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 UAC now has an agreement of cooperation with the Odessa Health Department, which gives UAC access to all local orphanages and hospitals in the region. It is the first agreement of it's kind in Post-Soviet Ukraine. Sustained development and direct aid are the focal points of the program. UAC Ukraine" strives to improve the quality of life of it's many abandoned and displaced children, as well as train and assist the local professionals in gathering the necessary resources to face an uncertain future. Dozens of specialized western volunteers have traveled to Odessa to work side by side with their Ukrainian counterparts, offering their aid and expertise in these difficult times. UAC'S Ukrainian Program currently serves thousands of orphaned children in the Odessa region. We provide aid to children in more than twenty separate institutions. An excellent local staff of trained professionals keeps up ongoing support. We offer a wide range of direct services, including nutrition, primary healthcare, psychological counseling, and educational programs for both staff and children. Local institutions perform surgeries on the many medically needy orphans in exchange for UAC'S donation of much needed medical supplies. Universal Aid for Children has also engineered major renovation's of many extremely rundown buildings that the children call home. UAC'S Orphaned Teen Scholarship Program is designed to prepare the teenage orphans for higher education and life management in the outside world. The success of UAC'S Ukrainian Program has been the result of many talented volunteers and sponsors, willing to donate their time, compassion, and resources to these grateful people. Please join us in our continuing effort to relieve the pain and suffering of these needy and children half a world away. You can make a difference! Clara Pascal Ukrainian Programs Director/Founder |