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WESTERN GREECE profile. DAFNI KEK Vocational training centre Patras. Western Greece : GENERAL DATA OF THE REGION.
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WESTERN GREECE profile DAFNI KEK Vocational training centre Patras vital_villages_localdevelopmentplans
Western Greece : GENERAL DATA OF THE REGION • The Region of Western Greece stretches from the northwest part of the Peloponnese to the western tip of the Greek mainland. It is one of the 13 Regions of Greece, is separated in 3 administrative districts, the Prefectures of Aitoloakarnania, Achaia,Elia and covers an area of 11.350 square kilometres (8,6% of the total area of Greece). • For the most part the terrain is mountainous (45,3%) or hilly (25,6%), while only 29,1% consists of plains. All three prefectures have extensive coastal areas along the Ionian Sea and the Gulfs of Ambrakia, Patras and Corinth. • According to the 2001 census, the population of the Region of Western Greece is 741,282. This makes it the fourth most populated Region of Greece, with 7% of the country’s total population. • Today the Region of Western Greece is a modern communications and transport hub that connects Greece to the rest of Europe. The busy port of Patras is not only the Region’s capital but also the country’s main gateway to Western Europe. vital_villages_localdevelopmentplans
Western Greece ( Dytiki Ellada ) vital_villages_localdevelopmentplans
Leader FUNDING 2007-2013LOCAL NETWORKS OF WESTERN GREECE : 3 FOCAL POINTS • AITOLIKI LOCAL DEVELOPMENTAL AGENCY 6.750.000 & TRIHONIDA A.C LOCAL DEVELOPMENTAL AGENCY 5.900.000 • LOCAL DEBVELOPMENTAL AGENCY OF OLYMPIA 7.350.000 • ACHAIA LOCAL DEVELOPMENTAL ACENCY."6.300.000 vital_villages_localdevelopmentplans
Main Developmental Strategy/ option of Western Greece Region ( 2007-2013) Βasic pivot is the upgrading of the Total Sustainable Rural Development by • The Improvement of the Natural & Cultural Environment • The Improvement of the rural areas and development of Local Productive Systems • The protection of the Environment and Development of the Sustainable energy recourses • Linking tourism with primal sector focusing on : local products and Mediterranean nutrition vital_villages_localdevelopmentplans
Strategic Objectives • The general development objective for the region has been defined as "the utilization of the region's key position and its comparative advantages in order to overcome unemployment and intra-regional inequality problems". • Sustainable rural development a) Rural development (viable and integrated development for rural areas and improvement of agricultural competitiveness) b) Interventions in mountainous and semi-mountainous areas. vital_villages_localdevelopmentplans
DAFNI KEK profile • Activated in regional level mainly in suburbs of Achaia Prefecture • Established on 1996 . Status : non profit • Organizing vocational training courses for unemployed • Focusing on tailor made courses according to detected needs of enterprises • Member of national networks, i.e Skywalker. • Centre for Cambridge examinations in ICT • Contemporary agricultural methodology . Topics : ecological products and procedures / water management / milk producers quality frame • Member of European networks and associations ( EAEA – www.eaea.org , NILE – www.intercultural-learning.net ) vital_villages_localdevelopmentplans
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