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Civil Society Days 2016
Social Integration and the role of CSOs 31 May 2016
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Rural Isolation of Citizens in Europe
Laura de Bonfils, Volonteurope
Context
• More than half of the EU’s land area is classified as predominantly rural (52% in 2014)
• More than one fifth of the EU population lives in rural regions (27.6% in 2015)
• Rural Regions often lag behind urban and intermediate areas in a number of socio-economic indicators
• People living and working in rural Europe are at higher risk of poverty
• Rural regions across the EU not a uniform group
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Economic, territorial and social patterns
Rural poverty
and social exclusion
Remoteness and low
population density
Low levels of GDP &
economic growth
Stigmatisation and lack of
understanding
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How to approach Rural Isolation
A multidimensional issue requiring a multidimensional response
Economic, territorial and social patterns
Opportunities, services and
infrastructure
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From isolation to inclusion
Rural development initiatives should:
• Promote the endogenous development potential of rural communities
• Involve local communities at every step of the process
• Give rural communities a platform to express their ideas
• Build on existing social, human and physical capital
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Main findings
• That cross-sector collaboration is vital to combatting rural poverty and social exclusion
• That action needs to be taken at all levels: European, national, regional and local
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Main findings
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• Rural Communities should be involved
• Citizens and voluntary
sector engagement is as vital, as government or business action
Concrete effects of rural isolation
Social exclusion
and poverty
Reduced access to services
Poor infrastructure
Reduced educational and
employment opportunities
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The Role of CSOs to fight rural isolation
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• One of the most important actors to promote social integration of rural isolated areas are civil society organisations
• Volunteering and active citizenship are
essential tools for promoting positive and sustainable change
The case studies
• EstYes (Estonia)
• The Imago Mundi Association (Romania)
• The Rural Development Foundation (Poland)
• The Devetashko Plateau Association (Bulgaria)
• Macmillan Cancer Support (UK)
• Volunteering Matters (UK)
• LVKK (the Netherlands)
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Laura de Bonfils, Policy and research coordinator – Volonteurope [email protected]
@Volonteurope
www.volonteurope.eu
https://www.facebook.com/Volonteurope/