PHASE 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY AND LOCAL ACTION GROUP MANAGEMENT Insights from the case-study
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Self-assessment questions
MAIN ACTORS The same local actors are involved as in the previous phase, with an increasingly active and central role. The LAG identified “Project Communities” to engage the local communities most likely to be actively committed in rural development strategies.
Enable local communities in being protagonists of the implementation of project activities foreseen by the rural development strategies.
How can key actors and local communities be made committed to and responsible for the implementation of the projects foreseen in the strategy?
What kind of financial resources can be leveraged to fund the implementation of the strategy?
Do the actors have the necessary resources and skills to be responsible and accountable for project implementation?
Which are the key activities to be carried out by the LAG to ensure that the strategy developed is implemented?
Are the projects proposed by local actors consistent with the local development strategy? Who are the targeted beneficiaries? Are they prone to innovation?
Is the LAG able to provide technical assistance to the proposing actors?
What are the phases / steps necessary to
MAIN RESOURCES Sharing intentions as a group of local actors enabled trust and cohesion to be maintained throughout almost 30 years of activity.
The financial resources used by the LAG “Maiella Verde” to implement the strategies derive from the LEADER / CLLD programme, but over time they have relied on other additional funding for specific projects (i.e. by local and regional governments and by private sector organizations).
LAG members and staff should have the appropriate competencies, skills and financial resources to generate and manage development processes on a local level.
MAIN ACTIONS The operational activities implemented by the LAG are several: coordination and management, technical assistance, products analysis, reporting and auditing, monitoring and evaluation. Most of the projects, funded through public calls for tender, concern small investments. The selection is based on the consistency with the local development strategy, on the overall quality of the project and on targeted beneficiaries (with a priority for women, young people and disadvantaged categories). The LAG establishes the required requisites and provide technical assistance to improve the quality of proposals. The support is especially directed to the most innovative initiatives, which can demonstrate an important value added for the local community. The implementation of strategies by “Maiella Verde” over its 30 years of operation can be divided into 3 macro-periods: 1. Assistance to small enterprises concerning production and
Identify the key activities that the Local Action Group must be able to engage in during the implementation of the local development strategy.
Identify how to finance the projects needed to implement the strategy, the requisites that projects must have, who will implement the activities.
Ensure technical assistance to the actors involved by the Local Action Group, both in the phase of elaboration of project proposals and in the phase of implementation of the selected
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