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Common needs

2025-05-12 07:48:19 UTC

Legitimacy, reputation and recognition by context, citizens and institutions

mihaelavtn — 2025-05-12 07:48:22 UTC

Common element: the use of local ressources- ethical principles to use the local ressources.

Communication

2025-05-12 07:49:06 UTC

Major communication challenge for organising bodies aimed at local residents.

Local development VS localism

info29261 — 2025-05-12 07:49:40 UTC

UFISC — 2025-05-12 07:52:29 UTC

SSE initiatives: all the initiatives presented were from SSE
financial aspects: how do we support those initiatives and maintain them as general interest
the relationship to local/locality/local partners and the notion of territory
the recognition of these initiatives as valuable, important etc.
the question of time and the importance of inscribing our initiatives in time
how to involve people (more/everyone?) in these initiatives?
(Laure)

Territorial anchoring

2025-05-12 07:52:35 UTC

For all the project we discussed, it was essential to carry out an inventory and diagnosis of the local situation before setting up a project, to ensure that it is adapted to the local area, that it is co-constructed with local structures and that it responds to specific needs. And so avoid off-the-ground reproduction.

Common elements

2025-05-12 07:53:16 UTC

Participatory approach, community & local orientation

mihaelavtn — 2025-05-12 07:53:52 UTC

Common element and question: Who benefits from local development processes?

Awarness and Comunication

norainwinkl — 2025-05-12 07:55:19 UTC

Promote awareness and maintain open channels of communication beyond the immediate community, avoiding the risk of becoming insular or exclusionary.

mihaelavtn — 2025-05-12 07:57:38 UTC

Training critical thinking and dialogue in order to adapt an initiative to specific contexts and real needs – there are no predefined solutions

Networking logic

2025-05-12 07:57:41 UTC

The habit of networking, sharing ideas and learning from each other's experiences to counter a feeling of isolation. This means avoiding a competitive approach.

Competences and capacities

info29261 — 2025-05-12 07:59:57 UTC

How to strengthen and disseminate the competences and skills that arise in this type of initiative? how to see them recognised by the institutions and the territory? and how to pass them on in a network logic?

UFISC — 2025-05-12 08:00:40 UTC

the importance of conviviality, shared spaces to meet & food as a key element to get people together

Focus on active participation and peer exchange

2025-05-12 08:01:04 UTC

Each session was designed as a space for collective learning, where participants were invited to share examples, questions and reflections from their own local contexts.

Themes rooted in the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)

2025-05-12 08:02:38 UTC

All sessions were grounded in the values of SSE: equity, economic democracy, sustainability, cooperation, and respect for people and the environment.

UFISC — 2025-05-12 08:02:52 UTC

the difficulty for initiatives not to be recuperated from local authorities for "attractivity" of the territory, touritic logics

Open spaces for multifunctional initiatives

info29261 — 2025-05-12 08:03:05 UTC

Nothing is obvious

2025-05-12 08:05:42 UTC

Best practices and fuck-ups need to be shared. What's common in my town, maybe unusual or totally new in a different one; taking the time to tell the story of a closed project here, can boost new [adapted] ideas elsewhere.

Strengthening organizational capacity

2025-05-12 08:05:45 UTC

All the trainings covered key topics for organizational development: communication and visibility, community participation, sustainable local development and network coordination.

Learning together

2025-05-12 08:06:04 UTC

Giving power to individuals without requiring them to have pre-requisite skills, the projects enable the individuals to develop their skills together. Professional teams provide support, but the projects remain citizen-led.

mihaelavtn — 2025-05-12 08:08:01 UTC

It is not easy to understand local context! It takes time to understand and communicate!

Critical and reflective dimension

2025-05-12 08:08:28 UTC

Sessions provided not only tools and good practices but also encouraged critical thinking about potential risks (e.g. naive localism, co-optation by populist narratives).

The power of community

info29261 — 2025-05-12 08:10:52 UTC

The power of the community ties....

power dinamycs as a weakness + awarness of its power for political advocacies

Safe space for learning and human connection

2025-05-12 08:12:17 UTC

A collaborative and empathetic environment was cultivated, where each participant felt valued as part of a broader European community of practice