Press-releases
Within the framework of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation program in public health domain the 14th newborn care center "Cradles of Hope" was opened on June 3, 2008 on the basis of Zhytomyr regional center of mother and infant healthcare.
Today, May 16 2008, the first Ukrainian intellectual forum for youth «Zavtra (Tomorrow): the World, Ukraine, and Me» was opened at 11:00, in Ukraine's House. The forum is held within the framework of ZAVTRA.UA scholarship program, a nationwide project of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation for supporting the gifted youth.
The Victor Pinchuk Foundation has invited the seventh UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (1997-2006) to be the guest of honor at the first Ukrainian intellectual youth forum «Zavtra (Tomorrow): the World, Ukraine, and Me».
On Saturday 14th June 2008, at the invitation of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, Paul McCartney will perform to hundreds and thousands of people in Independence Square, Kiev, Ukraine.
PinchukArtCentre has opened a new space, the Project Room, to place on show pieces made by young Ukrainian and foreign artists especially for display at the PinchukArtCentre.
Introducing the top-notch world artists to Ukraine, the PinchukArtCentre presented a solo exhibition of Mariko Mori, one of the most seminal artists coming out of Japan in last fifty years. It has been the first exhibition of her works in the Central and Eastern Europe ever.
Dr. Yunus told the story, dating back to the 80s, on the creation of Grameen Bank - the new model bank, which is oriented towards the population of the poor countries and dealing with provision of unsecured loans for people to start their own business.