Ukrainian activists to provide free assistance to Euro-2012 guests
Volunteers and activists of the Friendly Ukraine initiative will be providing free assistance to foreign tourists during Euro-2012. The initiative is being supported by the International Renaissance Foundation.
Presentations of the initiative were held on May 21 in the four Euro-2012 host cities in Ukraine (Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk and Lviv). With the help of balloons, the participants sent symbolic invitations inviting tourists to come experience Ukrainian hospitality during Euro-2012 and urging Ukrainians to become volunteers.
Friendly Ukraine is a nonpolitical initiative aimed at showing that despite the negative image created by the Ukrainian government and businesses that have excessively inflated prices for Euro-2012, Ukrainians are friendly and hospitable. Coordinating their efforts through social networks, Ukrainians will offer tourists free-of-charge assistance, including: housing, airport transfer, English speaking tours, translation and informational services, etc.
Facebook group and three websites have been created as part of the initiative offering the following services:
www.rooms4free.org.ua – free accommodation in Euro-2012 host cities
www.2012well.com.ua – free transfers, tours, informational and translation services
www.Icanhelpu.com.ua – free informational and translation services for tourists (I Can Help U initiative)
“Friendly Ukraine”
Viktoria Svitlova
+38 050 669 52 29
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Main objective of the International Renaissance Foundation is to provide financial and operational assistance to the development of an open and democratic society in Ukraine by supporting key civic initiatives in this area.
