INNOVILLAGE CONTRIBUTES TO DEVELOPING RURAL TOURISM IN MOLDOVA BY EMPOWERING ICT TALENTS FROM MOLDOVA AND UKRAINE UNDP and Adamaszki announce the launch of the InnoVillage project in Moldova, with the goal of facilitating knowledge transfer, skills development, and professional support for creative women professionals. The project supports talent scaling for sustainable tourism. The project will identify and subsequently connect ICT professionals, Ukrainian refugees, and Local Public Authority representatives to join an Innovative Challenging Team. Teams will scale on talent development foreseeing a common goal – contributing to rural tourism sustainability by creating tools to promote villages in Moldova. One of the challenges for sustainable tourism is the contrasting perception of cultural asset value by tourists and the local community. InnoVillage comes to change that in 5 Moldovan Villages! The project aims to contribute to the digitalization of public communication, therefore increasing awareness nationally and internationally (SDG 8 Sustainable tourism). “Engaging in this project alongside our local partners from Moldova is a big step forward in supporting sustainable development through promoting inclusion and innovation. We are grateful that through this project we will be able to share experiences that will contribute to the development of villages and people. Moldova is a beautiful country that deserves to have its heritage better known beyond its borders. We hope that the „InnoVillage” program will be the spark to ignite this tourism potential”, commented Joanna Dzik. Red Pill Investments, the Local Partner, is a consulting agency aiming to empower and scale innovative digital models. ”Inno Village Project aims to discover the highest intersection of talent, skill, and work when Persona reaches their maximum potential at the exact right time in the exact right place. The Programme is a facilitator in this journey and uses appropriate tools and resources to ease the creation of an innovation. Inno Village project will help to empower the local creative potential of the ICT sector and create innovative digital solutions facilitating the expression of our Moldovan authenticity.” relates Mihail Zanevici, Local Partner, and founder of Red Pill Investments LLC. 🤝 The project is carried out in partnership with ANTRIM (National Inbound and Domestic Tourism Association of Moldova), a non-profit organization representing the voice of the private sector in Moldova’s inbound tourism industry. ”We believe in Moldova’s potential. Our mission is to help the country gain international recognition as a tourist destination. With the help of our strategic partners we collaborate with stakeholders to create and deliver high-quality services and authentic touristic experiences by supporting traditional Moldovan values when it comes to hospitality, culture, gastronomy, and quality wine production.” shares Elena Stepanov, ANTRIM’s representative.

INNOVILLAGE IS EMPOWERING TALENTS FROM MOLDOVA AND UKRAINE We are glad to share that during the period 28 March – 18 April 2023, InnoVillage Program provided a series of thematic workshops to facilitate knowledge transfer and talent upskilling. InnoVillage beneficiaries acquired new knowledge, and skills and shared valuable ideas during 4 online workshops with international trainers. The Evaluation workshop with Tatiana Lupascu helped InnoVillage talents to understand what geolocation means, how to seek potential in your village, and to design the first draft of your touristic destination. The Storytelling Workshop with Joanna Dzik introduced talents to new tools and techniques to create impactful stories. The Tech Upgrade workshop with Aneta Dzik and Kasia Wagrowska showed the talents how to enter the film world with a digital solution and how to become successful in the online world via the most impactful communication tools. The Product and Talent scaling workshop with Eugen Boico brought to talents' attention value creation, customer discovery, and market growth. During the next 2 months, 5 international mentors will help the Teams overcome their professional limitations and develop 5 digital solutions to be used by the Local Public Authorities and Local Talents to promote their village. Soon, registered workshops will be available on InnoVillage Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@innovillage/videos For the next news follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn . The project InnoVillage - talent scaling for sustainable tourism is implemented in Moldova by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the Polish Challenge Fund, with the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.