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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЖОВТЕНЬ 2015 WWW.UNWLA.ORG 13 In 1948 a world congress of Ukrainian women was convened in Philadelphia—through the efforts of the UNWLA. Along with a UNWLA delegation, representatives of women’s organiza- tions from Canada as well as a delegation of the Federation of Ukrainian Women of Germany took part in the sessions. Organizations which could not send representatives also voiced their support in writing. Any organizational efforts of Ukraini- an women in Ukraine had been totally wiped out. This disturbing fact formed the underpinning of the congress resolutions—we should work to pre- serve our national identity for future generations; Ukrainian women in the free world (diaspora) should intensify their organizational activities; Ukrainian women should nurture their heritage and become a source of information about the plight of the Ukrainian nation to the world. Be- sides the overwhelming acceptance of these reso- lutions, the World Federation of Ukrainian Wom- en’s Organizations was formed. The WFUWO is now based in Toronto, Canada, and unites 27 di- aspora organizations from 17 countries on four continents. The UNWLA sends delegates to WFUWO annual meetings. This year, upon the generous invitation of the Ukrainian Women’s League of Sweden, the meeting was held in Stockholm, Sweden. Four UNWLA delegates attended. They were the UNWLA President, First Vice President Roma Shuhan, Honorary President Iryna Kuro- wyckyj, and Branch 64 member (and WFUWO main representative to the UN) Dr. Marta Kichor- owska-Kebalo. A total of 20 delegates and 24 guests attended (please see the picture)—from Australia, Argentina, Canada, the United King- dom, Belgium, Germany, and France. Among the guests from Ukraine were Dr. Liudmyla Porokh- niak Hanowska, President of the National Council of Women of Ukraine, and Dr. Oreslava Khomyk, President of the Women’s League of Ukraine. Be- sides the reporting on the past year’s organization activities (I presented a 60-page PowerPoint re- port on UNWLA multi-faceted work of the past calendar year), both a panel presentation and dis- cussion followed by a roundtable-format discus- sion were organized. It will not surprise our read- ers to learn that the focus of all organizations was their aid to and efforts in Ukraine. Based on UN- WLA experience, my panel presentation stressed the importance of communication, collaboration, and coordination within any organization. Alt- hough WFUWO organizations are found world- wide, much binds us together, which is evident from our membership in the WFUWO. An im- portant result of the discussions was the proposal to appoint a humanitarian aid coordinating chairperson within the WFUWO structure, a per- son who would gather information from all WFUWO organizations in order to share it and avoid duplication of efforts in Ukraine. This sug- gestion was quickly accepted. The process itself may be complicated, but all felt that it was neces- sary. During these discussions, our partners from Ukraine offered their assistance in the verification of the validity of our potential aid recipients or in the very system of distributing such aid. This will obviously be an ongoing process as our work is coordinated. Our readers will also not be sur- prised that each country has already established contacts with two or three of its own “partners” in Ukraine—an absolute necessity if there is any chance at being effective and transparent. The President of the Ukrainian Women’s League of Sweden, Zoriana Kiktsio, arranged a private meeting with the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Sweden, Ihor Sahach, who be- gan his assignment in Sweden on May 15. The Ambassador received our delegation very warmly, Honorary UNWLA President Iryna Kurowyckyj and current UNWLA President Marianna Zajac with Ihor Sahach, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Sweden.
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