Our definition of charity and volunteerism will definitely change through time, we will abandon the negative legacy of our Soviet past and return to our European roots. Our citizens will begin to understand that doing good deeds, showing love to their neighbors and their community is beneficial to them, their families and society. And that it brings them more satisfaction than they imagined possible.
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We, Ukrainians and Jews, for centuries have lived together, struggled together, strived, prospered, lost and cried together. There have been times of love and times of trial. And there have been times of true heroism.
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I hope this conference will give you the opportunity to discuss these many issues, stimulate the large organizations to design and implement effective, large-scale programs, and the individuals and small organizations to find their place in Ukraine’s development. Ukraine – as a state, but more importantly, its people --are waiting for your involvement.
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That when we help the hungry, the thirsty, the lonely, the naked, the sick and the imprisoned, when we show compassion, we are serving God, we are bringing ourselves closer to his presence. That there is a rent we pay for our place in this world, and that is the service we render others. That, as a great businessman and humanitarian once said, “The human being who lives only for himself finally reaps nothing but unhappiness - selfishness corrodes, unselfishness enobles”.
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And today, I often find myself marveling how much the world has changed in our short lifetimes. And how Dr. Lev Dobriansky knew it would happen so many, many years ago.
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Ukraine survived a tragedy of world proportions. The Bible says “Know the truth and the truth will set you free.” We hope that our knowledge will help humanity to avoid a similar tragedy in the future. We do not want the Holodomor to ever be repeated anywhere in any form.
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150 women from Ukraine and many other countries will discuss how to create opportunities to realize the tremendous potential women today have throughout the world.
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75 years ago a horrible tragedy took place on our land. Millions of Ukrainians were murdered in a famine which was intentionally organized by Stalin’s regime.
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Around the world, both large multinationals and small local companies are reassessing the way they interact with their communities and formulating new strategies to better respond to the needs of consumers, partners, society and the environment alike.
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In today’s world knowledge has become the most important economic resource and the most developed countries progress as a result of intellectual capital and technology transfer. This makes education a strategic priority in the development of any nation. Together we will do all we can for our children to grow up in the world in which they have opportunities to completely realize themselves.
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I am sincerely grateful to you for your tremendous work in studying, protecting, and popularizing the Ukrainian people’s cultural heritage. This mission, which you carry out with honor, is extremely important for our country.
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«Due to the consolidated efforts of the Ukrainian society and our friends’ help, Ukraine will get rid of its image of a country delivering white slaves. Ukraine is becoming an effective center of the fight against modern slaveholders».
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It is my pleasure to be here at opening of the 10th annual conference of the Grant makers East Group. I am very flatted that you made a decision to conduct the Tenth Conference in Ukraine. It is another sign of the world’s newly awakened interest in our country.
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I would like to sincerely greet all participants of the Children Should Hear Their First Bell project. Let me thank all partners that are taking part in this program. I hope it will draw people’s attention to the necessity to help the children who have hearing and speaking problems.
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