Meet 8-year-old Matvii from Vinnytsia Oblast – a lively and cheerful boy who has recently started third grade. He loves to ride his bike and do puzzles. Nothing in the child's smile indicates the difficult trials he has gone through. Six months ago Matvii complained that he could not see well in one eye. Doctors found a large tumour in his head. Matvii underwent two … [Read more...]

On 23 November, Ukrainians around the world will commemorate the 91st anniversary of the Ukrainian Great Famine - the Holodomor (death by hunger) - a deliberate, man-made famine orchestrated by the Soviet dictator Stalin, which caused the death of millions of Ukrainians in 1932-33. We will remind the world of the horrific genocide committed by Stalin and the Soviet regime … [Read more...]

AFUO’s Defend Ukraine Appeal (DUA) speaks to Viktor “Blacksmith” about his time in Australia and the current state of the frontline in Ukraine. Viktor is a 29 year old Ukrainian defender, a blacksmith by trade, who recently lost both of his legs during heavy russian artillery fire. Through the work of Atlas Global Aid and many donors, Viktor was able to undergo … [Read more...]

Tuesday November 19 marks 1,000 days since the start of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For 1,000 days, russia has directed relentless and indiscriminate attacks upon Ukraine, killed and maimed people across the country, and forced millions to flee their homes. Russia has devastated lives and livelihoods, towns and villages, civilian infrastructure, and … [Read more...]

"It takes a village to raise a child" – a well known proverb that means an entire community of people must provide for and interact positively with children, for those children to experience and grow in a safe and healthy environment. Ukraine Crisis Appeal donations have helped to fund over $2.5 million of critical life-saving medical and humanitarian aid supplies … [Read more...]

On the birthday of our much admired and missed late community leader, ✝️Stefan Romaniw OAM (1955-2024), we honour his memory and take the time to remember his profound legacy to us. Our thoughts are with his family on this difficult day, and acknowledge that his absence continues to be felt profoundly by the Ukrainian community, both here in Australia and around the … [Read more...]

On Thursday 7th November, the powerful documentary “The Cranes Call” was shown at a special “preview” screening in Melbourne, with attendees including Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko and members of the Melbourne Ukrainian hromada. Funded by the Clooney Foundation for Justice and Minderoo Pictures, the documentary tells the heart-pounding story of a mission to … [Read more...]

Donate here: https://futureukraine.org.au/events/viktor-blacksmith/ Thank you to everyone who has already donated to our campaign to help Viktor get back on his feet! We have raised an amazing $13,115 so far and have now created a dedicated PayPal campaign page, which has combined all our donations and lets us track new donations as they come in! We thank … [Read more...]

Join the AFUO nationwide email campaign to thank our Government for the recent M1A1 Abrams tanks aid package and for listening to the strong desire of displaced Ukrainians to call Australia home.   Send your email now: 📍https://standwithukraine.good.do/aus-provide-more-military-aid-to-ukraine/message-local-mps/ Late last year the AFUO launched #CampaignForUkraine. … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations warmly welcomes the announcement by the Federal Government today that Australia will gift 14 rigid hull boats to Ukraine to bolster its maritime and coastal defence. The Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles, said “Ukraine has demonstrated its ability to thwart Russia’s continued attacks from the Black Sea. We … [Read more...]