The Institute for Rural Initiatives (iRi) announces the successful completion of the RurAct Academy – a mentoring initiative developed in partnership with the American organization Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) designed to exchange experiences and good practices with 8 rural communities it has never worked before. In July 2020,…
The first results of Economic Empowerment of rural communities in Moldova
The initiative group from Zirnesti, Cahul district created a local Community Workshop to promote the social partnership and the local resources for investments, and to improve the social services at local level. The activities carried out within the Community Workshop are part of the Community Empowerment Strategy (CES) for the…
Development of rural tourism in the community of Cismichioi – benefits for the well-being of each citizen
We gladly visited the local initiative group from Cismichioi, one of the 14 partner communities from ATU Gagauzia where iRi conducts its activity. It is one of those rare communities where we still find local people speaking only the Gagauz language. The history of the foundation of the village tells…
The initiative group from Larga Noua develops a community center to promote the entrepreneurial education among young people
On May 25, our team visited the partner community Larga Noua, Cahul district, a small village (1,527 inhabitants) with Bulgarian ethnicity, but also populated by other ethnic groups (Russians and Ukrainians). The village is located on green and picturesque hills in the southern region of Moldova. The main occupations of…
A new challenge for iRi’s network of local initiative groups: reaching out to more community members
One of the best tools ever in “the realm” of community mobilization and local democracy is the local initiative group. Open, flexible, passionate, natural, always willing to learn – just some of the advantages in iRi’s view local initiative groups have over other types of community organizing entities. Institute for…