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YLAGs leading the charge on CLLD succession
Youth Local Action Groups (YLAG) are gaining traction across rural and island Scotland. A cooperation project across six YLAGs resulted in this great video highlight the aspirations of young people from rural and island communities.
Organisation name: Multiple Youth Local Action Groups
Funding received: £15,000 from Scottish Government
Date awarded: 01/11/2023
Location: Rural and Island Scotland
A Youth Local Action Groups (YLAG) is a group of young people between the ages of 16 and 30(ish) who care about their local area and hope to improve rural living for young people, now and in the future.
They are organised in rural regions across Scotland, originally inspired by the EUROPARC Youth Project in rural Europe and receive ‘Community Led Local Development’ (CLLD) funding from their area Local Action Group (LAG).
CLLD funding forms part of the Scottish Governments Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) and gives local communities the power to tackle their own, local challenges. By building knowledge and skills, supporting new ideas and encouraging cooperation, CLLD helps to create viable and resilient communities. Funding is allocated across 21 Scottish LAGs by Scottish Government on a yearly basis.
YLAGs from Orkney, the Outer Hebrides, Fife, Scottish Borders, Forth Valley and Lomond and the Cairngorms Youth Action Team worked in partnership to produced a collaborative film highlighting the contribution of youth-led local development to rural and island communities, and inviting participation and allyship from other young people and practitioners who work with them.
You can view their short film (below), which explains what YLAGs are about.
