The territorial delegate of the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Antonio Mena, has visited the Association «Ver de Olula», which will improve the facilities of its centre, located in the municipality of Olula del Río, through the acquisition of equipment for the care of children with limitations in different areas of development, especially in aspects related to motor, cognitive, sensory and communication, thanks to a grant from the Directorate General of Industries, Innovation and Agri-Food Chain last July.
By Resolution of this Directorate General of the Junta de Andalucía, «Ver de Olula» is the beneficiary of grants for the creation, modernisation and improvement of services, infrastructure and equipment to improve the quality of life of citizens, environmental conditions, the fight against climate change and the enhancement of Rural Heritage (Natural and Cultural) of the Almanzora. This is a line planned by the Rural Development Group of Levante Almeriense and Almanzora in the LEADER Local Development Strategy.
The aid granted is 130,000 euros, which represents 90% of the amount of the approved project, which amounts to 150,138.
With this action, the association «Ver de Olula» improves three fundamental aspects in the intervention on each child. On the one hand, it increases the therapy modalities by creating new spaces that improve the quality of the rehabilitation service, incorporating a therapeutic swimming pool and a gymnasium with a ceiling crane.
It also raises the sanitary and medical conditions by providing spaces for individual therapies for children in early care with respiratory diseases and new offices for medical professionals.
Finally, it allows for Family Respite and Rest for dependent children. The idea is that families with children in their care, whose care must be permanent, can leave their children in the care of the organisation for specific periods of time when they need it. Rest and leisure areas will be created, with special emphasis on the accessibility of the building, for which a chair lift has been installed.
Ver de Olula is an association founded in 1989 with the main objective of social, labour and educational integration of people with disabilities. The Association has 410 members, of which approximately 40 % have a recognised mental dysfunction or mental illness. In 2001, an Integral Rehabilitation Service was set up, through which various pathologies are attended to, mainly aimed at young children.
Leader Local Development Strategies
Antonio Mena recalled the new call for 2022 for aid provided for in the Leader Local Development Strategies within the framework of the Andalusian Rural Development Programme and that the deadline for submitting applications is 16 January 2023.
The delegate explained that the detailed information on the different lines of aid of the call, designed by the Rural Development Groups of Andalusia for the period 2014-2022 is available to applicants on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Junta de Andalucía.
The total amount of aid earmarked for the province of Almeria is 4,449,853 euros which is distributed by rural areas and lines of aid called by each of the 5 Rural Development Groups in the province of Almeria.
Levante Almeria and Almanzora RDGs
The aid allocated to the RDG of Levante Almeriense and Almanzora amounts to 788,916 euros. The lines of aid announced by this Group are, on the one hand, the creation, modernisation and improvement of services, infrastructure and equipment to improve the quality of life of citizens, environmental conditions, the fight against climate change and the enhancement of rural heritage (natural and cultural) of the Almanzora and, on the other hand, to support the creation, modernisation and expansion of local SMEs, to improve competitiveness, sustainability and diversification of the rural economy.
Alpujarra-Sierra Nevada Almeria RDG
With a total amount of 941,977,000, the Alpujarra-Sierra Nevada Almeria RDG aid lines are aimed at the creation and improvement of infrastructures, equipment and services in the municipalities that improve the quality of life and social well-being of the territory. Another line is designed for the creation, expansion and modernisation of companies (non-agri-food industry, commerce and services) that favour the creation, consolidation and maintenance of employment and a third is aimed at the creation, expansion, modernisation and/or improvement of companies in the agricultural sector that favour the creation, consolidation and maintenance of employment.
Filabres-Alhamilla RDG
The Filabres-Alhamilla RDG has grants of up to 801. 801,925 euros and with 3 eligible lines: for the creation, modernisation and expansion of companies not belonging to the agricultural, livestock or agri-food industry sector; for the creation, expansion and improvement of agricultural and livestock farms and small-scale agri-food industries and the marketing of agricultural products; and for the recovery, rehabilitation, conservation and enhancement of the region’s rural heritage, as well as the creation and improvement of infrastructure and equipment for public use and services that improve the quality of life of the population and the promotion of tourism and heritage.
GDR of the Levante Almeriense and Almanzora regions
For the conservation and modernisation of municipalities through the provision and improvement of services, infrastructure, equipment and tools to improve the quality of life and socio-economic development, as well as awareness and protection of rural heritage and the fight against climate change, and to improve competitiveness, sustainability and diversification of the rural economy, this RDG has received aid worth 694,349 euros.
Los Vélez RDG
The lines of aid designed by the Rural Development Group of Los Vélez, which have a total of 1,222,684 euros, are aimed at projects for the creation, adaptation, expansion, modernisation and improvement of the commercialisation of the agricultural, livestock, forestry and agro-industrial sectors, as well as the commercialisation of the industrial sectors (excluding agricultural and agri-food industries), tourism, commerce and the service sector.
Also eligible for aid are actions promoted by public bodies in the region aimed at the creation or improvement of infrastructures and equipment that improve access to local services of any kind, including actions that enhance the cultural and environmental heritage of the region.