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