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Kateryna Yushchenko Takes Part in the Vital Voices Leadership Summit for Women and Girls
15 October 2007 12:49
October 15, 2007, Head of the Supervisory Board of the Ukraine 3000 International Charitable Fund Kateryna Yushchenko took part in the Vital Voices International Leadership Summit for Women and Girls. Among other participants in the event hosted by the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine at the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine were lady astronaut Heidemarie Piper (US), wife of the former President of Poland Jolanta Kwasniewska, former United States Permanent Representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and former US Congresswoman Connie Morella, Head of the Anti-AIDS Foundation Olena Franchuk, and former Prime Minister of Canada Kim Campbell. The event started with a video address from US Senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Another greeting speech to the summit participants was delivered by Ukraine’s Minister for Foreign Arseny Yatseniuk.
Mrs. Yushchenko dedicated her speech to the current women’s position in Ukraine. She outlined the major issues Ukrainian women have to face. “These problems aren’t exclusively Ukrainian or exclusively women’s,” she said. “They concern everyone and are being solved with the successful development of the country, civil society, its moral basics and principles.”
Mrs. Yushchenko pointed to the extremely high professional and moral level of the Ukrainian women. “Working with female doctors, pedagogues, museum workers, economists, public figures, I become more and more certain that owing to them, the true professionals, enthusiasts, and patriots, Ukraine is being successfully renewing itself and developing,” she said. “I can see that sometimes a little help or an incentive is enough for a person to gain confidence and feel able to make difference.”
Mrs. Kateryna also mentioned the proactive role of women’s NGOs in the life of the society and the gradually increasing number of women involved into local self-government and business.
Mrs. Yushchenko called upon the global community to create economic opportunities for women, provide them with decent jobs and a chance to combine work and family. In her words, this would help our countries to become prosperous, rich high living standards, high-quality medicine and education, and safe ecology.
On behalf of the Ukraine 3000 International Charitable Fund, Mrs. Yushchenko presented the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine at the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine with the Ukraine and Ukrainians book.
The Vital Voices global initiative, launched in 1997, propagates women’s participation in the social life. The Vital Voices financed over 5,000 women leaders in 80 countries, striving to establish themselves in economics, politics, and social movement, helping to build up organizational base, connections, and increase trust for women trying to contribute their potential into the global progress.
On October 15-19, 2007, the Vital Voices is holding a women leadership summit in Kyiv to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their first conference. During the four days of presentations, discussions, and workshops 150 female leaders from various sectors, generations, and countries will be solving most urgent problems of Eurasia: furthering economic development and trade, protecting women against violence, promoting effective management, and fighting HIV/AIDS.
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