AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FOUNDATION
Peña Luna aims to support the rural development of the territory in an inclusive way, in a community framework, with special attention to the demographic challenge, the environment and its sustainability, the care and dissemination of the culture and heritage of the rural environment, the promotion of social economy and local cooperation with a national and international dimension, through an entity organised in the form of a Foundation.
All actions of the Foundation shall be carried out in accordance with the mission and values of the organisation, as well as the aims and objectives for which it was created.
DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
- Economic revitalisation of the environment
- Raise the professional standards of groups such as women and young people in Andalusian villages.
- Contribute to access to digitisation and digital inclusion.
- Promote the training of young people in rural areas.
- Improve the social conditions of the environment.
- To increase the participation of women in the socio-economic development of the rural world.
- Preventing and combating the mistreatment of women.
- Promote youth and especially female entrepreneurship.
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
- Promote actions for ecological transition.
- Promote best environmental practices linked to local production.
- Research innovative production methods that are socially and environmentally sustainable.
- Promote the use of renewable energies in rural areas.
CARE AND PROMOTION OF RURAL CULTURE AND HERITAGE
- Promoting local and rural culture
- The promotion of Mediterranean culture: tradition, agriculture.
- Visibilise, promote and disseminate the good practices that are generated.
- The promotion of training, research and the development of rural culture.
- Promotion of the art of functional diversity in the rural environment.
PROMOTING THE SOCIAL ECONOMY
- Promoting social economy initiatives in rural areas
- Contributing to the promotion and development of the social economy
- Promoting ethical financing
- Promote education in the values and principles of the social economy.
- Contributing to the achievement of the SDGs in rural areas
LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
- Promoting international agri-food sustainability initiatives
- Promoting inter-cooperation and business collaboration
- Promoting public-private partnerships in the development of business projects.
- Contributing to the connection with experiences of rural development at regional, national and international level.
LINES OF ACTION
In order to achieve its objectives, the Peñaluna Foundation will carry out the following activities:
- Research
- Communication and outreach
- Education and Training
- Implementation of pilot programmes and projects
- Collaboration and cooperation with other entities
RESEARCH
- Collaboration with Universities and Research Centres for energy, social and environmental sustainability.
- Funding pilot projects to implement innovative solutions
- Funding studies and research in rural areas
COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH
- Publication and promotion of studies and guides.
- Organisation of congresses, seminars, outreach days, talks and conferences.
- Promotion of cultural activities and festivals.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Design of specialised courses
- Design of training methodologies
- Creation of mixed educational communities
- Grants for researchers (young people, women, other groups in rural areas)
- Collaboration with schools, professional training centres and universities in rural areas.
- Study visits to innovative projects at regional, national and international level.
IMPLEMENTATION OF BUSINESS PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS
- Intra-entrepreneurship programmes for business innovation
COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES
- Exchanges of experiences with other foundations or institutions
- Establish agreements, programme agreements and contracts with public or private natural and legal persons for the development of activities.
- Coordinate activities with others carried out by public administrations or other institutions with the same aims and objectives.
