Fife Rural Partnership

Fife Rural Partnership

Vision Statement
About Fife Rural Partnership
Priorities of Fife Rural Partnership
Projects
National Priorities

Vision Statement

Our aim is to tackle rural disadvantage through collaborative working practices to improve and integrate services by reducing existing inequalities and broadening opportunities.
Fife Rural Partnership shall seek to support the economy of rural Fife while enhancing and preserving the natural, cultural and historic environment through sustainable development, improving the quality of life in rural Fife.

About Fife Rural Partnership

Fife Rural Partnership was established in October 1996. The lead partner is Fife Council, the overall aim of the Partnership is the alleviation of rural disadvantage and the promotion of rural regeneration. This is to be achieved through sustainable improvement for Fife's vulnerable rural population.

Priorities of Fife Rural Partnership

The following priorities were set by rural communities themselves:

Access and Communications
Mobility and Transport
Environmental and Land Issues
Health
Economic Development
Housing

The scale of rural deprivation is such that it cannot be tackled by one organisation alone.

The increased co-ordination of effort has resulted in:

the maximising of resources by tackling issues together
the identification of interventions which promote social inclusion
helping to develop innovative approaches to rural exclusion, i.e. rural transport projects.

The partnership to date has done much to help the community self start by encouraging a large amount of funding applications through Rural Initiatives, Rural Challenge funds etc. and is viewed by many rural communities as a supportive point of contact.

Projects

Advance Project

The Women's Personal Advancement Project is a partnership project set up between Scottish Enterprise Fife, Fife Council and Fife Rural Partnership. These Agencies attained support from the European Commission Directorate General (Agriculture).

The project's remit is to provide support for women in the North East of Fife looking to enter the labour market, improve their confidence and self-esteem to enhance their job prospects. The project guides women through education and training to help women become self-employed and to set up their own businesses.

Working for Communities - Rural Pathfinders

Fife Rural Partnership attained money from the Scottish Executive from the Working for Communities Fund for two rural pathfinder posts - one situated in Newburgh, the other in Oakley.

The Pathfinders provide an opportunity to focus effort on the priorities of the rural communities themselves. The Pathfinders will also provide an opportunity to develop services and better co-ordination of existing services to develop a sustainable infrastructure that will support the ongoing process of needs identification and investigate and pilot cross-service delivery.

National Priorities

In May 2000, the Scottish Executive published its rural strategy, "Rural Scotland - A New Approach". It outlines its vision for a rural Scotland which:

is integral to Scotland's success, dynamic in harnessing its traditional strengths, and with an appetite for change
provides opportunities for young people - so they don't have to leave to get on
offers a high quality of life to all its citizens
sustains and makes the most of its natural and cultural heritage.

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