External Strategy
LEADER Innse Gall
What is LEADER?
LEADER - Liason Entre Actions de Dèveloppment Èconomique Rurale
or Links between Activities Developing Rural Communities.
LEADER is part of the SRDP (Scottish Rural Development Programme) allocation and is a bottom-up method of delivering support for rural development. Support is primarily aimed at small-scale, community-driven projects that are pilot and innovative in nature. Vitally the benefits and participation of the local community in the project is fundamental to the LEADER ethos.
The LEADER Innse Gall programme will strive to create sustainable economic activities that will generate demand and open opportunities to attract and retain the population. Innovative and ambitious projects will be encouraged, especially those that stimulate the creation of new jobs and the growth of the resident working age. Particular areas such as renewable energy and remote telecommunications, where the Outer Hebrides have a specific natural advantage, will be assisted and in sectors where it has a unique selling point such as Harris Tweed, the Gaelic language and culture.
For further information on applying to the LEADER Innse Gall programme please visit the Leader Innse Gall website
For further information please contact:
Kathlene MacDonald
Outer Hebrides LEADER Co-ordinator
c/o Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Chief Executive’s Dept
Sandwick Road
Stornoway
Isle of Lewis
HS1 2BW
Tel: +44 (0)1851 709248
Fax: +44 (0)1851 706022
e-mail: kathlene.macdonald@cne-siar.gov.uk
web : Leader Innse Gall
