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stia Slywotzky, an expert on the MRI — our member and consultant, Nadia Nynka, UNWLA Branch 4 member of New Jersey. We came to Kyyiv to present GE Magnetic Resonance Imaging medical equipment to the people of Ukraine”. In her short speech Lidia Czernyk said: “I am very glad that our joint project with the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund and General Electric Company has been concluded. We are grateful to Dr. Zenon and Nadia Matkiwsky and General Electric Company for their help in realizing this great undertaking. We are particularly grateful to Drs. Chrystia Slywotzky and Ihor Sawchuk for their professional advice. We believe that this MRI system will enable highly qualified doctors and medical specialists of Kyyiv’s Emergency Hospital, under the directorship of Dr. Roshchin, in diagnosing the sick, children in particular. God’s speed to all!” The last speaker was Nadia Matkiwsky of CCRF, who emotionally expressed how much time, energy and money was needed to cultimate this project. The next day, in the presence of the director of Kyyiv’s Health Department, Dr. Mykola Hulchij, Dr. Vo- lodymyr Jurchenko and the medical staff of Kyyiv’s Emergency Hospital, Dr. Zenon Matkiwsky and Anna Krawczuk presented the keys to the MRI to Dr. Georgiy Roshchin'. Reception followed. While in Kyyiv, Anna Krawczuk and Lidia Czernyk met with the President of Sojuz Ukrajinok of Ukraine, Atena Pashko and VP Olha Hron, to discuss current matters of mutual interest and make plans for the future. Previously, Ms. Pashko requested medical equipment for “Dzherelo” — a children’s sanatorium in Truskawec, Ukraine. An agreement had to be draw up before child rens fibrogastroscope could be presented to “Dzherelo”. Plans were made to meet in Lviv. Through the efforts of Dr. Natalia Preobrazenska, President of The Fund to Save Children of Ukraine from the Chornobyl Tragedy, Anna, Lidia and Dr. Chrystia were able to visit the Department of Child ren’s Phophylactic and Therapeutic Stomatology at the Ukrainian State Medical University in Kyyiv. There they were greeted by Professor Larysa Kho- menko and her medical staff and a tour of the hospital enabled the visitors to witness how the children are being treated for the dental problems incurred mostly as a result of the Chornobyl radiation fallout. The lack of medicines and even essential items such as tooth paste and tooth brushes, added to their problems. The need is great and the children are many. A visit to Chornobyl area was essential because Lidia Czernyk visited the village of Opachichi in 1990 and organized Sojuz Ukrajinok at that time. UNWLA Social Welfare has been providing both financial and moral support to women of Opachichi. On the way to this village, we stopped in the Ivankiv district, Kyyi- van county, where we had the opportunity to meet with residents and learn about their lives. In Ivankiv we were welcomed in a kindergarten. Seventy small children sang welcoming songs for us. As a token of apprecia tion, Lidia and Chrystia distributed candy. With the permission from the authorities we were able to enter the village of Opachichi, located in the Chornobyl zone. The reunion of Lidia with the women was very emo tional — they were very happy to see her and were taken completely by surprise. Our short visit ended quickly and we had to leave this memorable scene — storks nesting on the rooftops of the village houses, eerie looking black and brown burnt forests, ghost vil lages, with the exception of few residents who decided to return “to die” and hovering above all this — the tragedy of Chornobyl. Chrystia, Lidia and I will re member this visit for a long, long time. Back in Kyyiv a meeting at the Social Welfare Bereau was on our agenda. Since 1993 UNWLA Social Welfare expanded its activity to include thirteen sister-cities of Ukraine with UNWLA Regional Councils. This new con cept of coordinated humanitarian aid follows the direc tives of World Council of Ukrainian Social Services (of World Congress of Ukrainians) under the leadership of Olha Danyliak of Canada, who was in Ukraine at the time. Social Services in Ukraine focus on orphaned children living with relatives, large families, the handi capped, the elderly, the shut-ins, etc. All are in either physical, moral and/or financial need. The aid received from their sister-organizations is distributed and/or del ivered. Each Social Welfare Agency is to report to Main Social Welfare Office in Kyyiv, which in turn will give annual accounting to the WCUSS and to the sister-city organization. It is a new concept of coordinated human- Dr. Chrystia Slywotzky distributes candy at Ivankiv kindergarten.
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