INVITATION TO JOIN THE AFUO HOLODOMOR 90th ANNIVERSARY NATIONAL SUB COMMITTEE 2023 marks the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor – an act of genocide in 1932-33. The act of genocide continues today with Putin’s war in Ukraine. The AFUO has commenced planning the anniversary and has prepared a detailed background paper and proposed motion requesting Federal and State … [Read more...]

The AFUO’s Ukraine Crisis Appeal is continuing its great work gathering critical medical and humanitarian aid to Ukraine by facilitating the provision of a mobile X-ray unit to be used on the front line.  Ms Diahanna Senko, the AFUO’s Humanitarian Aid Initiatives Director said today “We are very grateful to Dr Andrew Dobrotwir for his generous donation to purchase from … [Read more...]

The dramatic, emotional and intense Ukrainian documentary A Rising Fury has won three top awards at The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival including Best International Documentary and their biggest prize, the Supreme Jury Prize Feature Documentary. Lesya Kalynska, writer-director, and Rusan Batyskyi also won the Best Director at the festival, which is one of the … [Read more...]

During his trip to Ukraine, AFUO Co-Chair Stefan Romaniw, along with Ukrainian volunteers and soldiers, recorded an important video message for all Australians who support Ukraine. The video message called for donations to #Utes4Ukraine, an AFUO initiative launched in response to a request from Valeriy Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for … [Read more...]

Childhood, that precious time of life filled with laughter and safety, has been cruelly ripped away from Ukraine's children. The innocence of youth has been replaced by fear, loss, and haunting memories that will last a lifetime. The Ukraine Crisis Appeal has produced a moving and painful video which features Ukrainian children - explaining in their own words - how … [Read more...]