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ABOUT THE FUND
The Ukrainian Women’s Fund (UWF) is an international charitable organization founded in 2000. The UWF provides civil society organizations (CSOs) from
Ukraine
,
Moldova
and
Belarus
with financial, information and consultation support. UWF represents the Network Women’s Program of the Open Society Institute - New York, and is a member of the International Network of Women’s Funds and the Ukrainian Donors’ Forum.
The UWF Mission
UWF’s mission is to assist CSOs, specifically, but not limited to women’s CSOs, to play an active role in the processes of democratization of society and to contribute to equality, justice and respect to human rights by supporting the civil society development with financial opportunities.
The UWF Goals
- To promote human rights and fundamental freedoms of citizens by strengthening CSOs
- To attract more resources to support civil society by developing a culture of philanthropy in
Ukraine
- To facilitate the consolidation of women’s movement as an integral part of civil society in
Ukraine
, as well as in
Moldova
and
Belarus
- To enhance public participation in decision making on different levels
- To increase public attention to issues of diversity and gender
What we are working on: UWF funding and Grants
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Every year, based on the results of a national survey of women’s organizations, the UWF determines priority project directions.
The UWF is supporting women’s organizations who have projects aimed at:
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Expanding economic opportunities for women, developing businesses run by women, and reducing unemployment among women;
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Information exchange and sharing successful experience with women’s organizations that can facilitate the establishment and development of networks of NGOs that work on women’s issues and gender issues;
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Developing women’s organizations in the regions, with the aim of increasing their role and creating a favorable climate for the active participation of women in the life of their community;
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Increasing the activity of young women in community life of Ukraine, preparing future female leaders, and promoting the formation of a women’s movement among the younger generation.
Under the “Grants That Bring Together” program, the UWF, through its cooperation with foreign women’s organizations, offers the representatives of women’s organizations in Ukraine a chance to participate in international activities and key international events dealing with women’s issues and gender issues, to present the interests of Ukrainian women at the international level, and to develop and consolidate Ukrainian NGOs that are involved in women’s issues or issues of gender.
Informational Program
Under this Program, the UWF:
- Helps women’s organizations share information and experience, develop cooperation, and establish coalitions to solve urgent problems;
- Carries out educational, informational and awareness-building campaigns on women’s issues and issues of gender.
The UWF has been working on the development of regional resource centres for women and women’s organizations, as well as collecting and distributing information via the Ukrainian Women’s Portal at http://portal.kiev.ua, which contains a database of Ukrainian women’s organizations, donors, specialists, news about the women’s movement, and more.
In 2005, the services provided on the Ukrainian Women’s Portal will be expanded. The UWF is planning to offer women’s organizations an opportunity to place their web-sites on this portal.
Workshop Program
The UWF holds workshops on project management, strategic planning, lobbying, and organizational development for women’s organizations, especially for our grantees.
International projects
The UWF represents Ukraine in a number of international projects under the Network Women’s Program of the Open Society Institute - New York:
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UWF 2007 ANNUAL REPORT
