Action plan

BARENTS ROAD INTERNETIONAL ORGANIZATION

Barents Road International Organization was founded in 1997. The organization works to stimulate an increased cooperation & dialogue in the Barents region. Our members are municipalities and organizations from three countries crossed by Barents Road; Norway, Sweden, Finland. Since 2018 Barents Road Secretariat is located in Luleå, Sweden.

Vision

To increase collaboration within the Barents region

Misson

The main purpose of the association is to build interpersonal relations and to develop various activities along the Barents Road.

The association works to:

promote increased cooperation between member municipalities and regions, including the use of sister city existing collaboration.
stimulate exchanges and interactions in such areas as education, language, culture, tourism and sport with a focus on young people in order to increase understanding and peaceful coexistence by giving the opportunity for young generations to realize their ideas and influence on the development of society.

General action plan for 2024-2025

Barents Road International Organization has developed a flexible way of working so that Barents Road mission can be fulfilled by means of various working forms and tools (meetings in-person and digital meetings, events, activities etc.). Barents Road will work:

To develop flexible working forms for meetings, workshops, seminars, presentations (both in-person and with the help of digital tools).
To recruit more municipalities to join Barents Road as members.
To have a responsible contact person appointed in each member municipality.
To assist local governments with sister-city collaboration.
To develop, maintain and use Barents Road digital channels, website and Facebook, in order to share Barents Roads news, information about activities and projects and to raise the awareness about the Barents Road Organization.
To search continuously different financing solutions to support the work and activities of the association.
Advocacy work.

Roles and functions

Vibrant network/platform for cooperation, matchmaking, sharing of results etc.
Catalyst and partner for development
Building trust and interpersonal relationships, people-to-people cooperation
Platform for cooperation to bring together other parties from different sectors
Better understanding of each other´s cultures and traditions
Working for peace in the region
Breaking stereotypes
Exchange of knowledge, know-how, best practices etc.
Lobby of common interest
Networking
Ambassadors
Developing common initiatives and campaigns
Strengthening the resilience of our cities/municipalities and of the common region