UCCA program receives second grant (02/22/98)

UCCA program receives second grant

NEW YORK - The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America has received a $35,000 grant from the National Endowment for Democracy, the second grant for the UCCA parliamentary spring elections project in Ukraine.

The grant will be used to produce a series of television programs to be aired on Ukrainian TV prior to the March parliamentary elections. Funding will also be used to conduct opinion polls before and after the elections to shape the focus of the program and to gauge the effectiveness of the educational campaign. The program includes the publication and dissemination of an informational brochure with analysis of issues important to the electorate.

The "Focus Ukraine" TV program will air weekly for seven consecutive weeks before the elections and will target voters under age 30. It will air during prime viewing hours on both national and regional channels.

In addition, the UCCA and its partners Practic-TV and the Yanko advertising agency have prepared five-, 10-, 15- and 20-second public service announcements for radio that urge the target audience of 18- to 30-year-olds to vote.

These activities will be coordinated with the UCCA's project "Elections 98," which will include town hall meetings - the first of which is scheduled for February 25 in Sumy; the distribution of educational brochures; creation of a website; work with the Elections 98 Press Center; and activities connected to the "Rock-the-Vote" music festivals. The UCCA's office in Kyiv, which opened on Janaury 28, is located at vul. Saksahanskoho 53/80, Room 603; telephone, 220-76-70.

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