Kylävara protects in exceptional circumstances
Many people are familiar with the Home Reserve 72 preparation recommendation. The Home Reserve specifies the things that a family can do for three days in exceptional circumstances. The Village Reserve, in turn, contains information on first aid, first aid, emergency food and accommodation, and equipment that should be available at the village hall in case of exceptional circumstances. In Ilmajoki, the Nopankylä Village Association has increased its preparedness by purchasing a comprehensive first aid kit and a defibrillator for the village hall. In addition, the village hall has a village radio that works without the network and electricity […]
Get inspired by the results of the development work!
Have you thought about what Leader funding has achieved over the years? We have compiled the results of Liiver's development work since 1997 into an easily accessible whole on the Results page. By compiling the results, we want to show the decision-makers how the money directed to rural development has been spent and to tell them that there is a need for funding in the future as well. However, the pages are not only aimed at financiers, but also for you - Whether you are [...]
There is demand for the forest project, and new perspectives on forest ownership in the fall
With activation and knowledge, vitality to Lakeuden's forests project started its operations in the spring of Metsänhoitoyhdistys Lakeuden (Ilmajoki, Kurikka, Kauhajoki and Teuva). A total of more than two hundred participants took part in the trainings, shows and excursions. In the coming autumn, it will be about the renewed thinning patterns of forests, the renewal of the bog forest, generational changes within the immediate family and forest farm sales taking place on the free market, as well as the market situation of forest farm sales. Forest thinning models have been applied to guide the correct timing of forest thinning [...]
Recruitment: Village expert
The villages of the Liiver region are active, community-oriented and entrepreneurs can try their hand at them. We are now looking for a village expert to join our team to promote the intelligent development of villages. The themes of the development are versatile; energy, image, digitality, security and partnership. You don't have to be an expert in all of these areas, but it's an advantage if you're good at one of these topics. Your main task is to inspire, coordinate, organize and communicate to the villages [...]
Happy summer!
We wish everyone a relaxing and sunny summer. May it be full of joy and new experiences! Our office is mostly closed during July when the employees are on vacation. Please make sure we are there by contacting us in advance.
You can now apply for project support payments
The Food Agency informs: Implementers of rural development projects can now apply for support payments for those projects for which they have applied for support during the past or this year and received a positive decision. The payment is applied for in the Food Agency's Hyrrä transaction service. Instructions for making a payment application are available on the Food Agency's website. In addition, you can ask for advice from the ELY center or Leader group from which you have applied for support. The payment of project subsidies starts after the ELY centers [...]
Let's climb to the peaks of South Ostrobothnia! The national fitness ladder competition begins
Vimpel's Lakeaharju fitness ladder and Seinäjoki's Jouppilanvuori experience ladder represent South Ostrobothnia in the national fitness ladder competition. EU rural funding challenges everyone to climb the fitness ladder during the coming summer. By participating, you can help the fitness ladder in your area to win the national competition - and at the same time you will get health benefits in bulk. On Thursday, May 30, the national fitness stair competition will start, where it will be determined which are the most popular fitness stair lifts in Finland that have received EU rural funding. The competition includes 18 fitness ladders from different […]
An EU decision-maker may live in your neighbor
Important EU decisions are made locally in your Leader group In June, new representatives to the European Parliament will be elected, but did you know that local EU decision-makers can also be found in almost every municipality? About a thousand active decision-makers serve on the boards of Finland's 53 Leader groups, who choose projects that develop their region. Leader activity is a local development tool that brings EU rural funding decision-making close to all of us. The members of the board represent their region, and the board includes [...]
Applying for business support payments starts
Applicants for rural business subsidies can now apply for a subsidy payment for projects for which they have applied for subsidies during the past or this year and received a positive decision on their application. The payment is applied for in the Food Agency's Hyrrä transaction service. Instructions for making a payment application can be found on the Food Agency's website. You can also ask Liiver directly for advice. Payment of business subsidies starts in the summer ELY centers start processing payment applications and, if necessary, ask applicants for more information, if the applications […]
Read Liiver's current affairs in the April newsletter
Topics of the April newsletter: Long-awaited dog park for Ilmajoki Skilled rural entrepreneur diploma for Tiina Ventela - Read Tiina's story Liiver's board renewed 5 ideas on how to get young people involved See the list of those that received funding Sofas, speakers, 3D printer - see where Youth Leader support has been granted this year Read the newsletter here!