During September-November 2009, the Network of Information Representatives of the European Commission's "Youth in Action" program in Ukraine held the All-Ukrainian photo competition "Youth in Action - Ukraine" in partnership with the SALTO EECA Resource Centre for Eastern Europe and Caucasus and the Delegation of the European Commission in Ukraine. The main goal of the competition was to promote international youth cooperation and the "Youth in Action" program. 55 photo entries were submitted to the competition by young people and organizations that have participated or are participating in projects under the "Youth in Action" program (youth exchanges, EVS volunteering, training courses, etc.). On the Ukrainian-language website of the "Youth in Action" Program, until November 13, there was an opportunity to support the best photos and vote for their authors. Voting was very active (some entries received more than 600 votes). Friends and partners in projects actively supported the competition participants, as evidenced by the comments on the photographs that came even from abroad.
So, the competition commission consisting of information representatives of the European Commission's "Youth in Action" program in Ukraine and staff of the Delegation of the European Commission in Ukraine selected the best photo entries of the All-Ukrainian competition "Youth in Action - Ukraine" taking into account the results of electronic voting on
1st place - Entry No. 21 "A local boy does not leave a volunteer from Armenia during work," Author: Solovyova Maryna, National Aviation University, Kyiv.
2nd place - Entry No. 46 "Happiness for one person is another Person," Author: Mishchuk Viktoriya, Ukrainian Academy of Printing (Lviv, Ukraine), integration theater "Both Laughter and Tears" (Lviv, Ukraine), currently an EVS volunteer at PSOUU Koło w Gdańsku.
3rd place - No. 49 "Love is the Answer," Author: Oksana Dekhtyarova, Youth Center for Regional Cooperation (Luhansk)
The information representatives of the "Youth in Action" program in Ukraine awarded a Special Distinction to Entry No. 17 "Life is Beautiful," Author: Mazurets Kateryna, Ukrainian organization - Association of Young Reformers (AMoRe), Lutsk. Polish - Dom Pojednania i Spotkań im. Św. Maksymiliana Kolbe w Gdańsku
The winners of the competition will receive valuable prizes from the Delegation of the European Commission in Ukraine and the SALTO EECA Resource Centre for Eastern Europe and Caucasus.
Due to the quarantine, the awarding of the winners is being postponed from the European Youth Week in November to December. The official award ceremony is tentatively scheduled for December 10-15, 2009. The winners will be informed of the details personally.