Småland engagement

0 – a pre-study

Voluntary engagement is changing and Ljungby municipality wants to create a common meeting place for associations, businesses, and community actors. The pre-study builds on experiences from TågCentralen and aims to produce a concrete decision-making basis.

About the project

Associations today have difficulty reaching out, recruiting members, and creating long-term collaborations. In Ljungby municipality, there is a need for a common place where associations, businesses, and community actors can collaborate, share resources, and make activities visible.

The project ”Småland engagement 2.0” is a pre-study that aims to produce a decision-making basis for such a meeting place. The work builds on experiences from TågCentralen, which has served as a gathering point for various initiatives for several years. The pre-study includes dialogue meetings, external visits, as well as legal and technical analyses and culminates in a report. The project is anchored with the municipality and a broad network of associations and small businesses.

External visits are planned to established arenas such as the House of Associations in Norrköping, Trelleborg, and Karlskoga to gather inspiration and create a model that strengthens local engagement and collaboration.

About the project

Project period
until 2026-11-25

Project owner
Småland experiences

The board's motivation

The application is approved because the project is assessed to be a well-developed initiative that addresses a
clear local need and through the pre-study will investigate the possibilities of establishing a new
meeting place in Ljungby.

Note that the Swedish Board of Agriculture makes the formal decision.

About financing

Granted leader support
388,625 kronor

The Leader support consists of funding from the EU, the state and the municipalities in our area.

Incoming EU funds have been granted from:
Rural Development Fund