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“Since the start of the project,
we have doubled the number of
inhabitants in the village and the In the spring of 2019, the village school in Kaxås was
fact that there are so many new
people moving here, is nothing
but a success story.”
Our involvement | DANIR 2021
Projekt Kaxås
on the brink of closure. This would have meant that
young families would choose to live elsewhere, and
that depopulation would continue to drain the village
of residents. According to a well-known pattern,
the grocery shop and petrol station had been on the
verge of closure, which meant that Kaxås met the
same fate as many other villages in the interior of
Norrland. A tragic end for a village where the Olofsson
family has its roots and for the village school, which
has continuously educated the children of the area
since the late 19th century.
We started Project Kaxås as an attempt to reverse
the depopulation trend in the interior of Norrland
and create a vibrant countryside in Kaxås and the
surrounding area that will thrive in the long term.
The project customises solutions for families who
want to give their children a safe and active upbring-
ing close to nature while still retaining access to a
fulfilling professional life. The project offers tools
that help to facilitate suitable solutions for families
who want to live in a vibrant countryside.
Project Kaxås started in the summer of 2019 and
during its first financial year, it acquired land that
will enable it to offer families with children unique
housing in Ekobyn Ladriket. The design of the recre-
ation area in Ekobyn Ladriket has been completed
and solutions have been developed for a bakehouse,
a ski waxing shed, floodlit trails, a riding facility, an
outdoor gym and a paddle court. These are just a
few examples of what Project Kaxås is offering
families who want a rich life, close to nature in a
vibrant countryside.
The new life in Kaxås is clearly proving attractive;
two years later, we have signed contracts with 42
young families for new houses in Ekobyn Ladriket
or for existing houses and farms that previously
stood empty. The families are gradually moving in
and the sound of playing children can again be heard
throughout Kaxås. And the bell still rings the pupils
in for lessons at the village school, which is no longer
threatened with closure.
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