SLOVENIAN RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK SRDN DRUŠTVO ZA RAZVOJ SLOVENSKEGA PODEŽELJA - DRSP

Goran Šoster, LEADER Seminar Croatia / Mrkopolje / Nov. 2011

Slovenian Rural Development Network - SRDN

Emerged as follow up of the Integral rural development programmes and regional workshops of the initiative PREPARE (Partnership for Rural Europe)

Established 16. Oct. 2002, Start of operation in January 2003 Membership: individuals, NGOs, LAGs from all

Slovenian area New members: 27 LAGs (from total 33) SRDN is the meeting and coordination place to

support integral development and projects in the rural area

Mission of the SRDN Connecting all actors from the different levels of the

rural area Supporting cooperation, links and exchange between

institutions and individuals in the rural area Representing the interests of the members on the

national and international level Enable the flow of information on all levels between

non governmental and governnmental level To represent the rural civil society in the process of

preparation of the Rural Development policy

On going activities of SRDN Expanding the membership beyond LAGs Informing the members and publicity about

achievements and problems in rural development Cooperation in the international activities and

initiatives and in the bodies of EU Trainings and education programmes for the

members Implamenting of projects like:

TEPA – training of European partnership animators, Grundtvig – Learning partnerships

3 leading themes of the project TEPA3 leading themes of the project TEPA

From local participation to intersectoral partnership

Rural resource management

Strategic planing

Content and duration of the TEPA Preparation of the training programme for partnership animators Manual for animators and partnerships Project duration: autumn 2006 - autumn 2008 Budget of the project: 161.225 € Involved:

6 countries (Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Sweden)

9 partners 15 experienced experts for rural development 50 participants of the trainings More than 10 local partnerships (exchange)

Training of animatorsTraining of animators

Two pilot trainings – each training gathered 25 participants from 5 countries

First training: locations from Slovenia and Hungary Second training: Slovakia, Czech R. and Poland

Each training different methodological approach

Cooperation in the European initiatives

PREPARE (active member) 13 countries: Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia,

Litvania, Poland, Czech R., Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, (Macedonia)

Target countries: Albania, Belorusia, BiH, Bulgaria, Monte Negro, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Representative in the EN RD COORDINATION COMMITTEE

Representatives in LEADER SUB-COMMITTEE Representative in DG Agri-RD Advisorygroup

Cooperation in the European initiatives

ELARD (European LEADER Network) Member of ERA – European Rural Alliance Member of ERCA – European Rural

Communities Accociation Bilateral or multilateral initiatives related to

certain projects (cooperation with Italian, Croatian, Hungarian and Austrian partners)

Transnational cooperation in projects with Latvian Rural Forum in Turkey; with ALKA in Macedonia with IDM in Albania

What makes us visible in the country

Publishing the statements about RD policy, created within: PREPARE OG Round tables

Organising events (focused on the membership needs – recently LEADER oriented)

Active participation in the proces of creation (SUGGESTIONS TO M.A.) and implementation of RD policy (MONITORING COMMITTEE) 2004-2006 and 2007-2013

Connecting local initiatives + LAGs

Achievements of SRDN until today

PREPARE GATHERING 2009 Organised in co-operation with HMRR 80 participants from 18 countries

10 EU member states 8 non member states with expressed interest

on joining EU

Achievements of SRDN until today - LEADER Status of umbrella organisation –

network of LOCAL ACTION GROUPS LEADER programme is temporary focus

of the SRDN 33 LAGs active in LEADER programme 27 of them are members of SRDN Recognised representative of LAGs and

rural civil society according to the voluntary input and delivered results

Thanks for your attention !!!

contact: goran@preparenetwork.org