Between 24-28th April 2014 two members of “Satul verde” Association took part in the mobility project “Saving traditional landscapes for sustainable rural development” at Náttúrustofa Vestfjarða, Selfoss, Iceland. The mobility project aimed to identify project ideas within the NGO fund. “Satul verde” members had meetings with staff from The Folk Museum in Eyrarbakki ( Byggðasafn Árnesinga Eyrarbakka), The Folk Museum in Skogar and The Agricultural University in Hveragerði, Reykjumin (Landbúnaðarháskóli íslands að Reykjum).
Discussions were held about the NGO fund and its components, identifying project ideas within the domanins “Environment protection and climate changes” and “Social inequalities, poverty and exclusion”. During the visit, “Satul verde” & Náttúrustofa Vestfjarða ‘s staff worked on a project proposal within the NGO fund – “Sustainable development”, aiming to submit an application at the next call for proposals.
More details about the visit here.
This project was possible thanks to the financial support of the NGO fund in Romania, a programme financed by the EEA grants and managed by Fundația pentru Dezvoltarea Societății Civile”.