What is Leader?

1. What is Leader? ”In Sweden there are 63 Leader areas, and in each area a Leader Office is the hub for development efforts. Leader is an abbreviation of a French sentence, ”Liasion Entre Actions de Dévelopment de l’Economie Rurale”. This means ”coordination between activities for developing the rural economy”. Leader is part of the Swedish Rural Development Plan 2007-2013, and gets is basic financing from the EU, the Government and the municipalities.” Jordbruksverket

2. What is Leader Göta älv ? • Coorperation between municipalities of Ale, Lilla Edet, Trollhättan and Vänersborg to develop rural areas. • Creating economic growth and job opportunities through local conditions and initiatives. • Collaboration between public, private and non-profit sectors.

3. Priority areas • Sustainable Economic Development • Entrepreneurship • Quality of life • Tourism • Children and Youth - tomorrow's entrepreneurs

4. Financing • Each municipality will add 27: - per capita, which means about 1.5 million SEK • State / EU spends about 3.4 million SEK • Private finance about 2.1 million SEK • A total of approximately 7 million annual budget

5. Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking • Stimulating entrepreneurship and realize good ideasCooperation through partnerships, clusters or networksStimulating innovation and creative thinkingStimulating Female Entrepreneurship

6. Quality of life • Supporting projects that enable improved quality of life • Create new forums, use nature, young people opportunities to develop cultural and leisure activities • Preserve and expand the range of services through innovation

7. Tourism • Working together to increase the area's attractiveness • Develop methods of collaboration between the “dragarna?" and local producers • Marketing hubs along with tourism organizations • Stimulating collaboration, education, networking

8. Energy • Production and processing of new energy forms such as bioenergy • Energy Efficiency • Pilot projects • Production and service • Entrepreneurship linked to energy / environmental technologies

9. Examples of priority areas • Local food production and development of brands • Horse activitiesDevelop-bearer? in the hospitality industry • Energy Development • Quality of life

10. Innovative, ready access to strategies Long-term contribution to the area's development Comply with equality and inclusion Contribute to increase environmental awareness Lead to employment Ideas must come from local people Be sustainable, survive after the project period Requirements to run a Leader Project

11. The LAG Office prepares Presentation to the LAG LAG deciding The County Board makes decisions by public authorities Agriculture pays out money after accounting (Associations can get cash advances) Process of application

12. Terms • 30% private cofinance • Salary counts = actual cost • 175 SEK per hour can count as volunteer work • 30 % private cofinance

13. Youth Power • Youth, 15-24years old • Should stimulate entrepreneurship / creativity • Support for individuals, groups and youth clubsMax 20 000 SEK • Not ordinary activities • Simplified application

14. Why Youth Power? Youth Power for those between 15-24 years and who wish to pursue their own projects in their spare time to make it better for himself and other young people to live in the countryside.By simply seeking money from the “Youth Power”, they have a voice in their own daily lives!

15. Financing • The project is financed with own working hours (voluntary time) as calculated by age:13-15 years 50 SEK / hour16-17 years 120 SEK / hour18 years and over 175 kr / hour • The nonprofit time to reach is 30% of the project budget. The maximum amount SEK 20,000 is self-worked for 6000 kr

16. Leader Göta älv Director,Thomas Sundsmyr, Mail: thomas.sundsmyr@ale.se Phone:0704-320 935