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Union of Gay Organizations of Ukraine is founded
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Information release
June 16, 2008, Kyiv, Ukraine
On June 13, 2008, Ukrainian non-governmental organizations Gay Alliance, Gay Alliance Cerkasy, and Nash Mir Gay & Lesbian Center co-founded the Union of Gay Organizations of Ukraine (UGOU).
The goals of the Union are: 1) uniting efforts of its participants in advocating rights and freedoms of gay people, 2) mobilizing the gay-community for building civil society in our country, 3) improving effectiveness of HIV-infection prevention among homosexuals. Members of the Union begin to realize joint projects in the interests of GLBT community of Ukraine – and will provide an even wider range of information, advocacy, social, and health protection services. Among the plans of the Union is giving support to young gay organizations as well as educating gay activists.
The Union of Gay Organizations of Ukraine is an association embodying democracy at its optimum: all decisions are made by participants’consensus. UGOU is founded on the basis of mutual agreement to cooperate; it does not create a new legal entity. As such, this organization form will focus financial means for program activities and minimize administrative expenses.
The Union anticipates getting funds for its projects from Ukrainian and foreign corporate and private donors.
Already for several years, the idea of uniting organizations and groups of gays and lesbians has been discussed in Ukraine. However because of different circumstances it was previously impossible to create a large association. Thus, three organizations, each having long-term experience working with GLBT people, and a common professional vision and strategy for further development of Ukrainian gay-community, have founded the Union. The Union will be open to membership admission by other officially registered gay and lesbian&gay organizations; it welcomes dialog and collaboration for the common good of Ukrainian gay-community.
Information resources of the Union on the Internet:
Gay Alliance: http://ga.net.ua/
Nash Mir: http://www.gay.org.ua/
Odyn z Nas gay magazine: http://www.ozn.com.ua/
Contact person: Taras Karasiichuk, Technical Secretary of the Union
tel. +380 67 230-72-64, e-mail: karasiichuk(AT)googlemail.com
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