UKRAINIAN WORLD CONGRESS

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND Let’s build our communities together!

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ABOUT THE FUND

The Fund was established in 2022 at the initiative of UWC President Paul Grod who generously contributed CAD 50 000 for the Fund in 2022. The objective of the Fund is to support community development and institutional capacity, as well as initiatives that inform the international community about Ukraine and Ukrainian nation, and strengthen advocacy for Ukraine.

Chair

Paul Grod

UWC President

The Fund provides co-financing for Ukrainian community organizations from UWC network (or to their members) for local, regional or international projects that align with UWC purposes and objects, and aim to

Develop communities and/or support community leadership development

Promote truthful image of Ukraine and/or Ukrainian people

Inform about Ukraine’s history, culture or today’s situation

Foster Ukrainian schooling in the diaspora

Foster Ukrainian female leadership and Ukrainian female civic movement in the diaspora

Engage youth in Ukrainian communities and promote Ukrainian youth community leadership

PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE

Chair – Paul Grod, UWC President

Committee members
UWC Regional Vice Presidents Pavlo Sadokha, Vira Konyk, Natalia Poshyvaylo, Juri Danylyshyn, Tamara Olexy.

Yevgeniya Petrova, Acting WFUWO Chair

Alex Hreceniuc, President, WCUYO

Oksana Levytska, Chair, UWC Education Council

Bishop Stepan Sus, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church