The usage of the logical framework method in establishing the projects for rural communities’ development

Abstract

This study tries to highlight the importance of the logical framework method for the planning process of the projects and implicitly the role of the projects for the rural communities’ development. For the study and analysis we selected Ghizela commune from the North – Eastern part of Timis county. The entire Romanian rural space and the analyzed rural community faces infrastructural, demographic and mainly economical problems, the agriculture is the main source of income for the members of this community. Thus, by this study we would like to solve one of the problems this community is facing: the lack of incomes from alternative activities, a project based on the natural, human, cultural and historical resources which can be found in Ghizela commune. Also the proposed project is meant to encourage and to stimulate the local initiatives, taking into consideration that the members of the community don’t have initiatives in starting small rural businesses which could provide incomes from other activities. The allocated budget is small because the project is based mainly on the involvement of the community members so that they can gain confidence in their own forces. The project is based on practicing tourism, especially agro-tourism, at a smaller level because the tourists are children from the schools from Timisoara. In fact, by this project we try to attract children from schools to the rural environment in order to know the rural life with all its aspects, during this period they will perform both didactic and leisure activities. The local farms will be involved in the project; they will provide accommodation and meal for the “small tourists”, offering natural fresh products produced in their own farm.