Strengthening of Civil Society in Rural Areas of Europe 2016 - 2018

PRORURAL EUROPE - Networking to strengthen civil society in rural areas within Europe

Objective of the project (inwards)

Strengthening, M obilisation of rural

organisations through structured

networkingto become aware of

Europe

Objective of the project (outwards)

Lobbyingpolitical advocacy at the European level

Comm on project activities - 6 transnational project meetings, combined with a national project activity + organisational development (OD)

Transnational project meetings, exchange of

experiences, communication,

dissemination

Organisational developmentNetworking

Closing: transnational learning

activity, testing of results, dissemination, integration

of stakeholders

10 educational modules local /regional /national mobilisation and empowerment of de partners

KOOILDDE

CM RF

MRCES

ACRBE

RuReI

PakroPL

FKISK

FARBG

KLBDE

AGRURO

The basis of the project is Making innovative educational modules of the project partners on central issues of Rural Areas in Europe – involving leading figures in

politics, church, business, authorities and the general public, as well as new or existing network partners Communicating and spreading the results of the project inwards and outwards

Holding transnational meetings of project team leaders offering insight into the activities of partners, room for sharing experience and conceptual work on the project, and creating an organisational development process for a sustainable network of rural movements in Europe

The final conference in Brussels will pool and evaluate the project results, Make connections to those with responsibility in European institutions in politics, churches, associations, initiatives, etc Draw up the next goals, agree communication and networking structures, Serve the dissemination and sustainability of the project.

Idea Europe to liveIdea Europe to live

The goal of the joint project is empowering, connecting and reconstructing rural movements in Europe

The rural areas are precious to Europe. And yet they are often disadvantaged and in danger of no longer giving people future prospects. Besides European support programmes we need citizens who take their own initiatives and advocate for the shaping and care of their home regions. Important supports are civil society initiatives that motivate and accompany the educational offerings, convey civic competences, and represent interests.Christian, rural associations tackle this task in different ways.

The PRORURE project offers the opportunity of a Europe-wide cooperation of rural initiatives, strengthening and connecting up national and regional movements, the learning-from-one-another of established and new initiatives, exchange of experiences and possible solutions in the individual countries. During the two-year project the following topics will be worked on:

Sustainable agriculture - „family farming“ Workplace in the Village – arousing personal

initiative Active citizenship, democratic education,

engagement for the “countryside” as a place to live The village as space to live and for culture Public relations for rural areas / project Building up of new rural movements Setting up networks with organisational

development

The “kick-off” event on 11-13 November 2016 in Bad Honnef, Germany, will launch the theme “Europe in responsibility and solidarity”– this idea is

to run through the whole project.

The 5-day final conference in 2018 in Brussels will be on the keynote theme Building up the European network on rural areas –

association advocacy, European civic spiritand will mark the start of future cooperation.Project partners:

France: Chrétiens dans le Monde Rural (CMR)

Belgium: Action Chrétienne Rural des Femmes (ACRF)

Spain: Movimiento Rural Christiano (MRC)

Italy: Associazione Rurali Reggiani (RuRe)

Slovakia: Fórum kresťanských inštitúcií (FKI),

Bulgaria: Verein für demokratische Bildung für Jugend und Erwachsene, (FAR),

Poland: Polish Association of Christian Rural Organisations (PAKRO)

Romania: AGRU - Asociaţia Generală a Românilor Uniţi,Greco-Catolici,

Germany: Katholische Landvolkbewegung (KLB)

Project coordinator:Internationaler Ländlicher Entwicklungsdienst (ILD)(international rural development service)KLB Germany Drachenfelsstraße 23D-53604 Bad HonnefPhone +49 (0)2224-71031Email ild@klb-deutschland.dewww.ild-international.net

Giving a voice to rural areas in Europe

International Federation of Catholic RuralAdult Movements

FIMARC is the International Federation of Catholic Rural Adult Movements, and operates in approx. 65 countries on four continents. It is a member of various UN and world church organisations.

Together for rural areas in Europe

P R O R U R E – PRO RURAL EUROPE

EU Project Strategic Partnerships: 10 organisations - 9 European countries

Together developing something new

Sharing experiences

Expanding the network

Living European citizenship

With the Support of the Erasmus+ programmeof the European