| Day of Dnipro Marked in Sevastopol with Presents for Belbek |  |
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About 30 people participated in the event under the motto "Say Thanks to Water!", held with support from the Global Water Partnership Ukraine within the framework of the UN International Year of Water Cooperation. Villagers from Chornorichya and Chervony Mak joined MAMA-86 activists. The participants sang songs, danced khorovods, and gave Bilbek hand-made presents produced of clay with effective microorganisms, which would help the river get rid of pollutants picked up on its way past gardens, farms and homes. Museum curator Oleh Potapov told about the history of celebrating Kupala Night (July 6/7) and about our ancestors' love for and gratitude to "Mother River." The celebration topped off with traditional borsch & pampushky. The Belbek river, which heads in the Crimean Mountains and falls into the Black Sea, flows through the territory of the Bakhchysaray Raion and within the city limits of Sevastopol. Water from the river is used for potable water supply, in particular in Belbek Valley villages. The river's length is 63 km (about 40 miles). *** The Global Water Partnership (GWP) was founded in 1996 to foster integrated water resources management. The GWP network is currently composed of 2,800 partner organizations in 167 countries. GWP Ukraine was established in 2006, and it is part of the Regional Water Partnership – GWP Central and Eastern Europe.
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July 7, 2013, Sevastopol — MAMA-86-Sevastopol celebrated the Day of Dnipro with songs, khorovods and presents for the Belbek river at the homestead museum Ridne Selo (Native Village) at the foot of the Dragon Mountain.
