CoRoots aims to strengthen the capacity of local organisations to generate community projects for sustainable development in rural environments. OBJECTIVE 1 (OC1): Train at least 15 local development actors in Social Innovation in rural environments and Participatory Local Development processes. Creation of co-learning spaces through the Exchange of Good Practices (EGP) and the development of teaching materials. OBJECTIVE 2 (OC2): To improve the working capacity of the 4 participating organisations to promote sustainable rural development projects in Europe by creating spaces for co-learning, debate, analysis and cooperation.
This project arose from the need to connect, motivate and join forces between associations working in rural environments, which often lack the necessary tools and knowledge to articulate processes of change. Sixteen needs (N) were identified: N1 and N12) Improve R+D+i CAPACITY. Expand knowledge of working formulas to promote sustainable development and social innovation in the work of POs; N2) Expand the NETWORK OF CONTACTS in Europe to generate synergies that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work in rural environments; N3) INTERNATIONALISATION and greater visibility of organisational proposals. N. AGGREGATED ORGANISATIONAL: N4) EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES and improving the quality of adult education; N7 and N9 TRANSFERRING WORKING METHODOLOGIES; N10, N11 and N13) EXPANDING THE DATABASE Acquiring new experiences and learning that can add value to organisational work. N. ESP. PORTUGAL: N5) Create a common structure with UBI based on relationships of trust (N6) and generate efficient and inclusive formulas to guarantee a DL process Useful for the development of the Cova da Beira region (N8 and N15) N. OTHER TARGET GROUPS: N14) To have a training programme that includes an up-to-date European and international perspective