Erasmus+2025 – 2027Partner
Rural Activators
A pilot academy for people bringing rural places back to life
We are training 25 projects from Italy, Spain and Portugal that want to turn abandoned or unused rural spaces into places of social innovation. The Asociación Desarrollo Tecnológico Rural is a project partner and mentor in funding, innovation and communication.
Three goals · hover to see them in the model
00 · What it is
From forgotten space to lively place
Rural Activators does not intervene in the spaces directly: it trains local people with the skills, methods and networks they need to design, lead and sustain the regeneration of their own village.
Each participant, alone or in a team, works on a real space they have already identified. What could it become? Pick a project type:
01 · How people learn
Learning by doing, with a network behind you
The academy is based on action learning: it combines training, experimentation and international collaboration. Participants do not just learn about rural regeneration: they develop their own project with the support of a transnational network.
02 · Mentoring
Seven mentoring strands for every part of the project
Each partner brings its specialty. Ours: funding, innovation and communication, led by Pedro García, the association’s chair.
03 · International workshop
Five days in Passignano sul Trasimeno
A European gathering for rural regeneration: rural activators, project teams, experts and professionals from across Europe, meeting at the educational farm La Buona Terra (Umbria, Italy), organised by the Kora association.
📍 La Buona Terra · Passignano sul Trasimeno · Umbria
04 · On the map
25 projects and five partners, from Galicia to Abruzzo
Each dot is a rural community activating a space. Tap a dot or a name to see what it is about. Consortium partners are shown by name.
Co-funded by the European Union · Erasmus+ Programme
Rural regeneration is not a problem to solve. It is a movement to drive.
And movements need visible examples, brave pioneers and people willing to share their story.