Ukrainian
youth wants to present successful activities of the NGOs
An active group of young Ukrainian people,
who believe in the power and potential of civil society, has launched an All-Ukrainian
video clip contest called Visualize Your Actions, to let society know about the
best achievements of Ukrainian civic organizations. They hope that an online
platform will then gather the best clips, and also serve as a forum where tips
and solutions on solving social problems can be shared.Videos are accepted until Aug. 31, 2013.
The winner will be determined through a vote.
More information about the contest can be
found here: http://visual-action.com/index.php/umovy
http://regionews.ua/node/107023
Border
control at Boryspil terminal D simplified
At the end
of July the international airport Boryspil simplified the border control system at its D
terminal. Basic data about a citizen is recorded into a special e-card
that makes identifying them within two minutes via an e-gate possible. The e-card can be bought at a card
issue point, located on the ground floor of the terminal F, after filling out an application and paying the state fee.
Since the end of July
over 20,000 Ukrainian citizens have successfully used such cards.
http://mtu.gov.ua/uk/news/35437.html
Vinnytsia local
authorities and public are developing a volunteer movement
The second stage of the “Volunteering in Vinnytsia Oblast” project has been launched. The event
was attended by local authorities, civic society members and U.S. Peace Corps volunteers. The project is aimed to raise public
responsibility and community involvement in volunteering, and to discuss
various volunteer projects implemented in the community. The second phase
includes four-day training seminars to be attended by winners of
the first phase. During the trainings teams from 27 districts of the region (1 team consists of a teacher
and a pupil) will receive practical knowledge on volunteering.
Opening 27 school-based
volunteer clubs in each district of the region will finalize the project.
http://www.vin.gov.ua/web/vinoda.nsf/web_alldocs/Doc%D0%94%D0%95%D0%9F%D0%909A7J4T
Ukrainian journalists and photographers to promote the country’s tourist potential
Until Aug. 31 Ukrainian journalists
and photographers can enter
their works into a national contest dedicated to World Tourism Day and Tourism
Day in Ukraine. The works should promote the
tourist potential and infrastructure of Ukraine, as well as domestic
and inbound tourism. The
winners will be selected in the following categories: best information centre; best media material
and best photo.
The results are
announced on September, 27 in Kyiv.
http://pravda.if.ua/news-42737.html
Crimean waterfall picked among world’s eight
most beautiful
According
to a ranking by pacsafe.com travel blog the Uchan-su Falls, in Crimea, is one of
the eight most beautiful waterfalls in the world. The rating also includes the Augrabies (Namibia), the Havasu and the Niagara (the USA), the Victoria
(Zimbabwe), the Plitvice (Croatia), the Erawan (Thailand) and the Iguazu
(Argentina).
Kyiv
resident Zhanna Kobylinska initiated the Ukrainian public movement called Open
Ukraine in Positive, which can be found on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/groups/positiveukraine/. “Good News Ukraine” items can be sent to her
at [email protected]. Kobylinska has also worked as
public relations manager for the www.ukrainecityguide.com Internet
portal.
