March 2008, York.
Empowering rural communities – a workshop for people who support rural community groups
The aim of the event was to ensure that a rural perspective is included in the work of the Regional Empowerment Consortium.
The objectives of the day were:
- To ensure that people working with rural groups are aware of the work of the National Empowerment Partnership and the Regional Empowerment Consortium
- To collect examples of where empowerment and engagement are taking place in rural settings and what lessons have been learnt
- To discuss ways in which opportunities can be made available to people living rurally to enable them to be further involved in decision making.
During the day there was input on the Regional Empowerment Consortium, the policy context ; followed by workshops on:
- Parish planning – to what extent does parish planning empower local communities?
- Asset transfer – is this empowering or just delegating responsibility?
- How to use different techniques to facilitate involvement in decision-making.
- Transition towns as a method for local communities to take greater control of their own destinies.
Click here to see the report produced by YHCDN
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