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- Our Aims
Aim 1 - Empowering the voice of rural communities
To provide rural people with the skills required to engage effectively with decision makers.
Objectives:
To advocate on behalf of rural communities.
To actively support rural communities in the development and articulation of their voices.
To actively support rural communities to develop a vision for the future of rural.
To promote/contribute to effective ‘Community Planning’ processes.
To identify priority needs in rural communities.
To increase effective communication on rural community development issues.
Aim 2 - Championing excellence in rural community development practice
To promote rural community development practice as an agent for change.
Objectives:
To promote learning, sharing and development of rural community development skills and knowledge at local, sub-regional and regional levels and on a European and international basis.
To support the sub-regional Rural Support Networks, statutory and other agencies in their rural community development practice.
To support the rural community development practitioner (paid/unpaid volunteer) in their community development practice.
To encourage and support continuous professional development opportunities in the rural community development field.
To promote and inform national occupational standards in rural community development at UK and ROI level.
Aim 3 - Developing civic leadership in rural communities
To promote volunteering and, in particular, focus on encouraging volunteers from the most excluded sectors of rural society.
Objectives:
To identify, actively support and encourage those most disadvantaged to engage in rural community development activity to address social need, social cohesion, community capacity and social exclusion.
To champion and support the role of the volunteer in rural community development.
To build community capacity to enable communities to identify issues and advocate on behalf of themselves.
To promote and support increased levels of community activity/active citizenship in rural communities.
Aim 4 - Actively working towards an equitable and peaceful society
To support rural communities in making a contribution towards ‘a Shared Future’ through community relations and good relations work.
Objectives:
To actively encourage peace and reconciliation work throughout rural communities.
To promote and actively support the ethos of ‘A Shared Future’ within and between communities.
To embed the principles and practice of EDI and ‘A Shared Future’ within all the work of Rural Community Network, the work of the sub-regional Rural Support Networks and that of other organisations.
Aim 5 - Promoting the sustainable development of rural communities
To support rural communities in exploring what sustainable
development means in a rural context.
Objectives:
To explore and promote what sustainable development means for the future of rural communities.
To promote and encourage inclusive service delivery in rural areas, informed by community involvement and accountability.
To develop best practice in participatory governance structures.
To promote and develop good governance in Rural Community Network, the sub-regional Rural Support Networks and other organisations.