Final of the All-Ukrainian Youth Competition of Innovative Projects for the Development of Tourism in Rural Areas in the Context of Crisis

Program of the event

December 8, 2020, 10.00-13.00, Zoom

9.45  – start of connection to the broadcast

Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/94676372391?pwd=Q1pRWG9WWkhMVjBHUC9FTXpiYWwwdz09 Conference ID:  946 7637 2391 Access Code:  544273

Moderator:  Volodymyr Vasiliev

10.00-10.15  – greeting of participants:

Volodymyr Vasiliev , head of the NGO “Association for Promotion of Rural Green Tourism Development in Ukraine”

Olha Rabiychuk , Head of the Department of Project and Organizational Work of the State Tourism Development Agency of Ukraine

Ivan Liptuga , president of the National Tourism Organization of Ukraine

Darko Yakshich , key expert on geographical indications of the EU project “Supporting the development of the system of geographical indications in Ukraine”

10.15-10.20  – introduction of commission members, announcement of the order of work

10.20-12.10  – presentation of projects by finalists:

Group 1

Moderator of the group:  Volodymyr Vasiliev

Nomination 1. Creation and development of rural green tourism facilities

1. “Forest garden – growing the future!” –  Olga Andriivna Kononenko , Malobilosersk OTG, Zaporizhzhia region

2. “Implementation of KET (creative economy in tourism)” –  Chernova Olena Mykhailivna , Prysyvask OTG, Kherson region

3. “Glynyansk mill” –  Tetyana Karlivna Shpenyk , Chinadiiv OTG, Zakarpattia Oblast

Nomination 2. Innovative agricultural and ethno-tourism services and products of rural green tourism

4. “Native spaces” –  Yuliana Andriivna Domashchenko , Stanichno-Luhansk OTG, Luhansk region

5. “Implementation of agro-tourism services in the territories of fruit orchards of Southern Ukraine” –  Suryadna Oksana Volodymyrivna , Yakymiv OTG, Zaporizhzhia Region

6. “Ethnotourism Center as a way of interest and involvement of rural children and youth in the tourism development of rural areas of Novokakhovsk OTG” –  Bohdan Vasyliovych Kravchuk , Novokakhovsk OTG, Kherson region

Group 2

Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/8590813995?pwd=MGxMby9jYWZqbjF2ZzA1YjBWVldNZz09 Conference ID:  859 081 3995 Access Code:  570479

Moderators of the group:  Olena Motuzenko  and  Olena Gafurova

Nomination 3. Creation of tourist facilities and services in nature conservation areas

1. “Tourist prospects of Kozatskyi Island” –  Kravchuk Bohdan Vasyliovych , Novokakhov OTG, Kherson Region

2. “Legends and secrets of the Slovechan-Ovrutsk region” –  Korchemna Yuliya Mykhaylivna , Ovrutsk OTG and Slovechan OTG, Zhytomyr region

3. “Development of domestic tourism: accessible, interesting, educational, safe!” –  Vedmedenko Serhiy Albertovych , Askania-Nova OTG, Kherson region

Nomination 4. Innovative tourist products of rural areas based on Geographical Indications and marketing strategy of rural areas as enogastronomic tourist destinations

4. “Development of a smart approach in the tourist activity of Boratynsk OTG” –  Svitlana Volodymyrivna Sydoruk , Boratynsk OTG, Volyn region

Nomination 5. Legal problems of ensuring tourist activity in rural areas: solution plan

5. “Implementation of legal mechanisms of public-private partnership in the development of the nature reserve fund and tourist and recreational activities in rural areas” –  Kateryna Victorivna Bambuza , Yagotynsk city community, Kyiv region

6. “Legal issues of ensuring the quality of drinking water in the Cherkasy region” –  Victoria Serhiyivna Khovrah , Lysyansk OTG, Cherkasy region

7. “Approval of the Law “On rural and rural green tourism” is the key to the development of green tourism in Ukraine” –  Lynyuk Roman Vasyliovych , Volyn region

12.10-12.40  – discussion between commission members and determination of winners

Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/94676372391?pwd=Q1pRWG9WWkhMVjBHUC9FTXpiYWwwdz09 Conference ID:  946 7637 2391 Access Code:  544273

12.40-13.00  – announcement of winners and completion of the final of the competition.

Reference:  The All-Ukrainian youth competition for innovative tourism development projects in rural areas is held as part of the declaration of 2020 as the Year of Tourism Development in Regions and Rural Areas and involves taking into account crisis phenomena related to the pandemic.

The purpose of the competition is to involve young people in the development and implementation of local economic development projects, support entrepreneurial and innovative project activities, and popularize rural tourism as an effective form of socio-economic development of rural areas.

Contest organizers:

● NGO “Association for Promotion of the Development of Rural Green Tourism in Ukraine”

● Department of Country Studies and Tourism of Taras Shevchenko National University of Geography, Faculty of Geography

● Department of Geography of Ukraine, Faculty of Geography, KNU named after Taras Shevchenko

● Department of tourism and hotel-restaurant business and consulting of NUBiP of Ukraine

● Department of Agrarian, Land and Environmental Law named after academician V. Z. Yanchuk of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Supported by:

● State Tourism Development Agency of Ukraine

● GS “National Tourism Organization of Ukraine”

● VAOMS “All-Ukrainian Community Association”

● The EU project “Support for the development of the system of geographical indications in Ukraine”

For additional information about the competition: Iryna Okolovych, project coordinator, deputy chairman of the board of the Union of Northwest Territories of Ukraine – 097 31 47 507, ira_okolovych@ukr.net