Learning from a Community-based Tourism Experiment

CASPER's recent visit to Basilicata provided a valuable opportunity to explore a successful community tourism initiative.

Ingredients for Failed Citizen Consultation

What makes some citizen consultations falter while others succeed? Our discussions led us to a better understanding of the common pitfalls in citizen engagement processes.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine: A Model of Solidarity

From April 9-11, 2024, CASPER project partners visited Nouvelle-Aquitaine, exploring innovative social economy models like third places and cooperatives, leaving inspired by community-driven solutions.

Basilicata: Bridging Awareness Gap in Rural Shrinking Issues

Basilicata's first local workshop discussed smart villages for rural resilience. 25 experts and locals explored sustainable growth, digital transition, and energy efficiency.

Basilicata: 6 Good Practices for Sustainable Growth

Check out six Good Practices on strengthening rural resilience through tourism, digital transformation, community cooperative, open arts, and more!

South Savo came together to increase citizen participation

Two local workshops were held in South Savo, Finland to boost resident involvement against population decline. They emphasised transparency, leveraging seasonal residents' insights, and focusing on youth engagement for community vitality.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Innovative Civic Engagement Practices

Check out Nouvelle-Aquitaine's good practices for empowering citizens and involving youth in local governance. This recap offers a look at successful strategies and an infographic on the successful factors and challenges of implementing them.

Implementing CASPER locally in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

France Active Nouvelle-Aquitaine's Limoges workshop on July 4th aimed to enhance local governance and citizen involvement in policy-making through CASPER, focusing on tangible outcomes and expanded stakeholder participation.

Somogy, Hungary: Challenges and Plan for Rural Resilience

First local stakeholder workshop in Kaposvár, Hungary addressed rural depopulation, highlighting challenges like youth emigration and showcasing good practices like the Opportunity Home projects.

Reviving South Savo: First Steps Towards Regional Cohesion

Discover South Savo's proactive strides in the CASPER workshop, where local leaders tackled rural decline with creative solutions and shared vibrant community practices, paving the way for a dynamic and thriving regional future.

Podlaskie's First Steps towards Rural Resilience!

Podlaskie's first Local Workshop united key stakeholders to address rural challenges. They discussed job scarcity, infrastructure needs, and community engagement, identifying innovative solutions and good practices for a resilient future.

Kaposvar Meeting: Joint Efforts to Empower Rural Youth 

Explore how CASPER's recent meeting in Kaposvár united regions to creatively empower rural youth and rejuvenate Europe's countryside communities.

Empowering people, talent, and activism in rural Europe

Explore key strategies for revitalizing EU rural areas and addressing demographic decline, talent retention, resource management, and strengthening rural activism.

Unveiling the rural charm of South Savo, Finland

Take a visit with us to South Savo, Finland to understand what makes a region, and what works for them.

CASPER Project Meeting in Savonlinna, Finland

Productive workshops, exciting site visits, and immersive Finnish summer activities. Read about our first face-to-face meeting in Savonlinna, Finland.