Youth programs for rural areas presented at the RUSSIA EXPO
The updated
program "Human Resources for Rural Areas", developed on the
instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was launched at the RUSSIA
EXPO on the profile day "Youth Russia".
Participants
of the "Rural Art" track proposed to hold a competition among rural
craftsmen and designers, while sportsmen proposed to organize a friendly match
between young villagers and representatives of the federal authorities. In
addition, with the personal participation of Deputy Governor of the Rostov
region Artem Khokhlov, the work of the year-round competence center for working
with rural youth "Youth Station 'Don'" was launched via teleconference.
Rural
businessmen, finalists of the "Young Rural Entrepreneurs" track,
presented their products - honey, cucumber jam, onion marmalade. Young
craftsmen, participants of the "Rural Art" project, held
masterclasses where they taught the guests of the Exposition how to make wool
toys and paint kokoshniks. A designer from the Altai region presented a
collection of ethno-style clothing called "Village in Style".
"After
a year of implementation of the "Human Resources for Rural Areas"
program we see a lot of new young faces, who are developing in various spheres,
developing rural areas. These lads are forming a large community of like-minded
people all over the country who are not indifferent to the issues of rural
development. Together with them we create new opportunities for our
youth," commented Dmitry Pekurovsky, Russian Union of Rural Youth
Chairman.
The career
track at the event was presented by young agrarian specialists from agrarian
universities. Students spoke about popular professions and opportunities for
self-realization in rural areas. In addition, in the track zone "Rural
Sport" anyone could test their strength together with a silver medalist of
the Russian and world championships in kettlebell lifting from a rural sports
club in the Kaluga region.
"Villages
of the future with developed infrastructure, modern services, affordable
transportation, interesting leisure activities are already actively appearing
in our country. Within the framework of the work of the State Duma and the
state program "Integrated Development of Rural Areas" we are trying
to increase their number, create new initiatives, introduce measures of state
support for villagers. We are also prioritizing the development of artificial
intelligence and systems that will bring agriculture to a completely different
level and will help attract young people to rural areas," emphasized Yulia
Ogloblina, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Agrarian Issues and
RURY leader.
The "Platform of the Future: 100 Projects of Russia" series of thematic programmes is held at the National Centre RUSSIA.
