Rural communities are invited to join the RURITAGE project, as role models, to demonstrate how they used cultural and natural heritage to regenerate their areas.

RURITAGE (rural regeneration through systemic heritage-led strategies) is a heritage-led rural regeneration project which seeks to transform rural areas into laboratories for sustainable development, building on the enhancement of their unique Cultural and Natural Heritage potential.

Rural areas interested in showcasing how they have achieved rural regeneration through cultural and natural heritage are invited to join the project as role models and can apply by submitting good practices they have been implementing in their territories.

The call is open until 31 October 2018 and is open to rural communities from both EU Member States and non-EU countries.

Role Models selected following the call will have an excellent opportunity to enhance their good practices through the exchange of experiences with other Role Models and RURITAGE experts.

Their good practices will be showcased to a broad range of audiences with an interest in rural regeneration. The wide promotion of the RURITAGE Role Models will increase the visibility of their rural area worldwide.

For more information about the RURITAGE project and how to become a Role Model, click here.