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Rural Experience Hub, 3050-2.6. 2025, Romania From May 30th - June 2nd, Forum Synergies is organising the first Rural Experience Hub in Posaga de Jos in Romania at our scholarship host Dupa Gard. Get more info here, register online here
Scholarship Programme 2025 OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
The Forum Synergies’ SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME - what it is about
We offer young people the possibility to spend some relevant time in a place of their choice to discover and learn from the experiences and practices of others working and living in and for the ruralGet your hands on!
Learn about suitable tools to realise your own projects or learn about constructive communication and advocacy. Get ready to become active!
Find mor info & application forms here
Weaving Common Ground gathering in Grzybów, Poland, November 2024 Weaving Common Ground gathering in Grzybów, Poland, November 2024.
The ARC2020 report on the Rural Resilience Project Journey 2024: From Protests & Polarisation to Weaving Common Ground is available on their website - where you can find mor background on the Rural Resilience Caravan link.
Direct link to the report
We also recommend taking a look at the short video produced during the meeting in Grzybów. video
Scholarship Experiences 2024 Executive Summary Report on the Scholarship Experiences 2024
This summary report focuses on the participants’ experiences regarding the key topics:
- access to land,
- intergenerational cooperation, and
- gender issues.
RuralNext - Bridging Generations: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Rural Communities Together! Join us for a networking and teambuilding online event:
Bridging Generations: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Rural Communities Together!
We invite you to an exciting event dedicated to identifying the needs of rural communities across generations, followed by networking and team-building opportunities.
Your voice matters — together, we can create sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact for future generations!
Why Intergenerational Approaches Matter for Our Future
As we look toward a more sustainable and resilient future, it’s clear that the key to success lies in collaboration—particularly across generations. In rural communities, the older generation offers invaluable wisdom, built on years of experience, while the younger generation brings fresh ideas, energy, and a passion for innovation. When these strengths are combined, we can build futures that both honour our roots and embrace new paths forward.
Join us for an interactive online event that explores the powerful role of intergenerational collaboration in creating thriving rural communities.
Whether you’re passionate about rural development, sustainability, or simply want to make a difference in your community, this event is for you!
Click here to register and please answer the few questions mentioned in the form!
Please register until 21 November at the latest! In case you cannot or do not want to register but would like to keep informed - there’s also a button to click and the end of the form!
European Gathering of Sustainable Rural Initiatives From Nov. 28th to Dec. 1st this 3rd European Gathering of Rural Sustainable Initiatives will take place at the Folk High School of Grzybów in Poland. Find all relevant information here
The Michael Dower Award for Rural Resilience In honour of Michael Dower, a lifelong advocate and activist for rural Europe, a new award will celebrate and showcase the efforts of local communities and individuals who are taking action to make rural Europe a better place to live.
It will officially be launched on October 14th, 2024. Find more information here
#intergenerationalcooperation Forum Synergies at the European Action Gathering for Sustainable Food Systems "A rural bridge between sustainable agri and food policies in the EU", Marburg, DE 6.-8.November 2023, organised by ARC2020, in Germany the “Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bäuerliche Landwirtschaft in Hessen e.V.” (AbL) and the Marburg “kollektiv von MORGEN e.V” (KoMo) - read here our reflections on the topic of intergenerational cooperation:

MIND THE GAP! Sustainable Food Systems need constructive communication between generations
"INSIGHTS & VIEWS FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN" is... part of Forum Synergies’ thematic focus on Sustainable Forestry. The REPORT is available now here. For background information and video recording of the webinar click here
Documents and recording available from Conversational webinar "What is the potential for new dialogue approaches to help local communities face current challenges? "we organised with Cultivate, The Change Exploratory, Resilience Earth and Geyser last November 17th.
We uploaded on our webpage (https://forum-synergies.eu/article843.html) the following elements:
🎧 - the recording of the full session : https://youtu.be/-uYmeGqYUCA
📚 - the “harvest” of the conversation on Territorial Dialogue and insights from participants ( available on line https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVOaXijKI=/?invite_link_id=342785688202 and are attached in pdf).
This document also includes a section on Resources related to facilitation methods, approaches, trainings and initiatives.