ABD Information Day

The City Administration of the City of Bijeljina, in cooperation with the Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in Southeastern Europe (SWG), is organizing        ABD Information Day for potential users      "ABD  grant scheme” of the cross-border region “Drina-Sava“, where participants will learn more about the opportunities offered by the aforementioned program.

The Info Day will be held 6. 06. 2016. year of 10.00 hours in main hall City Administration of the City of Bijeljina.

The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in Southeastern Europe (SWG), with support from GIZ through the project “Rural Development through Integrated Forest and Water Resource Management” (LEIWW), announces a grant competition designed to support small-scale projects in cross-border regions Drina-Tara, Drina-Sava, Prespa and Šara which relate to generating profit through the promotion of the sustainable use of natural resources and the improvement of production processes, technology, and the quality of products and services through integrated management of water and forest resources. Special attention will be devoted to the economic activities of women and young people in cross-border areas.

The overall objective of the ABD grant scheme under the “LEIWW” programme is to strengthen the economic development of the target cross-border regions by promoting income generation through the sustainable use of natural resources. This will be achieved by supporting entrepreneurial initiatives aimed at strengthening the region’s tourism offer and improving production chains for agricultural, food and craft products, as well as enhancing tourism services through integrated projects that foster cooperation among operators within so-called “green” value chains.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:

• agricultural and food producer, rural household, operators rural tourism, tourist facility and service provider, processing plant,    local shop, traditional product processing plant, producer traditional handicraft items;

• non-governmental organization (NGO), civil society organization (CSO), association, farmers’ organisation, tourism operators’ organisation,    cooperative,    private forest owners’ association, hunting association, mountaineering and sports association club;

• local and regional tourism organization, chamber of commerce, local and regional development agency, public enterprises and public institutions.

Those interested in attending the Info Day are asked to register no later than 03.06.2016. until 16:00h at the following contact addresses: [email protected] and ruzica.stajic@ gradbijeljina.org with the following details:

1. First and last name


2. Institution/Organization represented


3. Email address


4. Phone number

Documentation:

• Invitation    (PDF)


• Agenda    (PDF)