·        The “Smart Rural Alarm Clocks” project It was born with the intention of incubating rural impact projects while creating coworking and coliving spaces for those who want to telework from the villages.

·        In this first edition, 15 projects have been selected to become part of a cycle of advice for entrepreneurs.

Rural areas have been revitalized by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has highlighted the quality of life that comes from living and working in rural areas. But for a return to rural living to be truly attractive, they must be economically revitalized with the creation of new initiatives that generate social benefits.

In this context, the “Smart Rural Alarm Clocks” were born. by the hand of   the organization “Sponsor an Olive Tree” with the aim of incubating and promoting projects for rural areas annually, following a period of in-person training and sponsorship of the selected candidates.

In addition, the project also includes a coworking space located in Oliete (Teruel) for those who wish to telework from a rural environment, as well as a "Smart Village" development office, from which to implement digitalization in towns and rural areas with initiatives such as Smart Farming, e-Administration , etc.

That is why the Rural Awakeners aspire to become one of the centers   CONNECT   from the province of Teruel and, together with other actors in the province, will request to be one of the offices    accelerates   SME   for   environments   rural.

1st edition

The “Smart Rural Alarm Clocks” project has kicked off 2022 with a bang, supporting 15 projects. All the entrepreneurs had the opportunity to explain their business models to a jury composed of various social, institutional, and economic stakeholders from the rural sector.

The projects range from experiential tourism to cosmetics, food, agriculture, mental health, education, and digitalization. They all have in common their scalability and prospects for real and effective growth.

Therefore, those selected will move on to the " Entrepreneur Support Cycle" between January and July of this year, with weekly individual project-based follow-up sessions, monthly virtual group sessions, and in-person meetings.

This opportunity allows them, in addition to training, to receive guidance on taking the next steps in their business and planning their market launch, as well as to make themselves known—thanks to the jury—to potential investors and public institutions that can help them in the initial stages of their projects.

Behind the “Smart Rural Alarm Clocks” project , in addition to Sponsor an Olive Tree, are the Telefónica Foundation,   Foundation   Ariño,   Smart   Hub   and   Box   Rural Teruel, along with others    21 organizations   collaborators .