Life in European villages now-days is facing drastic changes, especially demographic ones. The birth rate is sinking, the average age of citizens is rising , and many people are moving into the cities, leaving often deserted areas. According to recent statistics, 44% of people in Germany would prefer to live in the countryside. This unfortunately remains a wish, because the countryside areas have many problems and not enough power to attract new people. Along with cities getting more and more dense and villages shrinking, we see that also many social challenges and multi-faceted disconnection from the more developed regions in the country are often the result. While on one hand it is true that cities pose major problems and they need specific attention, on the other hand villages and smaller towns shouldn’t be forgotten, which is why our proposal puts special emphasize on rural areas.
