Niche Capabilities: Rural and Regional Development

Training,capacity building, information sharing and awareness raising of beneficiaries coming from the public, civic and private sector on:

  • Rural Development Understanding: definitions and implications ;local sustainable development
  • Albanian Rural Development Context
  • Albanian Instruments: legislations, strategy of RD , institutions
  • EU policy on Rural Development: EU perspective in RD and alignment with the Acquis
  • IPA Funds, implications for future IPARD component; how to apply and profit from funds
  • Cross-border Cooperation and respective technical assistance
  • LEADER Approach: components and best practices
  • Local Action Groups (LAGs) : What is a LAG; How to build a LAG;
  • IDM has started preparations for the establishment of the first pilot LAGs in Albania)
  • Elaboration of Local Development Strategies:
  • Project Cycle Management
  • Capacity building and sustainability of local structures via Public-Private-Civic Partnerships
  • Capacity building of Qark structures as related to their new competences
  • Networking