Since its launch in 1991, LEADER has provided rural communities, across the EU, with the resources to enable local partners actively engage and direct the local development of their area, through a community-led local development (CLLD) approach.
The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 2024 – 2028 provides funding to tackle poverty and social exclusion at a local level through local engagement and partnerships between disadvantaged individuals, community organisations and public sector agencies.