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VirtuALL supports an active ageing in rural areas of the central region of Portugal
A social innovation project that promotes active ageing, provides digital training to the elderly and builds caregivers’ capacities.
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Business incubator in Baćkowice, Poland
A business incubator working to improve conditions for the set-up of new SMEs in a rural area, triggering job creation and development of new businesses and services.
![Business incubator in Backowice, Poland (Picture).jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/card_mobile_400/public/2024-01/Business%20incubator%20in%20Backowice%2C%20Poland%20%28Picture%29.jpg.webp?itok=f-Czk8kt)
Connecting rural youth from Europe with EU institutions
An initiative connecting rural youth with EU and international policy-makers and enabling their participation in activities such as the European Rural Parliament.
![Connecting rural youth from Europe with EU institutions](/sites/default/files/styles/card_mobile_400/public/2024-01/1.%20.png.webp?itok=okNLcH6f)
Green social entrepreneurship in the municipality of Kotel, Bulgaria
An NGO-led project that provided participants with social entrepreneurship skills and set up a green social enterprise employing 17 people at risk of social exclusion.
![Green social entrepreneurship in the municipality of Kotel, Bulgaria](/sites/default/files/styles/card_mobile_400/public/2023-12/Green%20social%20entrepreneurship%20in%20the%20municipality%20of%20Kotel%2C%20Bulgaria.jpg.webp?itok=1bIGknlf)
A foundation created by five municipalities boosts tourism in Groningen, the Netherlands
A foundation working to create and disseminate new economic opportunities in order to attract businesses and people to rural Groningen.
![A foundation created by five municipalities boosts tourism in Groningen, the Netherlands](/sites/default/files/styles/card_mobile_400/public/2023-12/A%20foundation%20created%20by%20five%20municipalities%20boosts%20tourism%20in%20Groningen%2C%20the%20Netherlands.png.webp?itok=7NpANoop)
Carpathian Civil Society Platform in mountainous rural areas of Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine
A platform for rural civil society organisations in remote mountainous areas, which facilitates access to funding and information, and builds capacities.
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Addressing women’s unemployment through enhanced childcare support in rural Poland
The project set up a nursery, thus improving access to services in a rural area and promoting equal employment opportunities.
![Addressing women’s unemployment through enhanced childcare support in rural Poland](/sites/default/files/styles/card_mobile_400/public/2023-12/Addressing%20women%E2%80%99s%20unemployment%20through%20enhanced%20childcare%20support%20in%20rural%20Poland.jpg.webp?itok=lGNk2OBP)
Chalki, the first eco-island model in Greece
A Greek government pilot project to transform Greek islands into models of clean energy and green economy implementation.
![Chalki, the first eco-island model in Greece](/sites/default/files/styles/card_mobile_400/public/2023-11/f16-7.jpg.webp?itok=geRbNINq)
Bioenergy Villages in the region of Göttingen
A replicable model using rural, renewable energy sources – such as biomass – to supply energy to villages through biogas power plants.
![Bioenergy Village Reiffenhausen, Photo: Hartmut Berndt](/sites/default/files/styles/card_mobile_400/public/2023-11/Bioenergy%20Village%20Reiffenhausen.%20Photo%20Hartmut%20Berndt.jpg.webp?itok=I4hng65t)
The Biocluster project by the town of Haapavesi, Finland
An initiative to promote the green transition of the bioeconomy industry in Finland through the creation of a ‘biocluster’ comprising 50 companies.
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