Institute for Rural Initiatives (iRi) organized a unique event designed to facilitate the exchange of experience between rural communities in the Republic of Moldova. The event (within the program “Minority Empowerment in Moldova – MEM PLUS”) aimed at empowering a number of partner communities by creating opportunities for dialogue and…
Despite the difficult pandemic conditions, the initiative group of Joltai, ATU Gagauzia, created a close collaboration with the local public authority and the community, in order to make the village more attractive for tourists. At the moment, the initiative group has renovated two wells. There were carried out several works:…
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…
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…
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…