4
key-questions to a successful
female mayor
4
key-questions to a successful female mayor with long contribution to the local
development and achievements that any modern politician would be thrilled to obtain,
were the basis for a fruitful discussion that revealed the similarities and highlighted
the differences between Dambovita county in Romania and Elis
county in Greece
Mrs Popa
Georgeta, the experienced and creative mayor who changed
the life of Candesti by turning innovative
ideas to action, met at the City Hall (http://primariacandesti.ro/) with
Vaso Charitopoulou, the founder and general manager of “Dione” local development
centre established in Ancient Olympia. The meeting took place during the
Advanced Planning Visit as part of the “Green Life
for a Healthy Life” project under the frame of
the Erasmus+ programme, coordinated by the “Green
Teach” Association.
Dambovita is
a rural province, famous for the cultivation of apples.
Aiming at
increasing the level of motivation to the residents to remain in the region,
the mayor is focused on improving the living conditions of Candesti. The
milestones of her policy are creating new working places in Agriculture and
boosting quality services to the citizens, such as free transport for the
residents of Candesti who work in the urban centers of the country, as well as
for the school pupils, and free heating, cleaning and maintenance to the
schools of the municipality.
The local
economy is based mainly on Agriculture, explained the mayor, who proudly
described that the condition for co-funded projects by EU is that beneficiaries
will remain in the region for at least 5 years after the implementation of each
project on the sector of Rural Development.
Beside
Agriculture, Education, Culture/ Tradition, and Health, are the top priorities
of her local development strategy, explained Mrs Popa Georgeta while displaying
on her computer interesting videos and photos of various events, activities and
initiatives that she has organized and/or coordinated, with significant social
impact.
The hard
working mayor, being open minded and traditional at the same time, is sending a
message to any current and potential future mayor of Elis (Ileia) in Greece: sincere
love for the fellow citizens, respect to the oldest generations, cooperation
and relations in terms of quality and honesty, are the secret for a successful,
long mayoral term.
How close
to this concept are the politicians of Elis
