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Local Action Group "Prigorje-Zagorje" (LAG PRIZAG) was established on 29th January 2009 and on 7th January 2010 was registered as an association. LAG PRIZAS is the fifth established LAG in Croatia and first registered LAG in north-west part of Croatia. LAG PRIZAG was established through the project "Sustainable development of the region through participatory processes", partnership project of Centre for Community Organising - CCO from Czech Republic and Croatian Rural Development Network - HMRR. Partnership group of members of public, private and civil sector was formed.
LAG PRIZAG covers the territory of 11 local communities in three counties: City of Novi Marof, Breznica Municipality, Breznički Hum Municipality, Ljubešćica Municipality and Visoko Municipality - Varaždin County; Gornja Rijeka Municipality, Kalnik Municipality and Sveti Petar Orehovec Municipality -Koprivničko-križevačka County; Budinšćina Municipality, Hrašćina Municipality and Konjšćina Municipality - Krapinsko-zagorska County. Almost 40.000 inhabitants live on territory of 510 sq km.
Main goal of LAG is to promote sustainable rural development and LEDER approach which is relevant to the development of LAG PRIZAG. LAG has its own Strategy of sustainable development which is the product of work of partnership group, adopted at the beginning of July 2010.
Main task of LAG is realisation of the vision: “A community of happy and satisfied people living in a healthy environment that grounds its progress on respect for cultural and traditional values and efficient and balanced harnessing of all available human, natural and economic potentials”.
