What: Amaze Me Leader is an action-packed international rural event for young people, an adventure exploring the Leader spirit and the work of the Leader. Amaze Me Leader tours the Finnish countryside, and participants will find out more about rural life and Leader-based rural development work, get involved, carry out tasks and try out different things together. The aim of Amaze Me Leader is to get European young people in rural areas involved in rural development, to build European networks among young people and also to market Leader itself.

For whom: Active rural young people 16 to 28 years of age.

Price: The participation fee is EUR 100. This includes the adventure programme (including car hire and petrol), accommodation, breakfast and dinner. Participants are responsible for their own insurance. We hope that LAGs or/and National Rural Network Units could sponsor youth from their area to participate.

What to take with you?

• Outdoor leisure gear suitable for all-weather hiking.
• Bedroll and sleeping bag. Note that the accommodation will be dormitory-type accommodation. We will be staying at village halls and camp centres.
• An adventuring spirit and Leader enthusiasm!

Signing up: We can admit a maximum of 100 adventurers on a first-come-first-served basis. We have a preliminary nationality quota of 10 participants per country. We will be able to revise nationality quotas after registration closes on 31 May.

Further information and registration: www.rural.fi

Amaze Me Leader is on Facebook. Come on in!

• Amaze Me Leader! on Facebook

Adventure organisers: The event is being organised by the Rural Network Unit together with the four Leader groups: Viisari, Ylä-Savon Veturi, Joensuu region Leader and South Karelian Kärki-LEADER.