Mykola Tomenko: "Ridna Kraina" is the First Educational Portal in Ukraine
Today, Mykola Tomenko, Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, public and political figure, presented a new educational portal "Ridna Kraina" (www.ridnaua.org) at the Public Lesia Ukrainka Library.
According to M.Tomenko, "Ridna Kraina" is the first culturological portal in Ukraine to combine different areas of humanitarian sphere. It was designed as a special Internet-manual for people willing to discover Ukraine and go beyond the borders of formal information. "It should be presented as an educational rather than a culturological portal. Working upon it, we want to demonstrate historical uniqueness, natural beauty, and cultural originality of our country," he stated.
Dwelling on the structure of the portal, Mykola Tomenko claimed that its content was distinguished by two main features: only positive and informative materials, and no partisan or political discussions. The portal consists of five chapters, representing ‘civic´, ‘healthy´, ‘cultural´, ‘educated´ and ‘touristy´ Ukraine. Leading experts, prominent personalities, key figures competent in the humanitarian sector participated in the development of the portal, contributing to the promotion of Ukraine´s image. After registration, the portal also gives the possibility to add to its content to enrich ‘the information depository´ of the Ukrainian culture.
Speaking on the history of this website, Mykola Tomenko stated that his Ridna Kraina Fund is already experienced in implementing different popular educational and tourist projects.
"Today we presented the first interbranch educational project in Ukraine, as we start with the public image of Ukraine and its fundamental values, and finish with the healthy lifestyle and environmental issues," the initiator of the idea stated. "There is no politics and no partisan-political debates; only valuable things and strategic discussions about education, healthcare, tourism, culture and sports everything making the image of our country positive and optimistic," M.Tomenko declared.