Seems that’s it’s only days since we all were on the wave of Eurovision Song Contest and voted for favourite songs. Liverpool made an absolute great job, hosting Eurovision-2023 on behalf of Ukraine.
Ukrainian song and participation was very symbolic for us with song “Heart of Steel”, telling the story about Azovstal and Ukraine with global message “Open Your Heart for Ukraine”.

Ukrainian Incentives is very proud to be part of this project of “Brand Ukraine”, which represented Ukraine at Ukrainian village in Liverpool with great activities:
– Interactive installations and photozone Ukraine.ua with 37000 visitors, willing to know about Ukrainian culture

– tasting Ukrainian traditional dishes, including famous borsch, vareniki and chebureki from Crimean tatars, native people of Crimea
– digital campaigns “Open Your Heart for Ukraine” and “theUnityWave”

We’ve arranged logistical support for Brand Ukraine team and very proud of our cooperation!

ПОДЯКА

A year ago this territory was deoccupied and it became possible to see all ruinations and damage here, in this landscape park and in village Motyzhin, where it is located. There were awful days, but thousands of tulips, planted in autumn before war, started to bloom, near the ruins. Life won.

So here in Ukraine, we continue to create a better future, daily.

During solidarity action, we all together:

• planted aromatic herbs and learnt a lot about dozens of different herbs. presented pots with plants to citizents of Motyzhin village to plant near the school
• made master-class of Petrykivka painting
• donated tournaments to military unit of Armed Forces of Uktaine
• tasted borsch with these herbs
• enjoyed aromatic herb tea

Both cooked at field kitchen, donated to Armed Forces of Ukraine

• enjoyed special concert

And, of course, made tons of pictures 🙂

#Ukraine is so beautiful  in May !

And each second we remember that there are lot of cities and territories, where russians left nothing.  But we know, what we are fighting for. For our better FREE future to live on our own.

Join us for future solidarity events in Ukraine

Quite often question: what are examples of solidarity events
Yesterday, together with lot of colleagues and organizations – members of Network of development of solidarity & volunteer tourism in Ukraine, we planted trees on the embankment of Irpin, town in Kyiv region extremely suffered during 1^st month of full-scale war.
It’s very Easter-symbolic – reborn, rebuilt, revive, recover Ukraine.

We planted Guilder rose, which is very symbolic for Ukraine. Kalyna – Ukrainian name for guelder rose. Song about kalyna for us is one of the symbols of resistance of Ukrainians during this war. Therefore, we planted Kalyna’s in Irpin.

Good work at open-air requires good picnic – solidarity with restaurant Nevynnyi Kit, which was completely destroyed during Russian occupation in Irpin. Catering for this picnic is ordered from them – this helps them to restore their business and open it in a new place in same town. 
Borsch with kalyna, pie with kalyna, drinks with kalyna – really tasty and symbolic.

Field kitchen, where borsch was cooked open-air, is part of a solidarity too. Such field kitchens are bought for donations and sent to divisions of Armed Forces of Ukraine. This one was even painted by famous Petrykivka master – again kalyna in this unique Petrykivska style.

So what is solidarity event:
– to see the place and help to restore & reNew it
– to support local communities to restore their businesses and normal way of life
– to enjoy communication with local people
-to involve local suppliers and art-masters
– to be inspired and bring positive mood&energy to create better future
-to start creating this future NOW

We thank Network of Solidairy&Volunteer Tourism development in Ukraine and ALL people&organizations, took part in organization of this event.

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At the Place2go – međunarodni sajam turizma in Zagreb 20-24 of March 2024

Ukrainian team had big interest from media during 2 day of exhibition and here is the first article in Pipeaway about tourism to Ukraine (link in comments) with our director Marina Antonyuk comments in it

https://www.pipeaway.com/tourism-of-ukraine-after-war/?fbclid=IwAR037W92RBSuc20Ud4JuOfTR2iI1wbCp3xMXApVHt_wNSqibHVz6583ZNmM

We will be part of Ukraine booth at Balttour in Riga on 03-05FEB2023

Meet Marina Antonyuk there at booth K5

At Ukrainian Incentives booth at Balttour 2023 you can

– participate in daily draw of art souvenir and win 1 creative set for painting of Ukrainian artists daily
– get a bite of Ukrainian bravery
– receive a postcard from Ukraine
– discover about new form of meaningful & responsible travel – solidarity & volunteer tourism, which

• brings real help to communities, suffered from war
• protects Cultural Heritage
• memorializes the national memory of the war
• works as a tool of informational resistance as travelers can see the truth
• helps to recover economics of the country

Contact us to learn more: Marina Antonyuk m.antonyuk@ukrainian–incentives.com.ua