Tamara Malkova, the director of the Green Dossier NGO in Ukraine, presented the experience with intergenerational learning and its role in rural development in her region.

1. Intergenerational Learning and
Innovation for Sustainable
Development in Ukrainian
Carpathians
Final conference of the project “Big Foot: Crossing
Generations, Crossing Mountains”
5-6 June, 2013
Vienna International Centre (VIC)
ICO “Green Dossier"

2. Family – the main cultural value of
Ukrainian Hutsuls
• Hutsul traditional educational system
– Based on strong mountain conditions,
– Cultural heritage and traditional knowledge keeping,
– And family values
• Family values as driving forces
– for sustainable economic development
– for tourism development
– for preservation of cultural heritage
– for nature conservation
– for developing modern instruments (ICT)

3. Examples
Family businesses
- small hotel: traditional
hospitality and new
for the region byce-
services
- Needlework: modern
business
- Valylo (Carpathian
washing machine):
family business
keeping even in
Soviet time
- Fishing farm + service
for tourists

4. Preservation of cultural heritage
- Learning handicrafts –
family education;
- Festivals and master-
classes:
- involve young people
from outside of the
region,
- Increase respect to
masters;
- Original products
become popular
- Carpathian branding

5. International cooperation
ANPED consultations and pilot testing
of creating and building up of the
Carpathian Heritage Inventory
were held in 2007 – 2011 in the
frame of ANPED activities
according to the Decisions
COP1/6 and COP2/8 of the
Conferences of the Parties to the
Convention.
http://www.carpathian-heritage.org
The project (started in December
2012) aims at developing and
testing a set of tools and
innovative models for
facilitating the development of
sustainable tourism in rural
areas, specifically in
mountainous regions, by
fostering a community
consultation process, and for
training selected opinion
leaders to act as multipliers in
enhancing community…

6. Role of Carpathian Convention
Unites countries
Unites people
Supports ideas
Promote best practices
Creates the Carpathian Space with respect to nature,
common and unique culture, traditions and safety future
Carpathian Sheep Transhumance 2013 - traditional movement of the
proffessional shepherds with 300 sheep through the Carpathians,
A common pastoral culture in the Carpathians (May 11 – September 14)

7. Information Center «Green Dossier»
(established in 1994, has representatives in regions of
Ukraine, including 4 Carpathian regions, ANPED
member) implemented about 20 projects in the
Carpathians focused at sustainable development of the
region.
http://www.dossier.org.ua/
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