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Organisation name in original language and in English

Comune di Jelsi(CB) , Municipality of JELSI(IS)

Background and expertise Please briefly present your organisation (e.g. its type, scope of work, areas of activity and if applicable, number of staff members). Max 750 characters.

Jelsi is an Italian town of 1,769 inhabitants, in the province of , in . The most important event that takes place in Jelsi, and which attracts many tourists every year, is the Festival of the wheat in honor of Sant'Anna. The festival is very old, it began as thanks for the minor damages suffered by the community after the earthquake of 1805, and became, from the second half of the 20th century, one of the most representative festivals of Molise and Italian agriculture.

The Municipality is very active in the initiatives of territorial development and promotion of sustainable tourism. Indeed, the municipal administration participates in various projects to promote the cultural and historical wealth of the country.

Profile of your organization Please tick the box.  Public bodies  Bodies governed by public law  Non-profit organisations, established according to the applicable legal framework/law in the respective country

Select one or more specific objectives. please note that for 1.1. only small scale project are admitted and for 3.1 is not admitted

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Please tick the box.  S.O. 1.1.  S.O. 2.1.  S.O. 2.2.  S.O. 3.2.  S.O. 4.1. Competitiveness Tourism Culture Energy Transport

Which kind of projects are your organisation interested in ? Please tick the box.  Ordinary projects  Small Scale projects  Both kind of projects

Address, official website and contact person email Contact person: Salvatore D’Amico(mayor) E-mail: [email protected] Address: Piazza Umberto I, 40, 86015, Jelsi (CB) Official website: http://www.comune.jelsi.cb.it

When relevant, describe the organisation’s experience in participating in and/or managing EU co-financed projects (only programming periods 2007-2013 and 2014- 2020) or other international projects Please list the last 10 experiences. Maximum 1000 characters.

In 2018 the Municipality of Jelsi participated in the European initiative for the application of the European Year of Cultural Heritage, obtaining the relative recognition. He also presented a project and obtained funding for the promotion of cultural initiatives related to the European Year of Cultural Heritage, thanks to a series of activities related to the wheat festival.

Consent to publish the data for partner searches, in compliance with EU General Data Protection Regulation Please tick the box.  Yes  No

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