Ukraine 3000 Fund Members Meet with Netherlands Humanitarian Organizations Working in Ukraine
08 December 2007 19:03
December 8, 2007, members of the Ukraine 3000 International Charitable Fund met in Rotterdam with representatives of the Netherlands humanitarian organizations working in Ukraine. The participants of the meeting were Head of the Supervisory Board of the Ukraine 3000 International Charitable Fund Kateryna Yushchenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Netherlands Oleksandr Kupchyshyn, Advisor to the Head of the Supervisory Board of the Ukraine 3000 Fund Andriy Myroshnichenko, Head of the Stichting Spoetnik Beja Kluiters, Head of the Christian Aid to the Eastern Europe Foundation Jan Ebeltjes, Head of the Stichting Breath Nico De Borst, participants of The Dutch Host Family and Holiday Plan humanitarian programs Jan and Rolanda de Brein, Hans and Rolanda Reuter, Herbert and Mariette Piksen.
Mrs. Kateryna Yushcehnko thanked the representatives of the Netherlands humanitarian organizations for their help to Ukraine, in part, the organizations helping Ukrainian children. She quoted, in part, the Spoetnik Foundation’s Run 4 Romny race, charitable project to the benefit of a rehabilitation center for children requiring special care in Romny, Sumy oblast.
Mrs. Kateryna said that helping children is one of the Ukraine 3000 Fund’s priorities. She described major areas of the Fund’s work, speaking in more detail about the Hospital to Hospital and Joy of the Childhood – Free Movements programs.
Also Mrs. Yushchenko spoke about the goal of her trip to the Netherlands, attending the final part of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007, and called on those present to support the Ukrainian participant Ilona Halytska.
In their turn, representatives of the Netherlands humanitarian organizations outlined the major areas of their activities and projects aimed at helping Ukraine, in part, its East and Zakarpattia regions, and shared their attainments and problems they are facing. The participants of the meeting discussed the possible ways of cooperation between the Ukraine 3000 Fund and Netherlands humanitarian organizations.
The Netherlands are among the biggest humanitarian aid donors to various groups of Ukrainians. Over 30 charitable organizations are operating in this countries, most of which cooperate with Ukraine and other countries suffering from the Chornobyl disaster. Over 20 humanitarian organizations render aid to children, with around 10 of them working exclusively with children – victims of Chernobyl and/or living in the Chernobyl zone.
Mrs. Kateryna Yushchenko and Ukraine 3000 International Charitable Fund members are staying in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for a two-days working visit. Its major goal is attending the final part of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 on December 8, 2007.
Earlier Mrs. Kateryna and Fund members met the European Broadcasting Union top management.
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