“Small Territories — Big Future”: A Development Technology for Northern Territories Through Local Community Engagement

Abstract

Fostering community activity in small, remote territories is a challenging task. Aligning these initiatives so that they sustain themselves beyond the end of project financing is even more challenging. This article is devoted to the “Small Territories — Big Future” program, which has been implemented in the Arkhangelsk region by the Garant Group of Non-Governmental Organization for the past decade, leading to significant changes in the life of this northern territory