11.03.2011
The manager of RECL Cristineşti helped found and write the development project for the “Codrii Herţei” Local Action Group. This LAG includes the communes of Cristineşti, Ibăneşti, Suharău, Pomârla, Conceşti, Cordăreni, Derşca, George Enescu, Hilisău Horia, Hudeşti, Mihăileni, Sendricerni, in Botoşani County and the city of Siret in the county of Suceava. According to LPC 10, Raul Mihăilă, founding of GAL “Codrii Herţei” was made possible by RECL Cristineşti manager. „Iulian Radu Darie, RECL manager in Cristineşti, wrote the entire documentation. I must say the LAG has two companies for each City Hall involved. We have thus created the opportunity of bringing significant European funds in the rural areas of Botoşani, through RECL personnel”, LPC Raul Mihăilă says.
Local Action Groups are local partnerships between administration representatives, companies and NGOs that aim to implement local and regional development projects. The main tool of LAG is the “Local Development Plan”, encompassing strategies and solutions to increase attractiveness and competitiveness of the LAG region by improving farming and economic infrastructure, as well as encourage citizen involvement in the community. Basically, through PAPI, a development centre is created in the area.
The name “GAL Codrii Herţei” (Romanian name for the woods of Herţa) comes equally from the woods that used to exist in the Herţa region in the north of Bucovina, as well as from one of the first medieval kingdoms ever create in the area, which had the same name, according to historian Nicolae Iorga. GAL „Codrii Herţei” was chosen to take part in the selection of Strategies regarding Local Development Plans. Success would mean 2.86 million Euros worth of financing for projects included in the strategy.