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Women activein rural development
Assur ing
the future
of rural Europe
European CommissionDirectorate-General for Agriculture
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Foreword
Introduction
The workforce of women
Sustainable rural development - focussing on women
C it t ki th i i t
Contents
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Women’s vital contribution to rural development
Ensuring that women and men have equality of opportunity is an im
of the European Union. It is also, quite simply, a practical necessity
and sustainability of rural development. To maximise human resouing the social fabric of rural communities and revitalising local ec
involvement of women is vital. This means that equal opportunities
atically integrated in the design and implementation of rural de
grammes and projects, to ensure that women and men can participa
equal terms. A better balance has to be achieved between women and men in making dec
the life and economy of rural society, through the active encouragement and involvement o
ciations and networks and the promotion of women into planning and managerial posts.
For future recipients of Community support for rural development, the integration of eqwill no longer be a choice, but an obligation. Member States - and candidate countries in
need to ensure that all Community-supported programmes contribute to greater equality
and men, particularly in employment, enterprise, education and training, and the reconci
sional and family life.
Thi b h hi hli ht f th k i th t l d ff t th i
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Introduction
The rural areas of the European Union are strikingly
varied in terms of social and economic structure, geog-
raphy and culture. Rural women too are not a homoge-
neous group. They have different roles and occupations,
on farms and in family businesses, in employment and
in community activities. Their needs and interests differ
too, particularly from one age group to another, and
depending on the size and composition of their family
and age of their children. The economic and social
changes that rural areas are undergoing do not affect all
women in the same way: offering opportunities to some,
to others they bring difficult challenges.
Rural economies, particularly those dependent on agri-
culture, have been affected by the processes of globali-
sation, leading to the restructuring and decline of the
agricultural sector, the growth of the service sector and
increased emphasis on technology. In many areas, this
has created unprecedented work and employment oppor-
tunities, as well as bringing changes in the role and sta-
tus of women. These changes have also contributed tofurther shifts in population, with some rural areas close
to towns and cities coming under pressure, while many
remote areas continue to suffer a decline in population.
In some regions of Europe, economic recession and
cutbacks in public services have led to further rural
decline, remoteness and poor infrastructure. Young
people, and above all young women, migrate to the
towns and cities in increasing numbers.
In Finland, the proportion of the population living inl s h s d cli d ll b t th ls
Despite this trend towards living in tow
rural areas, the latter still offer oppo
potential. Surveys show that, in gene
have a strong desire to stay in their
contribute to its development, provide
ments are met:
• employment opportunities in the l
ing part-time jobs;
• the possibility of gaining work exp
tional qualifications;
• local facilities for education and tr
• business services supportive to w
and enterprises;
• public transport services compatib
hours;
• local childcare facilities and socia
elderly and the sick;
• supportive public and professional
Women are also seeking a better balan
of labour in the domestic household,
t f th i l d f i
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The workforce of women
The rural labour marketThe recent economic changes highlighted in the intro-
duction are particularly affecting women's participa-
tion in the labour market. The most extreme changes
are being experienced by women in the Southern
Member States, where the labour market has under-
gone the biggest transformation.
Formal employment - often full or part-time factory
work in the food processing industry or home-working
for textile industries - is replacing unpaid family farm
labour. In Italy and Portugal increasing numbers of
women are becoming self-employed farm managers. In
Spain, casual or seasonal wage-work is a growing fea-
ture of female employment in rural areas.
In the rural areas of Spain in 1998, 48.8% of womenaged 16 to 69 were in work, compared to 31.7% for
the country as a whole. 13.4% of rural women wereclassified as family assistants, compared to 1.7% overall.28.3% of active rural women are engaged in agriculture.
Quality employment opport
between in most rural areas.
low-paid and low-status jobs
their skills and abilities, is fre
temporary or part-time jobs
jobs may suit some women
young children, but in gen
employment with better cond
In rural Portugal in 1992, womsector jobs than men (53% of
only to poorly remunerated jobstatus.
In Baden-Württemberg in Germrural areas work in jobs at a
cations, compared to 29% in ur
In rural areas of Denmark, thunskilled female workers and
workers and salaried employee
The growing numbers of fresult mostly from recent dev
seeks off-farm employme
income from the farm, and
ferred to the woman. In rece
particularly common in the s
E U i
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Other kinds of employment, or self-employment, are
gradually replacing farm work. In the core rural areas
of Member States with a greater GDP per capita, the
tertiary sector is a major employer of clerical and serv-
ice sector staff, which represents a high percentage of
the female workforce.
In Austria’s rural regions, women’s share of employ-ment reached 39.2% in 1991, compared with 41.5%
for Austria as a whole. More than half the active femalepopulation in rural regions was in paid employment. Today, middle-aged women in particular are far moreoften in paid employment than in previous decades.
In 1997, the activity rate of young women in the ruralareas of France reached 78%, for the first time match-
ing that of the same age group of women in urbanareas. The proportion of active women employed in the
tertiary sector in rural areas of France was 72% in 1997,up from 62% in 1990.
Unemployment rates – a comGenerally high in most rural regions
levels are often higher for women
Cutbacks and centralisation of pu
services are frequent in the northern
while in the South the problem stem
decline in traditional manufactu
Unemployment figures, anyway, do n
number of women seeking work, buare registered unemployed. Many wom
right to benefits, or who do not regis
are no job opportunities, fall outside t
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Women's professional status
Women active in family businesses and farms oftenhave no professional status, independent remuneration
or separate social security. This situation is almost the
norm for couples seeking benefits for their business
and family.
In Portugal, the majority of the agricultural workforce isfemale (54% in 1992). However, only 16.4% of heads
of farms were women. Most women work as unpaid,non-qualified assistants. This inequality continuedthrough into the funding of agricultural projects, withonly 18.7% of European Community financial supportbetween 1986 and 1992 going to women.
Studies of farm women in rural England indicate that:• 10% of women in agriculture are farmers in their ownright;
• 60% of the remainder have some involvement inmanual or machine work on the farm;
• a further 20% are involved in administration orhelping out when needed;
• 25% are involved in on-farm businesses other thanthe main farm enterprise;
• 18% have off-farm jobs or businesses (a figure whichis growing).
In France, 60% of family businesses – mainly craft andcommercial enterprises – are run by a couple. Only 6%
of female spouses have the status of “joint collaborator”,d ll f l d ss ci t s Th t
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Professional time, Domestic time Frtraining
Agriculture, farmers
Other active rural women
Active urban women
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Working hours stretched to the limitApart from the multiple roles women usually have as
household managers and family carers, as organisersand providers of community services and, not least, in
the economy, farm women in particular have the longest
working day. The temporary or long-term combination
of training and employment with everyday responsibili-
ties is therefore difficult to realise.
In France, a national study showed marked differences in the daily employment of time between Womenand between farm, rural and urban men and women.
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Sustainable rural developm
focussing on womenIntegration in decision makingWomen’s contribution to local and community devel-
opment is significant, but rural women everywhere are
in a minority in decision-making and planning, partic-
ularly at regional and national levels. This is in part due
to women’s multiple roles and workload, but is also dueto the persistence of traditional views about women’s
and men’s roles in society.
In rural Spain, the participation of women is highin cultural associations, women’s associations
and community groups, and is low in professionalorganisations, co-operatives and trade unions.
In Sweden, there are over 3,500 community develop-ment associations in rural areas. The active core of the
community association movement consists of around70,000 people, nearly half of whom are women. Womenparticipate strongly and influence the nature of the activ-ities, whereas in leading positions they are a minority.Among the liaison officers of the 3,500 groups, about
one-third are women. A less favourable picture is paint-ed by the Federation of Swedish Farmers: in 199526% of its members were women, but at national levelonly 2 of the 22 board members were women (9%).
In Ireland, in the first phase of the EU LEADER Initiative,10% of the directors of the management boards of the
17 local action groups were women. Almost two-thirds ofthe boards had none or only one female director.
Attempts were made to improve the participation of women during the second phase of the Initiative, withgroups being required to incorporate gender awarenessand gender balance into the operation of their pro-grammes. A specific target for groups is to ensure that,by the conclusion of the programme, at least 40% ofb d di ct s B th d f 1996 s
The formal, hierarchical mod
is not compatible with the mo
women tend to adopt, partic
sector. The time needed to ge
organisational procedures shou
to women's participation.
Arecent study of the developnities of women in agricultu
found that some women were pNational Farmers Union and looverwhelming proportion of mcommented that her husband’sa “male bastion (…) women a
it’s a men’s social club”.
The low level of participatio
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Decision-making at local level –
women's participation is a must
This section addresses development organisations and
professional associations, as well as local and regional
authorities. They are asked to actively encourage and
support women in planning and decision-making, both
as members of management boards and committees and
at senior staffing levels. Aspects that could usefully be
reviewed, with an eye to gender-orientation, include:
• organisational culture and structure;
• recruitment procedure and promotion of staff;
• terms and conditions of employment (working time);
• the selection and nomination of board and commit-tee members;
• procedures used for making decisions;
• the timing and location of meetings and events.
At local, regional and national level special steps could
be taken:
• the establishment of associations and networks of
rural women;
• the involvement of existing women's associations incommittees and partnerships;
• encouraging women's groups to apply for funding
for development initiatives;
• linking up women's associations with development
organisations;
h i i t i j t i i ti
Entering new economic sectorEffective rural development creates
opportunities for high quality employ
opens up new employment prosp
women, who might otherwise move
can be taken of new and expanding
telecommunications, local service
leisure services and environmental im
In the thinly populated Vogelsberg areaGermany, a project to train and employ
drivers has created 12 new bus routes an
and part-time employment for eight wom
Making an impact on female employm
does not always call for actions target
women. Identifying economic sectors
opment potential and that can make a
tion to female employment is a waequal opportunities into rural develop
Th l ch f G lic t l isi s
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Vocational and Personal TrainingA demand for appropriate and accessible training
appears constantly in surveys and studies of women’s
needs in rural areas. Women often represent anuntapped resource, with a range of special aptitudes and
skills ready to be developed and put to use in the formal
economy. Many women already have vocational quali-
fications, which may need updating to prepare them to
re-enter the job market. But the right support and
encouragement is needed and, especially, training needs
to be a realistic and practically achievable option.
Pre-training courses in personal development, confidence
raising and basic skills allow women to discover their own
strengths and abilities in a supportive environment before
moving on to more vocationally-oriented training pro-
grammes. Such courses are often the genesis of networks of
mutual support and practical action, leading to the setting
up of co-operatives, small businesses or local services.
Traditional views about the role of women and men canstill affect the choices women make when pursuing
vocational training. Instead of opting for conventionally
female areas, positive action can be taken to encourage
women to explore the possibilities offered by traditionally
male domains. This broadening of roles can be stimu-
lating to the individual and rewarding in both social
and economic terms.
In Greece, rural women attend crafts, rural home economics, f
tourism; in contrast, for subjects arboriculture, horticulture and a
women represent less than 20%
In Spain, young rural people geof training and education than
although the difference is becom20-24 year olds, few gender diftion is not an explanation of womthe rural economy. At higher edlevel, gender differences exist, w
worst. The desire to pursue educ
young rural women than men ofa keen desire to be assimilated iand education is a route to achie
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Setting up businessesBy entering into self-employment and setting up small
businesses women can be at the forefront of innovation
and diversification in rural areas, for example by devel-
oping agri-tourism activities, artisanal food and drinks
production, craft enterprises, telecommunication and car-
ing services. Women often have the added advantage of
an awareness and knowledge of local needs, and special
interpersonal and communication skills.
In Finland's rural areas, agriculture has always been themain source of self-employment. Non-agricultural opportuni-
ti s t k b th b A s i
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Support services for womenentrepreneurs
Quality support services for rural women venturinginto self-employment, or starting their own businesses
or co-operatives, are imperative. Existing services can
often be reviewed and adapted or expanded to address
the specific needs of women entrepreneurs. Experience
shows that, prior to starting a business, women often
prefer to participate in women-only courses and
groups. But once their business has been established
they want access to support services appropriate to the
type and size of enterprise they have created, and to thesector in which it operates.
In the early stages, women may need back-up coun-
selling to help develop their ideas, identify their skills
d it d i th i fid L t
Replacing unpaid socia
The absence of quality care seas a major constraint on rural
and participating in public life
of the European Union where
for children and the elderly is
A number of rural areas have
need and demand for child
which have then been used t
tions. It can no longer be asswill be provided by the unp
other family members. In fac
be created in the course of so
Funding can be provided throu
th ERDF (E R i
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In Denmark, a 1991 study showed that 60% of childrenaged 3-6 in rural areas were in publicly funded childcare
services compared with 85% in greater Copenhagen.
A1992 survey in the Netherlands showed that 1%of rural children under the age of four were in day-
care compared with 16% of those living in the main
urban centres.
In the Spanish island of Minorca, a 1990 survey foundthat 0% of 2 year olds, 10% of 3 year olds and 20% of
4 year olds were in pre-school services in rural areas,compared with 50% of 2 year olds, 90% of 3 year olds
d 100% f 4 lds i b s
The need for rural services
The expectations of young people anin rural areas are different to those of
tions. Creating a social and communit
meets those expectations is an integra
rural development.
A good transport network, with reliab
cles, routes and timetables adapted t
crucial. Security and protection at iso
particularly important for women an
may also need taking into considerati
The “Angus Transport Forum” carried oueach village of the region of Angus, Sco
transport problems and needs; it has subseable to improve the quantity and quality oservices in the region.
Ease of access to services - shops, hea
plays a big part in sustaining rural c
other social and community needs sh
gotten: leisure activities, the Interne
revitalisation of linguistic and cultur
architectural heritage and the environm
help to maintain the rural population
young people and families, as well as tunities for generating income and em
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Community support:making the maximum impa
European Union programmes have already provided
significant backing to developments in rural areas that
have benefited women. The Community InitiativeEmployment-NOW has been widely used to support
training, employment creation and enterprise support
projects for rural women. The LEADER Initiatives
have helped many women develop paying activities
in the fields of tourism, crafts and regional products.
The European Social and Regional Development Funds
have been used to co-finance training and economic
development initiatives, many of which have made an
important contribution to women’s opportunities in the
labour market and to improved infrastructure and
access to services in rural areas.
Equality - a guiding priThe Treaty of Amsterdam est
women and men as a specifiCommunity, and as a horizon
porated into all Community p
It provides a strong legal ba
Member States and the Europ
strengthen attention to equal
This commitment will be r
principle of "mainstreaming"
systematic account of the
conditions, situations and nee
all Community policies and a
This has important and pr
managers of Community pro
of co-financed projects, par
through the Structural Fun
cultural Guidance and Guamunity Initiatives.
Mainstreaming equal oEuropean policies and “Mainstreaming” equal oppo
ing that all general policies a
actively take into account, du
tation, monitoring and evalu
respective situations of womethe complementary design, i
ing and evaluation of speci
equality and to assist women
equally. Overall, policies and
tribute to improved equality b
d h ld b bl t d
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How the Structural Funds support equalopportunitiesThere is a strong synergy between the objectives of
equal opportunities and Community support for region-
al and rural development. Improved transport and care
services enable more women to access employment,
enterprise and training opportunities, as well as creating
new sources of employment. Raising the vocational
qualifications and skills of women contributes to
improved productivity and chances of employment, and is an effective investment in human resources.
Supporting women to develop economic activities gen-
erates innovative solutions to local development and
new services, which in turn improves the quality of
rural life and helps maintain rural communities.
A recent evaluation of the OperationaAgriculture, Rural Development a
Ireland noted that the milk quota restr
discriminated against applicants o
owned and managed holdings. A n
important agricultural measures did no
female farm ownership or greater
women in family farms owned by the
evaluation made a number of importa
tions to improve future Operational Pto encourage more equal ownership o
equal participation in on-farm activiti
agement.
The criteria of schemes and the eff
i t t h ld b i d f th
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The Community Initiatives 2000-2006:supporting equal opportunities andrural development
Under Agenda 2000, the former thirteen Community
Initiatives have been reduced to three :
INTERREG The new INTERREG III Initiative has three strands:• Strand A concerns cross-border cooperation, the promotion
of integrated regional development across border areas.• Strand B concerns transnational cooperation, promoting
harmonious territorial integration across the Union.• Strand C supports interregional cooperation and hence
seeks to improve the policies and techniques of interregion-al economic development.
EQUALEQUAL builds on the Employment and Adapt initiatives but hasa new, more integrated, multi-dimensional approach to thefactors which cause discrimination. The initiative is builtaround "development partnerships" based on location or sec-tor and working on themes structured around the four pillarsof the European employment strategy.EQUAL deals with transnational cooperation to promote newmeans of combating all forms of discrimination and inequalitiesin connection with the labour market. It will also take dueaccount of social and vocational integration. Member States
will be required to ensure that this horizontal thematicapproach will give priority to those who are victims of the mainforms of discrimination and inequality (based on sex, race or,
ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual ori-entation). Through its transnational dimension and the impor-tance granted to networking and capitalisation activities,EQUAL will act as a testing ground to foster a labour marketopen to all.To this end, it will experiment with new ways ofdelivery, single out good practices and ensure sound dissemi-
ti f s lts hich it h s b ssibl t b ild
LEADER+In line with the new rural developpredecessors LEADER I and II, all ruKey features of the existing LEAproved successful will be retainestrategies which seek to exploit aeconomy together rather than a m
approach, its support for 'bottom-ritorial development, its strong emtion of the local population; and
working between rural areas.Priority themes at European leve
local development plans should duced:the use of information teimproving the quality of life in rulocal products and making the besal resources. Strategies focussing
women, and on young people in given priority.LEADER+ will open up the possibidevelopment projects between Member State as well as between Actions eligible under LEADER+ wconcern a relatively small-scale are
ty level, with a maximum populatiobe complementary to those undert'mainstream' rural development p
Three main types of actions will bLEADER+:• i t t d t it i l l d
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The way forward
Achieving equality for women and men in rural development will take some effort. There is no s
ideas and energy amongst women in rural areas. But a range of obstacles exists to their full part
development.
Some solutions have already been found, and some initiatives already taken to improve the oppo
women to participate more actively in economic and public life. But much more needs to be done
are not enough. Systematic attention to equal opportunities has to be given in all rural development
projects, to reduce the continued disparities between women and men, and to make equal oppo
in all the rural areas of the European Union.
The policy framework is in place. The mainstreaming of equal opportunities for women and men i
programmes is an obligation on all Member States and for the European institutions. The regulatio
for the European Structural Funds, European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund and Comm
make clear reference to the systematic integration of equal opportunities.
It is now up to decision-makers and to the managers of programmes and projects – at national, r
levels – to take up the challenge. Ensuring that all mainstream interventions contribute positively to
ity between women and men is of vital importance. However, this alone will not be enough to redu
between women and men in vocational training, employment and enterprise, and in family and pu
of specific actions designed to overcome the key obstacles to equality will be required to compl
stream effort. Some of these actions might involve adapting the priorities and ways of working
organisations and professional associations to ensure an equal participation of women and men.
For this effort to work, women too must play their role. Rural women must move into the ma
prepared to argue their case with those who make the decisions. They must learn to better use technical resources available to promote their own development initiatives. The networks and
which rural women are active are important resources for equality and rural development. They
the challenge of ensuring that the needs and interests of women are addressed by mainstream rura
A sustained effort by all actors in all f ields to integrate equal opportunities into rural development
b fit t l t th li f i di id l d hild i l b t l t
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Success stories
Demand for social services
provides employment for women
Tulsk in West Ireland is typical of many remote rural
areas in Europe. With only one village, most people live
in isolated farmhouses. Farming is a mainstay of the
local economy and other jobs are scarce. Young people
leave the area and many women are forced to take non-
professional jobs, below their skill levels. Mothers lack
transport and childcare services and cannot, therefore,
work outside the home. Demands on social services for
the elderly are growing. These were the findings of a
survey conducted in 1993 by a local development asso-
ciation. The Action Plan developed by the group includ-
ed the setting up, in 1994, of care services for elderly
people and young families by women living in the area.
From day one, clients paid a fee for the services provid-
ed, avoiding the stigma of charity and putting the serv-
ices on a professional basis. The fee income was com-
plemented by external funding, to cover the cost of pro-
viding the services, further training and to establish an
operational base. External funding was obtained from
the Health Board, Department of Social Welfare,
National Lottery, the European Union and LEADER.
Today, the scheme has been transformed into a limited
company, with a resource centre in the village that
includes crèche facilities.
A further project to create ten housing units for elderly
and disadvantaged people was launched in 1998,
enabling elderly or sick people to stay in their commu-
nity among people they know. It is hoped that the hous-
i j t ill t ll h l t b idi th h
Child care services welcomed
Two small neighbouring mun
al area of Italy's Po Delta reco
childcare services for local
resources to establish a chi
school involving both child
grandparents and other relativ
the smaller of the two munic
offers children and families a
outside area is open to all ch
during the summer months
opened in 1989, initial activity
a wood-working workshop to
tre and as a means of attractin
This successfully paved the w
further educational projects an
ing parents and other groups i
Sensible analysis and integr
The co-ordinator of the
Chateaubriant in France had
about the specific issues facin
opment. After all, developm
population and women can ge
Her attitude changed after folseminar series focussing
Following the training, the LE
project aimed at giving rural w
desire to take the initiative. O
working group analysed the is
f ll d b th i ti
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Networking stimulates participation
in decision-making
The Fermanagh Women's Network in Northern Ireland
is a good example of how to improve the participation
of women's groups in the decision-making process.
Initially comprising only four local women's groups
in the county, and run by a voluntary management
committee, the network showed potential for growth
and expansion and received local and regional funding.
With paid staff organising and developing further ini-
tiatives the number of women's groups in the county
has grown from 5 to 26. Most are community-based.
Operating at community level, the Network helpswomen's groups to get established and facilitates
the exchange of experience and information by distrib-
uting a quarterly magazine to around 1000 groups and
individuals, and by organising seminars and informa-
tion days. A mobile suite of computers serves for train-
i A id bl t f ti i d t
Teamwork at sub-regional level pay
Co-operation between three LEADE
Land of Hessen in Germany led to
gramme for 40 rural women, the cre
part-time employment and the availab
quality tourism.
While agriculture is still important in
farms are closing and other local emp
nities are scarce, particularly for wom
to jobs in neighbouring towns – an ho
- is part of the daily routine. In resLEADER group initiated a training pr
and village tourism. The training wa
modules: basic qualifications, a s
tourism, and project development. S
port of their families was also an imp
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A personalised and participatory approach pays off
A project in the Auvergne region of France set out to
build on existing economic activities carried out clan-
destinely by rural women. It aimed to transform these
activities into professionally-recognised and properly
remunerated businesses, coherent with the development
strategy for the region.
Training takes the special approach of addressing people
as individuals rather than as a group. Focussing on the
individual skills, interests and needs of the female par-ticipants, training sets out to build confidence and con-
fer the status necessary to creating a viable business.
Resulting enterprises have included the processing and
sale of farm produce, home services for elderly people,
childcare and sculpture.
Community spirit counts
On the island of North Uist in
where women lacked training
contact, funding at regional,
(ERDF Objective 1 and LEA
vided for the establishment of
club, a community training ce
cultural and local tourism acti
a community group with the
registered charity had been
group. The project's programmthe living and working situatio
Links are being made with fur
the region and there are plans
for the University of the Highl
computer links.
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Contact addresses forStructural Funds in theMember States - Leadercoordinator offices
B E L G I U M
ERDFMinistère de la Région
wallonne
Direction générale de
l’Économie et de l’Emploi
Place de la Wallonie 1
B-5100 Namur
Tel.: +32 81 33 37 00
Fax: +32 81 33 38 88
Ministerie van de Vlaamse
Gemeenschap
Departement Ekonomie,
Werkgelegenheid en
Binnenlandse Aangelegenheden
Markiesstraat 1
B-1000 Brussel
EAGGF-GUIDANCEMinistère de la Région
wallonne
Direction générale de
l’Économie et de l’Emploi
Place de la Wallonie 1B-5100 Namur
Tel.: +32 81 33 37 00
Fax: +32 81 33 38 88
Ministerie van de Vlaamse
G h
D E N M A R K
ERDFErhvervsministeriet
Erhvervsfremmestyrelsen
Søndergade 25DK-8600 Silkeborg
Tel.: +45 35 46 60 00
Fax: +45 35 46 64 01
EAGGF-GUIDANCELandbrugsministeriet
Toldbodgade 2
DK-1253 København K
Tel.: +45 33 63 73 00
Fax: +45 33 63 73 33
G E R M A N Y
ERDFBundesministerium für
Wirtschaft und Technologie
Leiter des Referats I C
D-11019 Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 20 14 9
Fax: +49 30 20 14 70 10
EAGGF-GUIDANCEBundesministerium für
Ernährung, Landwirtschaft
und ForstenRochusstraße 1
D-53123 Bonn
Tel.: +49 228 529 3880
Fax: +49 228 529 4262
LEADER
G R E E C E
ERDFMinistry of the N
Economy
Syntagma SquareGR-101 80 Athens
Tel.: +30 1 333 20
Fax: +30 1 323 08
EAGGF-GUIDMinistry of Agric
Directorate of Pr
and Agricultural
Acharnon Street 2
GR-104 32 Athens
Tel.: +30 1 524 12
Fax: +30 1 524 51
LEADER MED LEADER II
Ipeirou 11 & 3is Sep
GR-104 33 Athens
Tel.: +30 1 82 57
Fax: +30 1 82 57
E-mail: med@med-le
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S P A I N
ERDFMinisterio de Economía y
Hacienda
Dirección General dePlanificación
Paseo de la Castellana 162
E-28046 Madrid
Tel.: +34 91 583 51 00
Fax: +34 91 563 062
EAGGF-GUIDANCEMinisterio de Agricultura, Pesca
y Alimentación (MAPA)Secretario General de
Estructuras Agrarias
Paseo de la Castellana 112
E-28046 Madrid
Tel.: +34 91 347 17 25
Fax: +34 91 347 16 26
E-mail: [email protected]
LEADER TRAGSATEC
Unidad Española del
Observatorio Europeo LEADER
c/ Conde de Peñalver, 84 - 5ª Planta
E-28006 Madrid
Tel.: +34 91 396 37 12
Fax: +34 91 396 37 05
E-mail: [email protected]://redrural.tragsatec.es
F R A N C E
ERDFDATAR
Av. Charles Floquet 1
F-75343 Paris Cedex 07 Tel.: +33 1 40 65 12 34
Fax: +33 1 43 06 99 01
EAGGF-GUIDANCEMinistère de l’Agriculture et de
la Pêche
Direction de l’Espace rural et de
la Forêt
Bureau des Affaires régionaleset des Programmes européens
Av. du Maine 19
F-75732 Paris Cedex 15
Ministère de l’Agriculture,
DEPSE
Rue de las Cases 30
F-75007 Paris
LEADER Unité française d’Animation
LEADER II - RCT-BDPA
108, Avenue de Fontainebleau
F-94270 Kremlin Bicêtre
Tel.: +33 1 45 15 89 20
Fax: +33 1 45 15 89 29
E-mail: [email protected] http://www.reseauleader.com
CNASEA - OAGF-LEADER
7, rue Ernest Renan
F-92136 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex
T l 33 1 46 48 41 66
I R E L A
ERDFDepartm
Upper Mer
IRL-Dublin Tel.: +353
Fax: +353
EAGGFDepartm
and Food
Agriculture
Kildare Str
IRL-Dublin
Tel.: +353
Fax: +353
LEADERFarrell G
Molyneux
Bride Stree
IRL-Dublin
Tel.: +353
Fax: +353
E-mail: inf
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I T A L Y
ERDFMinistero dell’ Industria, del
Commercio e dell’Artigianato
Direzione Generale dellaProduzione Industriale
Via Molise 2
I-00587 Roma
Tel.: +39 06 470 52 022
Fax: +39 06 482 70 67
Ministero del Tesoro, Bilancio e
Programmazione Economica
Dipartimento Politiche diSviluppo e Coesione
Servizio per le Politiche dei
Fondi Strutturali Comunitari
Via Curtantone 4/d-8
I-00185 Roma
Tel.: +39 0644 40 373
Fax: +39 0643 58 85 45
EAGGF-GUIDANCEMinistero Agricoltura e Foreste
Direzione Generale delle
Politiche Communitarie e
Internazionali Divizione Ufficio
Strutture
Via XX Settembre 20
I-00187 Roma
LEADER Istituto Nazionale di Economia
Agraria (INEA)
Via Barberini, 36
I-00187 Roma
T l 39 06 478 561
L U X E M B O U R G
ERDFMinistère de l’Économie
Bd Royal 19-21
L-2449 LuxembourgTel.: +352 478 41 64
Fax: +352 46 04 48
EAGGF-GUIDANCEMinistère de l’Agriculture,
de la Viticulture et du
Développement rural
Bd. Roosevelt 14
L-2450 Luxembourg
Tel.: +352 478 2520
Fax: +352 46 74 53
T H E N E T H E R L A N D S
ERDFMinisterie van Economische
Zaken
Direktoraat-generaal voor Eco-
nomische Structuur, Directie RBM
Postbus 20101
NL-2500 EC Den Haag
Tel.: +31 70 379 89 11
Fax: +31 70 379 77 57
EAGGF-GUIDANCEMinisterie van Landbouw,
Natuurbeheer en Visserij
Bezuidenhoutseweg 73
NL-2500 EK Den Haag
LEADER
A U S T R I A
ERDFBundeskanzlera
Hohenstaufengasse
A-1010 WienTel.: +43 1 531 15
Fax: +43 1 531 15
EAGGF-GUIDBundesministeriu
und Forstwirtsch
Stubenring 1
A-1012 Wien
LEADER Österreichische L
Netzwerk-Servic
Fichtegasse 2
A-1010 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 513 89
+43 1 512 15
Fax: +43 1 512 15
E-mail: fidlschuster@
fidlschuster@
http://www.rural-au
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P O R T U G A L
ERDF
Direcção Geral doDesenvolvimento Regional
(DGDR)
Rua S. Julião 63
P-1100 Lisboa
Tel.: +351 21 881 40 00
Fax: +351 21 888 11 11
EAGGF-GUIDANCE
Direcção Geral doDesenvolvimento Rural
Av. Defensores de Chaves 6
P-1000 Lisboa Codex
Fax: +351 21 357 92 76
Director do Gabinete de
Planeamento e Politica Agro-
alimentar
Rua Padre António Vieira 1-8°
P-1099-073 Lisboa
Instituto Financeiro de Apoio ao
Desenvolvimento de Agricultura
e Pescas (IFADAP)
Rua Dona Estefânia 71-77
P-1007 Lisboa Codex
LEADER LEADER II Portugal
Rua Marquesa de Alorna, 34-2° esq.
P-1700-304 Lisboa
Tel.: +351 21 844 65 95
F 351 21 844 66 23
F I N L A N D
ERDF
SisäasiainministeriöPaavo Pirttimäki
Kirkkokatu 12, PL 257
FIN-00171 Helsinki
Tel.: +358 9 160 1
Fax: +358 9 160 28 27
EAGGF-GUIDANCEMaa-ja metsätalousministeriö
C-G MikanderHallituskatu 3A, PL 232
FIN-00171 Helsinki
Tel.: +358 9 1601
Fax: +358 9 160 42 80
LEADER Suomen LEADER-verkostoyksikkö
Prännärintie 17
FIN-61800 Kauhajoki
Tel.: +358 6 2360 067
+358 40 5314 944
Fax: +358 6 2360 068
E-mail: [email protected]
http://leader.kauhajoki.fi
S W E D E N
ERDFNärings- och teknik-
utvecklingsverket (NUTEK)
S-11786 Stockholm
T l 46 8 681 94 33
U N I T E D
ERDF
DepartmeIndustry
Kingsgate H
66-74 Victo
UK-London S
Departme
Personnel
Parliament B
Stormont UK-Belfast B
EAGGF-Ministry o
and Food
Nobel House
17 Smith Sq
UK-London S
The Scottis
Agricultur
Departme
Victoria Qua
UK-Edinburg
Departme
Rural DevNorthern
Dundonald H
Upper Newt
UK-Belfast B
Tel.: +44 12
F 44 12
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European Commission(http://europa.eu.int)
Directorate-General Agriculture
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Bruxelles
Fax: +32 2 295 75 40
E-mail: [email protected]
http://europa.eu.int/comm/
dgs/agriculture/index_en.htm
Directorate-GeneralEmployment and Social Affairs
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Bruxelles
Fax: +32 2 296 23 93
http://europa.eu.int/comm/
dgs/employment_social/index_en.htm
Directorate-General
Regional Policy
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Bruxelles
Fax: +32 2 299 16 62
E-mail: [email protected]
http://europa.eu.int/comm/
regional_policy/index_en.htm
http://inforegio.cec.eu.int
Leader European Observatory
AEIDL
Chaussée St-Pierre 260
B-1040 BruxellesTel.: +32 2 736 49 60
Fax: +32 2 736 04 34
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.rural-europe.aeidl.be
European Par(http://europa.eu.in
Committee on Wand Equal Oppo
European Parlia
L-2929 Luxembourg
Fax Luxembourg: +3
Fax Bruxelles: +32 2
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