The AFUO Co-Chair and Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) First Vice President, Stefan Romaniw, is spending a week in Ukraine to meet with key government representatives and civic organisations.  He has met with the Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Olena Kondratiuk, and attended the SFUZHO (International Federation of Ukrainian Womens’ Organisations) XIIth … [Read more...]

Be immersed in the heart and soul of Ukrainian culture at this not-to-be missed Adelaide concert event! Kashtan Choir & Orchestra together with Volya Ukrainian Cossack Dancers present Tribute to Ukraine - a spectacular concert to move and excite you! Experience stunning choral and musical arrangements. Feel the Cossack spirit and the beauty of Ukrainian dance. First … [Read more...]

The re-launched AFUO Medical Aid Subcommittee will build on the work of the AFUO's International Coordination of Medical Aid Subcommittee (ICMAU), which sent over 280 pallets of critically needed medical aid to Ukraine from the start of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The subcommittee is looking for volunteers who can commit a few hours a week to … [Read more...]

As we approach the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor - the genocidal, Soviet forced famine which starved to death millions of Ukrainians in 1932-33 - we mourn the passing away of Sydney-based community member Pani Domna Daciw, a Holodomor survivor. As a seven year old in Svatove, Luhansk oblast, Pani Domna saw and experienced the Holodomor - with clarity she spoke about the … [Read more...]

The AFUO’s Ukraine Crisis Appeal has today launched the Ukraine Needs Ambulances campaign to purchase and deliver life-saving ambulances across Ukraine. In a life and death situation, an ambulance is a lifeline. But they are in short supply.  Chris Leptos AO, prominent corporate and not-for-profit adviser, philanthropist and Chairman of the Summer Foundation, has jumped … [Read more...]