These “friendly” grassroots initiatives are meant for those football fans who are traveling to Ukraine for Euro 2012, which begins today: Friendly Ukraine [1], an umbrella “community of friendly and hospitable people [who] offer free help to our guests: accommodation, transfers from airport to city, guidance, translation and information services” (RFE/RL story [2]); Rooms 4 Free [3] (on FB [4]): “people from all over Ukraine who wish to invite you to our homes for FREE and celebrate the joy of football together!”; I Can Help U (speak English in UA) [5]; free walking tours [6] of Kiev with English-speaking guides (on FB [7]); Euro-2012: Media Hospitality! [8].
Ukraine: “Friendly” Euro 2012 Grassroots Initiatives
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Ukraine, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, International Relations, Sport, Travel