The price of loneliness for the elderly is high
A survey by the Finnish Red Cross from last year speaks harshly: Almost one in ten of the Red Cross’s friends’ activities clients do not exchange news with anyone other than our volunteers. According to the Loneliness Barometer, which was commissioned several times a year, loneliness among the elderly has increased in recent years. Half of those over 65 experience loneliness at least sometimes and a fifth monthly or more often. Loneliness in the elderly has often continued for longer. A good everyday life […]
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 […]
Welcome to FormuLive's Project Studio!
In the four-part FormuLive video series, we will explore the world of projects led by Reeta, a project expert from the City of Kurikka. The expert guests are Leader Suupohjan Mirkka and Leader Liiverin Telle, who share valuable information and experiences about Leader projects and the success of projects. The videos are useful for anyone who is interested in project work or is planning to start their own project. Project Studio Part 1: Introduction to projects and project experts Project Studio Part 2: […]
Read Liiver's hearings in the autumn newsletter
Topics of the newsletter: Without villages, there are only cities - Interview with Mari Viljanmaa, who started as Liiver's village expert Hire a young person - funding for development and investments A responsible company manufactures multi-purpose playground platforms "Small contributions can have big effects" - Interview with Pirjo Pystykoski-Sopanen, chairman of the Economic Division See the list of those who have received funding - 20 supports received by Formulive's project studio Part 1: Introduction to projects and project experts Association Act […]
See the list of those who received funding
We will publish those who received funding after the ELY center has made an official decision on them. The ELY center's 13.8.-20.10 is listed below. decisions made. Projects Coordination and activation projects University of the Arts - Knowledge of science changes the world - art education broadens thinking Small-scale development project Seinäjoki Jalkapalkerho-juniorit ry - Football belongs to everyone Small-scale investment Luopajärven Youth Club - Purchase of folding tables for the Youth Club […]
The Young Creative application is open! Funding for development and investments
The Nuoret luovat search encourages associations to involve young people in activities and develop creative activities that interest young people. Liiveri grants funding for development and investment projects that increase the opportunities for young people to participate and express themselves through art and culture. In Keskiö there is an activity that is especially conceived by the young people themselves, which is creative, sustainable and strengthens the cultural vitality of the region. Projects can be used to create long-term activities, [...]
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 [...]
The newsletter of EP's Leader groups celebrates entrepreneurship
The third newsletter of 2024 has been published. Newsletter topics: Poetry workshop inspires word art SmartCode Solutions – coding and artificial intelligence expertise from Ähtäri Lukkarin Puustelli from Evijärvi got a new host and hostess Women entrepreneurs build a sustainable business Järviseudun Pelletti Oy produces clean domestic wood pellets Project operators' Teams coffees from September Local food day will be celebrated again on September 7. The South Ostrobothnia Leader groups and ELY center share in the newsletter published four times a year [...]
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 [...]
Cooperation for the benefit of the region - Jalasjärvi villages cooperation group
Ilvesjoki Toimela is still quiet, the muffled coffee maker can be heard from the kitchen, while Ilvesjoki village association chairman Marianne Hongisto prepares the meals for the May meeting. For more than a decade, the villages of Jalasjärvi have worked closely together to develop the villages and maintain their vitality. The cooperation group of the villages, which was originally created as a result of the project, has, over the years, developed into an informal but important gathering, where representatives of the villages share […]