New project support granted to Beredda bygder!

The aim is to strengthen local preparedness in rural areas through inventory, training, networking, and coaching.

LEADER Södermanland grants 1,659,896 kronor to the collaborative project Prepared Communities

The project Prepared Communities will be implemented in Vingåker, Gnesta, Flen, and Katrineholm and is currently in the startup phase. The purpose is to strengthen the local preparedness of rural areas through inventory, training, networking, and coaching. The project is innovative in that it is the civil society itself that develops preparedness plans for crisis and disaster situations and collaborates with surrounding communities and across municipal borders. By mobilizing civil society in rural areas, residents will feel security and community, being mentally and physically prepared for a potential crisis. The project will last for two years.

The project owner is the Sörmland Adult School Study Association, which collaborates with the Sörmland District Community Centres (30 community centres), Sörmland's Local Heritage Association (67 associations), Hela Sverige ska leva Sörmland, the Civil Defence Association, Forssa IK and the municipalities of Flen, Gnesta, Vingåker and Katrineholm.

– Through this project, we want to support the communities to come together around value-creating activities jointly among civil society actors and rural residents. How do residents want the local preparedness plan to look in their community? In this way, we can jointly develop locally adapted preparedness plans and implement knowledge-enhancing initiatives and exercises that increase security and resilience in the rural areas. The project ”Prepared Communities” contributes to increased social sustainability, strengthened community, and increased attractiveness in the Leader area.

Contact information:

Evelina Sollander
Business Manager
Leader Södermanland
Tel: 072-1731322
E-mail: info@leadersodermanland.se

Eva Humle
Project Manager
Student Association Adult School Sörmland
Tel: 070-5360470
E-mail: eva.humle@sv.se

Lovisa Segersvard
Project Manager
Student Association Adult School Sörmland
Tel: 070-434 85 11
E-mail: lovisa.segersvard@sv.se