Mini-support – young people in rural areas

(The project is ongoing but we have now closed for new applications.)

The project provides an opportunity for young people in the Leader Närheten area to apply for support for smaller projects.

Leader Närheten runs a so-called umbrella project aimed at young people in rural areas. We provide the opportunity to apply for ”Ministöd” of up to 25,000 SEK for activities run by young people that contribute to goal fulfillment in our development strategy. Through experience from previous program periods, Leader Närheten has seen that it is difficult to reach the target group of young people when it comes to implementation projects. This is largely due to the lack of sustainability with waiting times, etc., and also for the liquidity issue that financially there are no conditions to support a ”traditional” project. The ministöd for young people in rural areas is intended to be used to strengthen the countryside as a place to live and work for young people. It can be the development of social/soft infrastructure or services – measures that reduce the gaps between urban and rural areas and that simultaneously contribute to increased safety, accessibility, and reduced climate impact.

The purpose of the umbrella project is to work towards goal fulfillment in the local development strategy that is linked to young people implementing leader projects.

The goal of the umbrella project is that at least 9 activities are applied for and run by young people.

The activities in the project are:

• Project management
• Processing
• Mobilization
• Coaching
• Meetings
• Sub-activities