Communicating roots: co-aprendizagem para melhorar a resiliência rural e a Governança.

<< Background >>This project arose from the need to connect, motivate and join forces between associations working in rural environments, which often lack the necessary tools and knowledge to articulate processes of change. Sixteen needs (N) were identified:N1 and N12) Improve R+D+i CAPACITY. Expand knowledge of working formulas to promote sustainable development and social innovation in the work of POs; N2) Expand the NETWORK OF CONTACTS in Europe to generate synergies that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work in rural environments; N3) INTERNATIONALISATION and greater visibility of organisational proposals.N. AGGREGATED ORGANISATIONAL: N4) EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES and improving the quality of adult education; N7 and N9 TRANSFERRING WORKING METHODOLOGIES; N10, N11 and N13) EXPANDING THE DATABASE Acquiring new experiences and learning that can add value to organisational work. N. ESP. PORTUGAL: N5) Create a common structure with UBI based on relationships of trust (N6) and generate efficient and inclusive formulas to guarantee a DL process Useful for the development of the Cova da Beira region (N8 and N15)N. OTHER TARGET GROUPS: N14) To have a training programme that includes an up-to-date European and international perspective<< Objectives >>CoRoots aims to strengthen the capacity of local organisations to generate community projects for sustainable development in rural environments.OBJECTIVE 1 (OC1): Train at least 15 local development actors in Social Innovation in rural environments and Participatory Local Development processes. Creation of co-learning spaces through the Exchange of Good Practices (EGP) and the development of teaching materials.OBJECTIVE 2 (OC2): To improve the working capacity of the 4 participating organisations to promote sustainable rural development projects in Europe by creating spaces for co-learning, debate, analysis and cooperation.<< Implementation >>-Activity 1, 2 and 3: EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICE. Learning activities consisting of a theoretical training part to learn a working approach or methodology; and an experimental part through visits to good practice experiences, with the aim of providing new references of good practice. - Activity 4 - NETWORKING. Spaces for debate and reflection on social innovation for sustainable development, territorial resilience and local governance in a European context. Create cooperation environments and activities for the development of educational material and extend the lessons learnt from the project to society in general and the stakeholders of organisations.-MULTIPLIER EVENT to disseminate the lessons learnt from the project among stakeholders in the Cova da Beira region (Portugal), and to reinforce the proposals for participatory intervention in Portugal from PRIP and UBI, enriched by the project.<< Results >>The funding for this project strengthens the capacity of participants organizations and stakeholders to promote sustainable development projects that improve living conditions in marginalised rural areas. (R1); generate teaching material that serves to make democratic and innovative working formulas visible (R2); enrich the methodologies and working approaches of organisations based on the know-how of specialised organisations (R3 and R4); and increase the transnational working capacity of small local organisations (R1 and R4).RESULTS (R): R1.Training of at least 15 development agents (DAs) in Social Innovation (SI) and Participatory Local Development (PLD) approaches, methodologies, dynamics and tools.R2.Elaboration of a Didactic Guide. Intellectual Output 1 (IO1).R3 Developing the skills of at least 40 rural development actors through multiplier events.R4 Increasing the resilience of partners by sharing strategies, good practices and jointly designing plans.R5. Reinforcement of a DLP pilot experience in Cova da Beira, through the inclusion of new working approaches brought in by CoRoots partners.