Elard

Elard
European LEADER Association for Rural Development

Rural Youth in action from local to European level

UPCOMING

PROJECT INFORMATION

CONTACT

A chance to go to the European Rural Parliament for FREE!

We are currently looking for people under the age of 30 who are passionate about their local community and want
to influence rural policy. From Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Spain and Sweden.  More about European Rural Parliament

Record a video and submit your application today!

About the project #RURBEST22

The goal of the project “Rural Youth in action from local to the European level” (RURBEST22) is to empower, engage and connect rural youth from Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Spain, and Sweden.

The participants will be part of an international network, exchange good practices, and get a chance to influence rural policies of The European Union. The project extends to January 2023.

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UPCOMING  – YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS

WELCOME PARTY

7 of July 2022

The party will include quizzes, mingling, networking and do not forget to wear a hat! (Time and link will be coming soon)

COORDINATORS – AKA YOUR FUTURE COWORKERS

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Annie Linsemark

European LEADER Association for Rural Development, ELARD

📍Belgium

✉ annie.linsemark@lluh.se

More info about Annie

ℹ I am a 24-year-old vegetarian who comes from Sweden. I grew up outside the city of Borås in Viskafors.

💼 I work as a communicator officer and love graphic design and working with social media.

🍕Otherwise, I love pizza, exercise, and shopping secondhand.

❤ I am passionate about the environment, equality, and animal rights.

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Dimitris Mavrogiannis

Heraklion Development Agency

📍Greece

✉ dimitris@madeconsultants.gr

More info about Dimitris

ℹ 29 years old. Young professional working mainly in the field of marketing and development consulting

🎓  BA in Marketing and Communication and MSc in Management of Innovation.

💼   Participated in a series of events/ programmes targeting on climate change advocation, youth empowerment/ engagement, social entrepreneurship, youth work and leadership development (Greek delegate at 2019 UNESCO MAB Youth Forum in China, Delegate of Crete at the 3rd European Youth Work Convention).

🏛️ Member of the Asterousia MAB Youth committee aiming at the sustainable development of Asterousia Biosphere Reserve.

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Nikos Zervos

Heraklion Development Agency

📍Greece

✉ nzervos@anher.gr

More info about Nikos

ℹ  27 years old. Young professional working mainly in the field of economics and development consulting

🎓  B.S.C. in Economic Science at the Athens University of Economics and Business. Currently working on an MBA at the Hellenic Open University.

💼 Working for Heraklion Development Agency for almost 2 years as General Financial Manager of the MOST Project – A model for sustainable tourism in Central Asia: Building Capacities, Creating Awareness, introducing technology

🏛️ Member of the Asterousia MAB Youth committee aiming at the sustainable development of Asterousia Biosphere Reserve.

 🐎 Founding member and amateur football player of “Alogo Maleviziou” football club.

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Tímea Németh,

The Hungarian National Rural Network

📍Hungary

✉ nemeth.timea@hoi.hu

More info about Tímea

ℹ Tímea Németh, International Coordinator (29), experienced scout leader, biologist and hobby musician with very goodlanguage skills (German, English, Spanish, French).

🌟 Highlight of her scouting years was organizing and leading a camp for 40 teenagers. Works as international project coordinator at the Hungarian National Rural Network.

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Zane Seredina

Latvian Rural Forum, LRF

📍Latvia

Aleksandra Niewczas

Aleksandra Niewczas

Reflection on Europe, ROE

📍Poland

More info about Aleksandra

👋 Hey, my name is Aleksandra

📍 I am from Tychow Nowy near Starachowice, small town in Holly Cross province in Poland. I am a student of International Relations in the University of Lodz.

💼 I work in an Association Reflections on Europe and I cooperate with Youth City Council of Starachowice.

I ❤ working with people – it is when I am learning the most, just by sharing experiences and exchanging the ideas. I love traveling and meeting new people all around the world. My Erasmus passion is sharing music – I love especially this international one.

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Piotr Styczen

Piotr Styczeń

City youth council in Starachowice

📍Poland

More info about Piotr

ℹ Hello my name is Piotr and I’m from small village called Bronkowice near Starachowice located in in Holly Cross province in Poland. I am a member of City youth council in Starachowice.

❤ I like meeting new people, exploring new places and spending times with my friends more than anything else. I always look for an opportunity to learn something new. I am definitely an active person, my addictions are gym and black tea.

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Irene Martín García

Irene Martín

Red Española De Desarrollo Rural

📍Spain

✉ redragenda2030@redr.es

More info about Irene

ℹ I´m 27 and I come from Plasencia, a town in the north of Extremadura (western region of Spain).

💼 I´m part of the technical staff of the Spanish Network for Rural Development (REDR) and I work mainly with youth and sustainable development (SDGs and 2030 Agenda).

❤ I love meeting new people, travelling and nature. I do volunteer work in advocacy for human rights.

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Tessie Brinck

Community Led Local Development Halland, CLLD-Halland

📍Sweden

✉ tessie.brinck@lluh.se

More info about Tessie

ℹ I am 24 years old and lives on the westcoast of Sweden.

💼 I work with a network of young rural developers in the region Halland and have previously studied political science.

🎮 On my sparetime I like to read books, play dungeons & dragons and eat fermented baltic herring.

❤ I also do volunteer work with involuntarily lonely elders and care alot about human rights.

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