xavier

France

Introduction

Culture, a space to mediate for a comprehensive approach to disability mainstreaming without stigma. Empowering everyone – to be able to freely attend a show and experience the show – to be able to put themselves on stage Empowering ourselves with material, human and educational means so that our structure is efficient in welcoming difference, exemplary in order to inspire others to do the same. Capitalize on this experience to support other structures that may wish to take ownership of the initiative

Presentation of the project

Location: Pays de Langres (department 52) Background: Out of 66 million French people… about 12 million are disabled, 1.5 million are visually impaired and 850,000 have reduced mobility. As part of a Tinta’Mars event (festival of 60 shows in the territory of the country of Langres in March), the association Tinta’Mars decided to put in place actions facilitating the integration of people with disabilities in this festival so that they become actors also of this festival by co- constructing shows so that they are more accessible in their reception, diffusions, creations, and communications Objectives: To accompany the creation, through technical and artistic accompaniment and the contribution in co-production of an artistic creation written with and for people with disabilities. Improving our dissemination through research and programming of adapted shows Training employees and volunteers in the support of persons with disabilities in partnership with local organizations (APF – France Handicap, Langres signes, etc.); Investing in adapted equipment (removable ramps, magnetic loops, reception kiosks, etc.) that will then be made available to associations in the Pays de Langres for their events; Choosing and creating adapted communication tools; Effective and expected implementation:

1. INVESTMENT Hardware investment “Disabled” device Using a mobile application or telecommunication box, the person can, if he or she so wishes, self-identify and be directly supported by the Tinta’Mars team. During 2023, Tinta’Mars also plans to purchase hearing loops and accessible ramps for people with hearing impairments or hearing aids. All of these facilities can be lent to the structures and actors in the territory that demonstrate the need for them. Since 2021, the two employees of Tinta’Mars have been training in the reception of persons with disabilities and the tools of mediation with these persons. In October 2022, Tinta’Mars organized two two-day training sessions on best practices for accommodating persons with disabilities. It involved volunteers from Tinta’Mars as well as from other associations in the area. 14 people from 5 associations benefited from it.

• CREATION In 2022-2023 As part of the residence of the Compagnie Act2 – Catherine Dreyfus, a group of 7 persons with disabilities accompanied by the Bois l’Abbesse and 6 classes from the Pays de Langres participated in a work of writing and dancing. The project culminated in a day of presentation on March 30, 2023.

3. BROADCASTING Welcoming people with disabilities obviously involves choosing a program of adapted shows. This does not necessarily mean that every work is accessible to all, but that diversity meets the needs of the whole. We have also chosen to host plays featuring professional artists with disabilities and to put in place mechanisms to make shows accessible.

3 Shows involving people with disabilities

5 Shows accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing

2 Accessible Shows for Blind and Visually Impaired People: Disability Groups Hosted 99 People with Disabilities Hosted as Part of the 35th Edition of the Tinta’Mars Festival (2023) They came alone or were accompanied by 7 support structures.

As part of the festival During the 35th edition of the festival, Tinta’Mars organized two workshops to raise awareness of disability:

· a blind discovery workshop on the stage and decor of the show “Le Mensonge”: 72 students from 3 different classes and 7 persons with disabilities were blindfolded and guided through a sensitive discovery of the show by the dancers and the choreographer,

· a workshop involving awareness of the French Sign Language in connection with the “Du Balai!” show: one of the puppeteers being deaf, the entire artistic team of the show is made aware of the RSA and addresses it during a puppet practice workshop. This workshop was conducted with 58 students from 4 classes in the Pays de Langres.

5. COMMUNICATION The entire Tinta’mars communication has been reworked in a logic of inclusion and accessibility:

· the website is now accessible to screen readers and the font size can be increased as needed, making it easier for visually impaired people to use it,

· a brochure presenting the programming was written in Easy to Read and Understand, and then distributed by partner support structures such as MDPH 52, Bois L’Abbesse, APF France Handicap,

· a space in Easy to Read and Understand has also been set up on the website,

· the cover of the festival booklet distributed to the general public was marked in Braille, referring blind people to the now accessible website.

Role of LEADER in the project: When selected in the LEADER programming committee, we received applause and were congratulated for our project. Today, even if the action is not quite finished, we would like this action to have a leverage effect for the other associations in the territory and even beyond. In the framework of the new LEADER strategy 2023-2027, the theme of which is TRANSITIONS, we once again asked the LAG to work together to make the territory more inclusive by means co-built with other actors in the territory (associations, community agents, referents of the common rights mechanisms, etc…), the aim being to try these practices. For us, LEADER has had a leverage effect and has an accelerating role.

The emblematic character of the project

· How did the project address a major challenge in your strategy (e.g. demographic change, environmental problems, social problems)? In Action Sheet 4 of the LEADER strategy, entitled ‘Promoting better living together and combating the isolation of people’, one of the priorities focuses on making cultural and sporting activities as widely accessible as possible in a spirit of diversity. It is indeed a question of responding to a social integration approach for a territory that wishes to be part of a transition approach.

· How could the project be transferred to other LAGs? The operation is not complete. On balance sheet, she will indeed be able to testify to other LAGs. Today, the new LEADER strategy focuses on the transition with the following strategy:

And other associations in the territory are already asking us for advice on how to make their event accessible, and the association Tinta’Mars is becoming a partner in supporting these structures in setting up more resources to receive and integrate people with disabilities.

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ÉmulsionS ForteS

TINTA’ MARS

GAL du pays de Langres

Région Grand Est

France

Introduction

How about playing sports? The Original Mobile Games – An innovative physical activity project to combat physical inactivity and inequalities in access to sports equipment in rural areas

Presentation of the projet

· the location Perimeter of the Pays de Langres

· the contextual elements (need for action / problem) For several years, reports concerning the increasing sedentary behavior of all alert to the consequences that this can lead to: it must be known that sedentary behavior today kills more than tobacco and causes overweight and type 2 diabetes in children, not to mention cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal disorders.. . With this in mind, we want to set up sports projects as close as possible to the inhabitants. We therefore feel it is essential to propose a traveling device that will be easier to reach all the inhabitants of the land of Langres. This is not normal sports practice! Based on François Carré’s reports, we are convinced that the fun approach and pleasure are the main ways to enable everyone, regardless of their level and health, to develop an appetite, to become familiar with a sporting practice and thus to gradually emerge from sedentary behavior.

· the objectives By proposing a mobile device (1 professional – 1 vehicle – 1 educational center) that adapts to the demand of the partners and/or the public, we want a service that addresses everyone, regardless of their age, their level of practice and their place of residence. We want to train the Teaching Teams of Collective Reception of Minors, Sports Educators, Teenagers or Young Adults of the Local Mission, EPIDE and 1st Degree Teachers, in the concept of original games and will set up partnerships to achieve this goal.

· actual or expected accomplishments (the project is in progress) The components of the project are: a. A professional (already hired) whose animation time would be estimated at 1 FTE on the animation and development of the project b. A vehicle to transport the equipment. This vehicle will be used several times a week and on the Weekend (request in the LEADER file) c. a resource center composed of: – Training for educational teams and volunteer associations. This time dedicated to this training is estimated to be approximately 70 hours before June 30, 2024. We have already invested more than 4000€ of equipment. We will need to complete this equipment park and to organize a permanent and functional storage space (request in the LEADER file) – Online tools to accompany educators/teachers/facilitators to original traveling game practices The target audience will therefore be: – children in the school or after-school setting – independent seniors or residents in EHPAD

· the role of LEADER in the project (funding, support, networking, etc.) Leader is mainly a funder of this project, which already exists on an experimental basis, with the aim of enabling this project to scale up and expand in the area.

The emblematic character of the project

In Action Sheet 4 of the LEADER strategy, entitled ‘Promoting better living together and combating the isolation of people’, one of the priorities focuses on making cultural and sporting activities as widely accessible as possible in a spirit of diversity. It is indeed a question of responding to a public health issue, a legacy to be built in the wake of the Olympic Games, actions to make the population move. · How could the project be transferred to other LAGs? The Regional Sport Conference (RCdS) has incorporated our thoughts and guidelines on the concept of original games into its regional plan (https://sportgrandest.eu/UserFiles/File/crds/pstvf.pdf page 28) We would like this change of scale to enable other territories to take ownership of these physical activities to combat sedentary lifestyles and inequalities in access to sports facilities in rural areas

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https://www.foyersruraux.org/pages_thematiques/les-jeux-originaux/

Comité Départemental Sportif des Foyers Ruraux de Haute Marne

GAL du Pays de Langres

Région Grand Est

France

Introduction

The Vallon d’Escaunes in Cantarelles is an exceptional environmental and historical site. Here, the Romans chose to dig for the aqueduct, leading the waters from Uzès to Nîmes via the famous Pont du Gard. There are two little-known galleries in this book that bear witness to the passage of water. Passionate volunteers decided to create an association to promote this valley. Beyond the presentation of the Roman remains, this original and participatory project recreated the landscape. An insertion site has cleared old abandoned olive trees, volunteers have created olive tree terraces lined with dry stone walls or rebuilt capitals, a landscaper has materialized the old passage of water under the supervision of the DRAC, three interpretation trails with picnic area in the heart of the old quarries allow to discover the site with the family… In addition to perpetuate the project and invest the local population, the association has created an original system of adoption of olive trees. In return for the benefit of the olive harvest, the ‘adopter’ undertakes to maintain the parcel. The association trains adopters in olive groves and harvesting, but also offers many festive events (walks, concerts…)

Presentation of the project

The project took place in Sernhac, on a heritage site listed as a Historic Monument. There are remains of the Roman aqueduct that linked Uzès to Nîmes via the Pont du Gard, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The project responds to several problems: preservation of the site, enhancement and legibility for visitors, maintenance and restoration of dry stone works, fire prevention and upgrading of olive trees. The objectives of the project are to reveal and highlight the heritage richness of the valley, shaped by man and then abandoned, but also to maintain, sustainably manage and make life of this place by generating human dynamics The project has made it possible: · The materialization of the water path: accessible footbridge for PRMs, discreet signage allowing to distinguish in the landscape and by traveling along the water circuit · The creation of 2 discovery loops of the site: welcome panel, signage accessible to the greatest number integrating access to PRMs (local association consulted) and favorable to educational activities · The organization of the parking by favoring the available materials over place (molasses blocks…) and integrated into the landscape · Installation of a reception area with tables, benches, garbage cans, dry toilets, as integrated as possible (stone, wood…) · Treatment of degraded floors at the entrance of the valley · Development of a festive area: accessibility and safety. · Organization of several training courses on olive pruning and dry stone · Organization of regular meetings and festive events to bring the place to life. The LEADER program has made it possible to establish contacts with the various players and co-financiers of the project, to scale up the project, to make it sustainable and to support the setting up of the project in addition to funding. Cash-flow solutions have also been found to facilitate such a development project by a small local association.

The emblematic character of the project

The project took place in Sernhac, on a heritage site listed as a Historic Monument. There are remains of the Roman aqueduct that linked Uzès to Nîmes via the Pont du Gard, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The project responds to several problems: preservation of the site, enhancement and legibility for visitors, maintenance and restoration of dry stone works, fire prevention and upgrading of olive trees. The objectives of the project are to reveal and highlight the heritage richness of the valley, shaped by man and then abandoned, but also to maintain, sustainably manage and make life of this place by generating human dynamics The project has made it possible: · The materialization of the water path: accessible footbridge for PRMs, discreet signage allowing to distinguish in the landscape and by traveling along the water circuit · The creation of 2 discovery loops of the site: welcome panel, signage accessible to the greatest number integrating access to PRMs (local association consulted) and favorable to educational activities · The organization of the parking by favoring the available materials over place (molasses blocks…) and integrated into the landscape · Installation of a reception area with tables, benches, garbage cans, dry toilets, as integrated as possible (stone, wood…) · Treatment of degraded floors at the entrance of the valley · Development of a festive area: accessibility and safety. · Organization of several training courses on olive pruning and dry stone · Organization of regular meetings and festive events to bring the place to life. The LEADER program has made it possible to establish contacts with the various players and co-financiers of the project, to scale up the project, to make it sustainable and to support the setting up of the project in addition to funding. Cash-flow solutions have also been found to facilitate such a development project by a small local association.

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Association le Vallon d’Escaunes à Cantarelles

De garrigues en costières

Occitanie

France

Introduction

The development of local areas in the field of local tourism has undergone a major change in the last 20 years with the advent of new information and communication technologies. The CAUE de Lot-et-Garonne wishes to develop on an experimental basis the use of a digital tool, at the same time educational, fun and immersive, aimed at presenting to the greatest number (inhabitants, local visitors, tourists, schools…) the main heritage, landscape and historical curiosities of Villeneuve-sur-Lot and the Lot River.

Presentation of the project

The project consists in completing two digital routes:

 Route n° 1: The landscapes tell the story of the Lot en Villeneuvois The project consists of creating a route punctuated by stations in the 7 municipalities bordering the Lot. Inhabitants, school children and tourists passing through will be able to discover the many realities of the Lot: a river inhabited and merchant, a resource for local industry, a transport route, a biodiversity area, a setting of the architectural, historical and landscape heritage of the Grand Villeneuvois.

Course 2: Villeneuve sur Lot, bastide 3.0 This other course will offer a walk in the heart of the Villeneuve sur Lot bastide. With this route, Villeneuve sur Lot’s unique centrality will reveal all its secrets and show us what remains invisible today: historical reconstruction of the composition of the bastide, interior of buildings, private mansions, drone views on exceptional works inaccessible on foot…

The grant provided by LEADER is necessary for the project to…

A knock-on effect If granted, the LEADER grant would make it possible to initiate a process and encourage other territories to set up other routes on the same landscape (Lot valley…but also Garonne valley).

Using specialized providers and training European aid would facilitate the use of specialized technical providers which would not be accessible to the project owner with its own self-financing. Eventually, CAUE 47 will gradually develop greater technical autonomy to facilitate the production of new routes in the Lot valley.

The emblematic character of the project

· First departmental test of a national application The project allows for the first time to test on the department of Lot-et-Garonne what will be the first and only national application for the discovery of heritage and territories, published by the CAUE of Lot-et-Garonne with the support of a network of professionals of cultural mediation.

· Technical and playful innovations The project makes it possible to understand and interpret what surrounds us: through a wide range of innovative tools integrated into the application: time window, virtual visit, historical reconstruction with inlay of character, landscapes in volume, sound atmospheres… With the application, the courses use immersive and playful at the service of the story of places and people: appearance of vanished works, simulation of different seasons on a landscape panorama or from a viewpoint, reading landscape in motion thanks to video…

· New experiences in pedagogy Many disciplines can be called to facilitate this fun discovery: construction techniques, natural and environmental sciences, history, geography, economics, archeology…

· Raising awareness of environmental and biodiversity conservation issues Since environmental and biodiversity issues are deemed difficult to make a “finger touch”, the digital walk will draw attention to biodiversity resources (fauna and flora) that are sometimes difficult to see and to natural risks (in particular floods), with the user being made aware of the choices of location of habitat and activities in a given territory.

· Free access for the general public and full accessibility to PRMs Many existing data in archives or museums are made available. No pricing is applied to access the routes. Discovery on the mobile allows people with reduced mobility (PRMs) not to be excluded from the discovery of a built or natural place that is usually done physically.

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Press articles: Sud-Ouest : https://www.sudouest.fr/lot-et-garonne/villeneuve-sur-lot/archistoire-une-appli-pour-mieuxdecouvrir-les-paysages-naturels-et-batis-du-grand-villeneuvois-16564729.php

La Dépêche : https://www.ladepeche.fr/2023/09/11/archistoire-une-application-inedite-et-immersive-pourdecouvrir-le-patrimoine-de-villeneuve-et-de-la-vallee-du-lot-11444316.php

 Sites internet :

 CAUE47 : https://www.caue47.com/ARCHISTOIRE-Destination-Lot-et-Garonne-Reveler-l-histoire-dupaysage-naturel-et-batis-!/

Villeneuve-sur-Lot : https://www.ville-villeneuve-sur-lot.fr/archistoire-le-patrimoine-de-votre-territoire-dans-votrepoche-1241.html Archistoire : https://www.archistoire.com/

Presentation folder to download: https://www.caue47.com/files/Presentation_Archistoire__sept_2023.pdf

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Conseil d’architecture, d’urbanisme et de l’environnement de Lot et Garonne (CAUE47)

GAL Vallée du lot

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

France

Introduction

Roseline, 86, and Yanis, 14, don’t seem to have much in common, and weren’t meant to meet. However, their paths will cross thanks to an intergenerational project around hip hop culture: Part’Âge. For several months, rap and graffiti workshops are organized in social centers, leisure centers and residences for seniors. They are animated by a rapper and a graffiti artist. Their objective: to carry out a collective project by involving young and old alike in the writing and recording of a piece, and the creation of a mural. Over the course of the workshops, they get to know each other, links are formed and sharing will go beyond hip hop…

Presentation of the project

The project took place in two parishes in the Gardises region, Marguerittes and Beaucaire, both of which have an aging population, a lack of social diversity and a need to promote social cohesion and encounters. Strengthened by the pandemic, the need for social ties in the country has grown. This project responds by encouraging dialog between two audiences that are not used to meeting: the young and the elderly, but also by opening them up to new artistic and cultural practices that will mark their sensibilities. Part’Age is an intergenerational project whose main objective is to get these two different audiences to discover the disciplines of hip hop culture that they know little or nothing about: rap and graffiti. Under a professional documentary filmmaker’s eye, a first group composes and records rap songs, while a second group creates graffiti murals. Over the course of the exchanges and the weeks, complicity between the two audiences is created. To conclude the project, several previews of the documentary are projected on the territory, allowing participants to meet and share other moments. The projects: · A mini album of 5 rap songs · A graffiti mural in Beaucaire · A documentary film · Sixty hours of workshops rich in exchanges between these two audiences · Screenings and debate on the documentary produced As part of this project, the LEADER program was a source of funding but also facilitated networking between the association, the municipalities and interested structures in the territory.

The emblematic character of the project

This project, atypical, may have seemed a bit crazy: to create a link between the generations in neighborhoods with significant social difficulties, around hip hop culture. However, it is this exemplary character that makes it a flagship project of our 2014-2022 programming. The territory of the GAL de garrigues en costières is located around the city of Nîmes which represents a strong polarity by concentrating the population (+50%), jobs, businesses and services, cultural life etc.). Furthermore, strengthening social cohesion is a major challenge in our territory and the LAG’s strategy aims to continue to be a welcoming and supportive territory, to participate in reducing inequalities and isolation, to develop projects for all that promote good living together and intergenerational ties, and to involve citizens as actors in the development of their territory. This project responds to these different challenges by creating links between the young and the elderly, two audiences whose interests seem distant but who nevertheless have the same need to share and learn from each other. Culture, dance, drawing, creation are the vectors of these moments of sharing. A documentary explains the process and the course of the project in a didactic way, so that these good practices can be transferred to other territories.

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Association Da Storm

De garrigues en costières

Occitanie

France

Introduction

An ambitious project based on art, landscapes and dry stone. Through an artist’s residence, three ephemeral works have revealed the heritage of the Gorges du Gardon Biosphere Reserve. Placed in places presenting a small vernacular heritage, on marked walking routes, these works of Land Art, essentially consisting of materials already present on the sites (stone, wood, plants…), were conceived as part of an educational work with the schools, then built with the help of the inhabitants. Beyond the artistic and poetic dimension of the works, this project is based on a participatory dimension and has reached various audiences. The Observatory of Resilience, a permanent work in dry stone, will continue to witness a collective will to affirm the identity of the territory around the dry stone while honoring the specificities of the scrubland and its vernacular heritage.

Presentation of the project

This artistic and participatory project, around the theme of dry stone in the landscape has revealed the heritage of municipalities (Sainte-Anastasie, Cabrières, Poulx and La Calmette) located in the heart of the Biosphere Reserve of the Gorges du Gardon. Under the guidance and the wise eye of an artist in residence, three ephemeral works were the first part of the project. These works of Land Art are placed in places with a small ordinary heritage, on marked walking routes, so as to create local points of interest. Essentially made up of materials already present on the sites (stone, wood, plants…), they were designed as part of an educational work carried out with the schools and colleges of the territory, then built with the help of the inhabitants. Beyond the artistic and poetic dimension of the works, this project is based on a participatory dimension and has reached various audiences. Their involvement has been essential to the transmission and appropriation of heritage and environmental resources. The second component of this project is The Observatory of Resilience, a permanent work that will continue to bear witness to a collective will to promote dry stone and assert the identity of the territory. She invites visitors to question the harmonious cohabitation between man and nature. The animation around this project, the last part, gave rise to shows, concerts, walks, meetings to highlight the works, the specificities of garrigues and its vernacular heritage. In addition to funding, the LEADER program involves LAG stakeholders in the reflection and co-construction of the project with the setting up of a technical committee: identification of the locations of the works, partnerships with schools, selection of the architects’ group for the permanent work, animations…

The Emblematic character of the project

The project is innovative because it brings alive and present an ancient heritage know-how listed in France’s Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Art of Dry Stone. This art forms part of the identity of our territory with many constructions (walls, clapas, capitals…). The participation, civic involvement and ownership of a specific territory by combining art, heritage and landscape is particularly remarkable. It has contributed to the transfer of know-how and is preserving our heritage while bringing together many partners. This project is a LEADER priority of our strategy because it responds to several important issues of our territory: the preservation and transmission of heritage, the development of local, sustainable tourism and social cohesion through mobilization and citizen participation. The project is based on a large number of actors (municipalities, associations, integration sites, inhabitants, etc.) and creates a link in the region. This project is transferable since it relies on the valorization of local know-how and landscapes. The method, combining a social, intergenerational dimension of transmission is reproducible as well as the intersection of the means implemented (artistic creation, walks…). In addition, the joint union is already working with other territories to create a cooperation project around dry stone.

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Syndicat mixte des gorges du Gardon

De garrigues en costières

Occitanie

France

Introduction

The re-appropriation of technical solutions requires mastery of know-how. To this end, ANCRAGE aims to strengthen the technical autonomy of local farms by training market gardeners and creating self-built tools adapted to the needs of small market garden areas (less than 1.5 ha cultivated). For many years the number of farms has been decreasing in France. In the Landes, we have seen a 10% decline since 2012. There is a need to renew farms and their models, especially since the intensive and extensive agricultural model does not coincide with agro-ecological needs. In the Landes, many young farms are worked by young peasants, converted professionals or people not from the agricultural world who mostly want to develop production methods that are less impactful for ecosystems and closer to end consumers. The importance of these smaller, more numerous, and sober farms is critical in an environment of uncertainty and systemic risk. It turns out that for this peasant audience, the question of technique and suitable tools is central to the development of local farms. To this end, the ANCHAGE program aims to: – Organize technical training aimed at transmitting welding, mechanical and maintenance skills around the self-construction of tools. – The establishment of participatory research and development through the design of tools adapted to agro-ecological practices – The establishment of an intensive local consultation.

Presentation of the project

For many years the number of farms has been decreasing in France. In the Landes, there has been a 10% decline in farms since 2012. There is a need to renew farms and their models, especially since the intensive and extensive agricultural model does not coincide with agro-ecological needs. In our territory, many young farms are worked by young peasants, converted professionals or people who do not come from the agricultural world. The majority of these people want to develop production methods that are less harmful to ecosystems. The importance of these smaller, more numerous, and sober farms is critical in an environment of uncertainty and systemic risk. For this local peasant audience, the question of technique and suitable tools is central to the development of local farms. Increasing technical autonomy limits the need for indebtedness of farm equipment. So the creation of tools tailored to agro-ecological practices can improve yields on small farms. In response to this problem, the ANCRAGE project is structured around three pillars: – The organization of technical training aimed at transmitting welding, mechanical and maintenance skills around the self-construction of tools which will then be paid to a CUMA. ANCRAGE aims to develop a spin-off process in order to gradually create a technical peasant workshop locally and open to all. – Open research and development through the design of tools adapted to agro-ecological practices. This component includes the participation of a non-exclusively agricultural audience (local knowledge of local citizens, entrepreneurs and artists with specific technical skills). – The establishment of extensive local consultation with my establishment of a multi-stakeholder territorial monitoring committee. – A university research project involving the follow-up of the project. – Technical and general public events aimed at raising public awareness of the challenges of the technical autonomy of farmers. This work, which produces solutions and facilitates dissemination, corresponds to coupled innovation (Meynard, 2017) which aims to act on the local agricultural socio-technical system in an effective way to install the local territory in a dynamic of transition.

2022 Stocktaking:

 · 4 training courses offered: – Integrating self-construction into its farm project” – Self-construction of a structure with a chainsaw – 2 training courses Self-construction of agricultural tools  39 trained and 11 realized tools usable on farms.

 · 3 functional prototypes: – A quad electric tractor – A vegetable hoe – Recycled battery packs

 · 1 tutor project with an agricultural high school

 · 1 TiLTER research program with CNRS and the PASSAGES laboratory in Bordeaux

· Concertation and spin-off: – National Third-Site Feeder Day – The three days of peasant technology – Make Third-Site – Agricultural Test Areas – Department – “Spin-off” Group – Peasant Workshop – Third-Site Feeder Sites – Third-Site Cooperative, Fablim – Scientific Committee – Third-Site Cooperative – Registration of the title of peasant technology facilitator in the RNCP – Peasant Workshop Perspectives: – Community Manufacturing Labeling – Recruiting a trainer – Development of a technical assistance service offer on the farm – Leader Building School: LEADER’s role in the project was instrumental in enabling the association to develop and carry out the project. Both on the financing of the post dedicated to the development of the project and on the networking of the actors of the territory. The project was able to benefit from the LAG’s advice during its presentation and made it easier to make it known in the Landes Nature Côte d’Argent LAG.

Emblematic character of the project

The territorial diagnosis of the territory has shown that we have many resources that are not always valued to their full extent. However, it is through these resources that a population takes ownership of its territory and thus contributes to its attractiveness. This strategic orientation of the LAG LEADER strategy aimed to finance the development of agricultural resources through the structuring and development of short and food-related circuits. The first challenge is to move towards a territorial food strategy by introducing local and/or organic products into the catering sector and private individuals. The second is economic because it allows a certain diversification of agricultural activities in the territory. In this context, the ANCRAGE project was spearheaded by the direct lifts of the farmers of the Landes Nature Côte d’Argent territory. Innovation is present in several aspects of the project: – The prospects for agricultural development follow a technicist model that is fundamentally geared towards rationalization of tasks and digital tools. However, this technique deprives the operators of their autonomy in the culture (tools too complex). Thus with ANCRAGE we innovate by developing local farms with simple and effective tools that can be controlled by the operators and therefore easier to maintain, repairable and adaptable. – Open R&D sessions accompanying citizen innovation. The Smalah means by this to value what the inhabitants know, especially the elders. The specific local knowledge is then used to create tools locally; the first being an upcycled quad tractor. In these sessions we focus on the recovery of used material and sobriety. Civic R&D sessions thus enable knowledge production locally outside private consultancy firms. This project can easily be transferred to other interested LAGs. Indeed, all the tools developed have plans distributed freely and the association ensures the widest possible dissemination of the action plan, the governance and the levers mobilized. Finally, videos present the different workshops and self-built tools.

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Videos : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQg2mbN9kK8

balance sheet : https://uploadsssl.webflow.com/60ba01dd7e8d7b1ee71e0f2d/6385e4622454493e5a012dd6_Pr%C3%A9se ntation%20C.S%20Ancrage%20(2).pdf

Website : https://www.la-smalah.fr

La Smalah

Landes Nature Côte d’Argent

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

France

Introduction

Since its creation in 2015, the Paradis des Bulles has been an eco-responsible diving center.  With a real desire to develop a sporting practice respectful of the environment. The center first broke the codes for the standard operation of a diving center by taking inspiration from slow tourism. It offers exclusively diving outings for the day or over several days, in limited numbers with the aim of taking your time.

This limits travel and the associated pollution.

Of course, no solution is perfect, and relentless modern advances are taking the concept even further. In 2020, we wanted to launch a totally innovative project: the first 100% electric diving boat in operation in France! The cherry on the cake, the boat is autonomous in water and energy, and accessible to all. This is how the ePerança was born!

The boat can accommodate people with disabilities, families, businesses for environmental awareness workshops.

Presentation of the project

Paradis des Bulles is a diving center based in Port-Vendres, Occitanie. Diving is a leisure activity with a strong connection to the environment. The mission of the center was to try to limit our impact on the community. Every year we try to go further in our approach. More than 80% of a dive’s carbon footprint is tied to transportation by boat. We naturally wanted to reduce this footprint by designing a 100% electric dive boat.

While we have had electric cars around us for years, boats are not. Indeed, navigation at sea imposes other constraints and the solutions developed for cars are not directly transposable. Furthermore, as the marine environment is particularly difficult for equipment, it was important to design a solution that is simple, reliable and robust.

The aim of this project was therefore to demonstrate that alternative solutions are possible by proposing an electric motorization solution that is no more expensive than a thermal solution, by working with local stakeholders and by favoring the circular economy.

So we made the e-Sperança, a 15m by 6.5m diving catamaran for 11 Tons. This is the first 100% electric boat in operation at sea in France. The batteries were manufactured in Bordeaux, the engines in Nîmes and the solar panels in Toulouse.

Thanks to solar panels, the boat, in addition to being electric, is totally self-sufficient in energy since we can go out every day for several months without having to charge the batteries at dock. We also installed a desalinator to make it water-independent.

This boat is a tool for raising environmental awareness: we therefore welcome divers, families who come to discover the activity, but also companies to organize seminars on the environment. We offer various activities: diving, underwater hiking, snorkeling, paddle. It was important that the activity was accessible to as many people as possible, so we designed the boat to meet PMR. standards so that it could be used in wheelchairs and built an elevator so that everyone with a disability could dive.

The e-Sperança allows you to discover our coast, the Côte Vermeille in silence and without smell. We take advantage of the trip to tell the story of the city, the wrecks, the marine park, the reserve, to present the different eco-systems etc… This smooth navigation allows to change the mindset of the participants when approaching the activity, and allows to create a link. It also makes it possible to reduce the pressure on the medium by greatly limiting the noise pollution.

The Leader program supported us with funding which enabled us to reach the budget needed to carry out the project.

The emblematic character of the project

The aim of the dive is to discover the underwater environment. Divers marvel at the beauty of the dives. But often this activity is timed and to increase profitability, the diving centers go as quickly as possible to the diving sites, which requires a large amount of fuel. By way of indication, a diving boat consumes 10 times more than a car at an equivalent distance! And sailing to dive sites accounts for more than 80% of the dive’s carbon footprint (including commuting to and from the dive center, boating, and inflating water bottles). We therefore felt it essential to propose an alternative in order to demonstrate that it is possible to have a more environment-friendly approach.

But there were no fully electric boats in operation. It’s a first, so we started the project by looking at what was available, for example, in a lake or river, or hybrid solutions at sea. We analyzed the difficulties encountered by the other projects in designing the e-Sperança. All elements of the propulsion chain (engines and batteries) were designed and built for the project, with local partners.

The resulting drive train is no more expensive than a thermal solution, so that those who want to try it can do so.

Navigation at sea seems to be more suitable for electricity than the car: navigation at constant speed, which increases the battery life (accelerations in cars age batteries prematurely), the weight of the batteries is negligible on that of the boat unlike the car, the size of the boats makes it possible to have a significant production of energy in photovoltaics for example.

But navigation at sea entails greater safety constraints than in a car: the weather can change abruptly at sea and any breakdown endangers the occupants of the ship.

In the end, the solution achieved is transposable to many other activities: other diving centers of course, but also boating for family outings, the “small trades” (small fishing boats) that go out to put nets, traps … in coastal navigation, or even service boats like pilots.

We have also quantified the project’s greenhouse gases with Ademe to ensure the project’s positive impact, which saves (if its lifespan was only 10 years) more than 330T of CO2. Apart from the fuel saved by electric navigation, there are also all consumables (oil filters, diesel filters, oil…) which represent a non negligible pollution.

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e-Sperança

Simon Briot

Pays Pyrénées Méditerranée

Occitanie

France

Introduction

Our project, committed to inclusive mobility for persons with disabilities, is a key initiative to address a critical need in our society.

The Center d’Enseignement de la Conduit Adaptée (ECSC) has been providing state-of-the-art medical, paramedical, educational and administrative expertise for more than 30 years within the Jacques Calvé Center (Fondation HOPALE). This system supports people affected by a life-threatening accident and has the objective/mission of overcoming the challenges of driving autonomy and inclusion.

Thanks to the purchase, by our LEADER association, of a vehicle adapted to many forms of disability, instructors and occupational therapists have a renewed technological means, essential for learning to drive again. We offer our patients, from all over France and abroad, a service that is very rare on the national territory and give them a new breath of life, a real passport to freedom.

Presentation of the project

The current project aims to address a real societal issue of mobility for people who have suffered a life-threatening accident. Their ability to drive a car represents for them much more than a mere means of transport, it is the guarantee of their autonomy, their freedom and a real prospect of socio-professional integration (access to employment/education, health care and social life).

From this perspective, the Jacques Calvé center in Berck-sur-mer has had a specialized driving school called the Center d’Enseignement de la Conduit Adaptée (ECSC) since 1989, offering a personalized service, responsive to the needs and life plans of persons with disabilities.

In France, there are few adapted driving schools that offer such a full range of skills: rehabilitation doctors, occupational therapists, neuropsychologists, orthoprosthetists, driving teachers, social workers and medical secretaries. This multidisciplinary approach is essential to assess driving skills, recommend personalized technical aids for autonomy, and accompany people throughout the process of driving rehabilitation.

The exceptional aspect of this project lies in the fact of supporting a unique unit in France that offers a complete range of adapted vehicles, ranging from “classic” adaptations to high-tech adaptations (occipital contactors, mini-joystick and mini-steering wheels…) allowing to meet the greatest number of clinical and functional profiles. The ECSC may therefore accompany persons from the territory, from all over France including the overseas departments and territories, but also from abroad (Belgium).

The results obtained by the ECSC are impressive. In 2021, the center completed 591 assessments and 106 reviews with inspectors, including 49 first-time permits. These figures show the significant impact of the ECSC on the lives of many people with disabilities.

However, in order to continue to provide this invaluable support, the ECSC needs to modernize its fleet of vehicles. Currently, the vehicles used for training applicants are aging. Moreover, it was becoming urgent to acquire a new generation vehicle to enable driving in an electric wheelchair.

The LEADER program is a driving force behind this specialized driving school project, which is essential in improving the quality of life and the inclusion of people with disabilities in France. Not only does it provide financial support for the project to renew the fleet of adapted vehicles, but it has also made it possible to give visibility to the project, encouraging other local funders to finance: the municipality of Berck where the project is located, the community of the 7 valleys (neighboring to the project). It has strengthened the project’s territorial anchor but also its national visibility.

Thus, the LEADER program has acted and will be able to act over time as a real lever of opportunities while creating an impetus of solidarity at local level. This dynamic not only helped to achieve the project’s objectives, but also helped to strengthen ties between local actors, working collectively to promote inclusive mobility and the autonomy of people with disabilities.

The emblematic character of the project

One of the main orientations of the LEADER strategy is to take action to improve the quality of life and services. The transition to more inclusive mobility is a long-term process. Frequently, the car remains the only conceivable means of travel. For fully autonomous individuals, the use of public transport, bicycles or walking can be constraining, but nevertheless feasible. However, for those affected by a life-threatening accident, the situation is becoming more complex.

It is in this context that one of the guidelines of the LEADER strategy, which focuses on mobility, support, home support and the autonomy of the elderly or disabled, is set. The project of the Evaluation Center for Adapted Driving (ECSC) is fully in this category. It offers individuals with disabilities the opportunity to regain freedom of action and to strengthen their autonomy. The uniqueness of this project lies in its ability to meet a patient need that remains unmet by other initiatives. It is particularly distinguished by the excellence of the service it offers.

Disability is often relegated to the private sphere, with parents, caregivers and carers taking care of this issue. On the other hand, this project refocuses the individual at the heart of his autonomy, thus restoring balance. The replicability of this project lies not only in the financing of vehicle adaptations, but in its philosophy of making disability a territorial priority. It embodies the realization that the transition to more inclusive mobility is a gradual process, in no way justifying the exclusion of persons with disabilities. This project stands out for its commitment to making disability a central concern of the territory, mobilizing a set of partners around a unifying project.

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Fondation Hopale

Gal du Montreuillois

Hauts de France

 France

Introduction

It is organic l’Anjou is a collective of organic professionals committed to organizing short tours of the territory. It brings together local actors in sustainable food: organic farmers, farmers, producers, cooks, trainers, pastry makers, brewers. This third culinary venue provides professionals with a tool and a range of services. This 700m² venue offers a cutting workshop, a professional laboratory that meets standards, an educational kitchen made available for training, a shared office, a meeting room, and a cannery to process the surplus organic vegetables of local market gardeners. Agreements with various regional training centers allow them to use our workshop as a teaching lab, a training support for young people planning to set up. The purpose of the site was worked on and shared by all its members, with the idea that human and ecological values would be the foundations of the project. It was intended by its creators as a shared place of mutual aid, mutualization, social connection. It helps relocate the economy and creates a rural connection.

Presentation of the project

It is bio l’Anjou is located in Rochefort-sur-Loire, south of Angers, on the territory of the Community of Loire Layon Aubance municipalities. Objectives: – To stimulate the economy of the territory by participating in the structuring of the organic farming sector and by helping to install other local structures, – To sustain a cooperative structure in connection with the actors of the territory and create jobs, – To facilitate the linking of the supply of organic and local products with school restaurants to improve the quality of the plate of all the guests, Results: Creation of a third place, incubator of companies dedicated to the cooking and sustainable food and a logistical platform to supply the collective catering. It is open to all stakeholders in the region (producers, processors, cooks, distributors) working to relocate the agricultural economy. It includes: a collective kitchen, an air-conditioned cutting and conditioning workshop, a garden-level storeroom, dry and cold storage facilities, 6 cold rooms, a negative room, shared offices and a training room. It operates under shared governance. Each user comes according to his needs, permanently or punctually. Everyone is committed to organic activity and the obligation to think about their waste so that it becomes a resource for others. C’est bio l’Anjou is a member of the Mouvement des Cuisines Nourrières and as such offers municipalities “à la carte” services to accompany their school canteens or the EHPADs in a global approach, through advice and training and logistics of supply of multi-organic products of Maine-et-Loire. 6 SMEs created, 3 of which are run by women. Leader provided start-up support. The support made it possible to link the project leader with the community of municipalities, the network of SSE enterprises. But also to refocus the project.

The emblematic of the project

The economic system is exhausted. Faced with an extinction of life, a fall of biodiversity, this absurd model encourages infinite growth on a land with limited resources, so it is urgent to rethink society smoothly. These dysfunctional systems, agriculture, distribution, transport, school, we want to rethink them: rebuild a model that is solidarity-based, resilient, cooperative and offers healthy, organic, local food made by peasants who respect life and nature without polluting it, transformed by self-employed craftsmen. This project is exemplary in that it meets all the Leader “principles”: partnership, sustainable development, unprecedented, outreach, transversality… It participates in the territorial strategy (Territorial Food Intercommunality Project, Leader Program – Support for the local economy). Christelle Gasté, who initiated the project, is committed to transmission and intervenes regularly to share her experience. This business model is possible and viable. After 5 years of existence, the project continues to develop and the feedback is rich in teaching.

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C’est bio l’Anjou , , Mme Christelle GASTE

GAL Loire Angers et Layon

Pays de la Loire