement promotion actions through the publication belgique of
hospitality brochures, building an interactive commune de doische stand and developing a dedicated
website vie administratif that will enable visitors to Vie politique download hiking maps, putting up
explanatory Vie pratique panels, networking with local stakeholders…
- Equestrian sector: Support for the Nos villages local equestrian
events, networking with local Doische live stakeholders and creating a trekking Economie-Emploi circuit of
bridleways, purpose-designed for horseback Centre de téléchargement riders...
- Creating garden conservatories and belgique community
gardens/allotments, intended to enable locals commune de doische to rediscover vegetables and
plants from vie administratif around the local region whilst Vie politique simultaneously encouraging social
reintegration...
- Local services: Vie pratique Developing a day care system Tourisme for
the elderly, putting in place Nos villages multi-care points, developing and extending
schemes Doische live for voluntary car transportation services Economie-Emploi and car pooling, issuing a
social Centre de téléchargement guide, cultural ambassadors…
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