COMMUNITY-LED LOCAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH LAG “GALABOVO-OPAN” – ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES

Abstract

The study follows and analyzes the work of LAG “Galabovo-Opan”, the objectives achieved by the organization, and the results obtained during the implementation of the Strategy for Community-led Local Development within the Programme “Rural Development” for 2016-2019. The object of this report is the activity of local communities for the development of the strategy, the formation of expert groups, the selection of potential beneficiaries and building capacities for its implementation in two municipalities from the region of Stara Zagora. The two municipalities have a different profile with respect to economic branches – highly developed mining industry and energetics in Galabovo Municipality and predominant agriculture in a municipality comprised by villages, such as Opan Municipality. We have also included the more important projects realized by LAG “Galabovo-Opan” for the above mentioned period.

Keywords

• local action groups (lags)
• local development of municipalities