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launching new programs and activities that will help the needy in Ukraine. One o f these programs is the Milk and Rolls Program, which provides a nutritious breakfast for the youngest schoolchildren in Ukraine. Thus far, the program has been implemented at eleven schools in various regions o f Ukraine. The U N W L A responded vigorously to the 1986 nuclear disaster in Chornobyl, Ukraine, and has con tinued to focus on its victim s, especially the children. The U N W L A has shipped more than $300,000 worth o f medical equipment (including an ultrasound ma chine valued at $32,50 0 , over $7,000 worth o f blood analysis supplies, and a “ thermostat shaker” costing $3,50 0 ) to the Pediatric Hospital in L viv, Ukraine. A joint project with the Chornobyl Children’s R elief Fund installed an M R I at the K yiv Em ergency Hospi tal and Trauma Center. In a cooperative effort with its Ukraine-based sister organization, $46,000 o f the U N W L A ’ s funds made it possible for 160 children from the Chornobyl area— mainly orphans aged 7 through 1 1 — to spend a month o f recuperative time at sanitariums in Ukraine under the care o f Ukrainian volunteers. When Ukrainians in South Am erica, specifically in Brazil and Argentina, needed help, the U N W L A Social W elfare Program coordinated the support ac tion, paying special attention to the needs o f ill chil dren and orphans. U N W L A members helped Ukrain ian families in Poland and provided aid to those in need in various other parts o f the world. In Poland, for example, one young girl with severe medical problems was provided with a prosthesis, followed by two major operations on her legs. Later, she again required help— a new prosthesis and additional medical treat ment, which she received in Germany. When a devastating flood in southwest Ukraine left thousands o f people homeless and destitute, the U N W L A Social W elfare Program sprang into action immediately. To help the victims o f this disaster, the U N W L A marshaled all its regional councils and branches, and launched a collection o f clothing, foot wear, bedding, and medical supplies. W ith the coop eration and support o f several other organizations, two shipping containers filled with 1,33 0 packages o f es sentials were soon on their w ay to Ukraine. Educational and Scholarship Programs This year, the U N W L A Scholarship Program celebrates its 3 7 th continuous year o f providing finan cial assistance to students and educators throughout the United States, Ukraine, and the Ukrainian diaspora. A s a result, many o f its scholarship recipients have al ready become highly qualified professionals and well- rounded citizens in their respective countries. Scholarships were awarded intermittently since 19 32 , but were expanded into the Scholarship/Student Sponsorship Program in 19 6 7. The program helped thousands o f students in Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Paraguay, Romania, Ukraine, Yugoslavia, and the United States to complete secondary and higher educa tion. In cooperation with its Ukraine-based sister or ganization, the U N W L A Scholarship Program is ex panding rapidly. Based on recommendations o f highly qualified Ukrainian educators, community leaders, religious leaders, and other professionals, the U N W L A ’s Scholarship Committee approves student fi nancial aid, giving priority to orphans and children from broken homes and large families. Over six hun dred former U N W L A scholarship recipients are now professionals with rewarding careers, and thousands more have completed secondary education in countries where mandatory schooling stops at the fourth- through eighth-grade levels. The U N W L A ’s efforts resulted in the prolifera tion o f Ukrainian cultural life, leading to the creation o f Ukrainian-language Saturday schools, Ukrainian folk dance groups, Ukrainian instrumental ensembles, church choirs, etc. Ukrainian-run boarding schools and seminaries in such countries as Brazil, for example, have provided an opportunity for six generations o f persons o f Ukrainian extraction to learn about their ethnic background, religion, and culture. To promote correct usage o f the Ukrainian lan guage, and to combat russification, scholarships were awarded to teachers in Latvia and eastern Ukraine and for summer courses at the Ukrainian Free University in Munich, Germ any, for the specific purpose o f upgrad ing the quality o f Ukrainian-language instruction in these areas. U N W L A branches operate Ukrainian pre-school programs in various cities across the United States. Cultural Programs The centerpiece o f the U N W L A ’ s cultural initia tives is the Ukrainian Museum in N ew York City, which the U N W L A founded and is now its majority shareholder. This is a fully functioning museum with departments o f folk arts, archives, and fine arts. Through its exhibitions, catalogs, and growing collec tions, the Ukrainian M useum serves as a model for enhanced cultural self-presentation. Over the years, the U N W L A has accumulated an impressive collection o f documents— a testimony to the foresight o f its pioneer members who understood the importance o f recording and preserving accounts o f the organization’s activities. O f historic value are such items as acknowledgments o f aid to victim s o f Polish terrorism and to victim s o f the Dnister River flood, “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЧЕРВЕНЬ 2004 15
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