A small village with big ambitions. The Netherlands Embassy supports the winner of the Incredible Villages of Ukraine 2020 contest

Congratulations to the village of Malomykolaivka in the Dnipro region for winning the 'Incredible Villages' competition!

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Orange pumpkins, an autumn festival, and new jobs for local women. These are elements of the plan of Malomykolaivka which won the competition ‘Incredible Villages of Ukraine 2020’. It was organized by online publication AgroPortal.ua with support of the Embassy

Malomykolaivka won the competition out of 200 participants. The meaning of the competition is, amongst other things, to develop rural areas and regional economies, strengthen agricultural businesses, and promote green tourism.

This competition unites partners in solving global challenges together. The project contributes achieving UN Sustainable development goals: decent work and economic growth (8), sustainable development of cities and communities (11), partnership for sustainable development (17).

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