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LEADER in Estonia

Learn about the latest updates and future goals of the Estonian NSU regarding rural development policy, innovation, and cooperation projects. Explore their activities, communication initiatives, and transnational collaboration efforts for sustainable development.

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LEADER in Estonia

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  1. LEADER in Estonia ELARD cooperation meeting Tallinn, 31.03.2015 Ave Bremse Estonian NSU

  2. Estonian NSU will continue with the same structure and administration as previous period • Legal status - under the Estonian Ministry of Agriculture in Rural Economy Research Centre. Location: Jäneda, Lääne-Viru County, ESTONIA • New period started – October 2014 • 2014-2020 – 8,5 employees –innovation specialist and web designer

  3. The main goals for Estonian NSU activities • To improve the quality of RDP implementation; • Participating at RDP communication; • To increase the involvement of target groups and inform wider public and potential beneficiaries about rural development policy; • To contribute on the development of innovation in agricultural, food, forestry andrural sectors. • LEADER measure: information days, seminars and summer-seminar about place-marketing;

  4. The main activities to fulfill the goals (1) • Collecting and disseminating RDP project examples; • Information-change and training activities for LEADER LAGs • Participating at work of European Rural Network Unit. • Partnership search

  5. Estonian NSU activities for LEADER • Info-days (MA+PA) – 4 per year • Thematical seminars (depends of needs) • Summer seminar – once per year • Cooperation activities (LINC) • International activities • Best parctice distribution – databases, booklets, etc • Weekly e-newsletter includes always LEADER topics • Books, exhibitions • etc

  6. Communication activities • April 2015 – The Rural Fair – RDP 2007-2013 project examples about music and soil; • 19th July 2015 – The open days of Estonian farms – In cooperation with the Ministry of agriculture and LEADER LAGs; • The exhibition on wheels “Success-stories of Rural tourism” – RDP 2007-2013 project examples.

  7. Cooperation with Estonian Public Broadcasting • Estonian Rural Network Unit has produced video-clips and interviews in cooperation with Estonian PB – ETV - in 2008 and 2010 to 2014. • All togeter 165 videoclips • Rural Network Unit organized a competition to find projects for the video-clips. • A special committee formed to choose the best projects.

  8. LEADER TNC projects • 28 TNCs in Estonia • 19 Estonian LAG-s have participated in transnational cooperation projects • Budget: 676 760 • Main topics: preservation of folk culture, exchange of experience, promotion of the activity of the young people, tourism development, stimulation of cooperation between various groups. • Estonian LAG-s has been the leading partner in 6 transnational cooperation projects

  9. TNC LEADER-PROJECTS AIMS • activation and development of transnational dialoque in the rural area • finding new contacts for rural actors • inspiration and motivation of the target groups • supporting sustainable partnership • developing networking • new organisational skills • inspirations to rural entreprises and products services

  10. EST-FIN TNC pr. of NGO Tartumaa Arendusselts „Promoting sport activities“: Estonians from Peipsi region on start line of the run on August 24, 2013 in Imatra, Finland

  11. Youth for YouthProject period: September 2012 – December 2013Partners: Ukmerge Region LAG (Lithuania), Põlvamaa Partnerluskogu (Estonia), Cesis District Rural Partnership (Latvia)Project locations: Põlvamaa- Estonia, Cesis-Latvia

  12. NGO Arenduskoda local food TNC pr.: practical study day of using seasonal herbs on May 15, 2013 – some output of the day

  13. Growing Gastronauts Period: 2012-2013 • Partner countries (3): France, United Kingdom, Estonia – LAG Hiidlaste Koostöökogu and LAG Saarte Koostöökogu • The main objective of the project is to strengthen links between schools and local food producers.

  14. Medieval Festivals Period: 2012-2013 Countries: (5) Estonia, Finland, Latvia, France, Portugal • Leading partner: Estonia LAG Pärnu Bay Partnership • Cultural heritage of– Middle Ages. Preparing for, participating in, visiting Medieval Festivals

  15. LINC 2012Cooperation of 5 LAG-s and ENRN

  16. Nordic-Baltic NRN-s cooperation. Regular meetings started 2008

  17. Nordic-Baltic LEADER Transnational Cooperation (TNC) Awards 2013 The aim of the competition is to: • 2013, Rural Network Support Units from the Nordic-Baltic Region - Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden - initiated the Nordic-Baltic LEADER Transnational Cooperation (TNC) Awards. • highlight the importance • promote existing LEADER TNC “success stories” • Inspire LAG-s to continue during the new programming period • reinforce the role of LEADER in supporting implementation of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.

  18. General information of AWARD Qualified60 LEADER TNC projects ( from 1. April to 20.May 2013) Applications submitted: Finland (39), Estonia (9), Sweden (4), Lithuania (4), Poland (3), Latvia (1). Partners in projects:Finland (47), Eesti (20), Sweden (17), Lithuania (10), Poland (7), Latvia (5), Denmark (2). Categories submitted - Youth (18), Culture (16), Local resources and environment (10), Tourism (8) Local area development (8) Final jury meeting in 27th August 2013 in Helsinki AWARD events in Tallinn September 2013

  19. TNC Conference Case session C – Leader TNC – Greening local issues Summaries from case sessions. Panel discussion with moderator, rapporterus and group moderators.

  20. Special AWARDS People's Choice Awards – Handicraft (Finland, Estonia, Latvia) The Estonian Special Prize - Youth for Youth(Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia) • Award presented by the European Network for Rural Development Contact Point - Ms Virginie Viaene • Award presented by Krista Kõiv ja Ave Bremse , Estonian Rural Network Unit

  21. Thank you! www.maainfo.ee ave@maainfo.ee

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