UWAA HISTORY

• The Ukrainian Women’s Association was formed in Lviv, Ukraine in 1921.

• After WWII, many Ukrainian Immigrants arrived in Australia as Displaced Persons, mainly during the years 1948-1952. While all adults were contracted to work for 2 years, women with young children were temporarily housed in migrant holding camps.

• The first branch of the Ukrainian Women’s Association Australia (UWAA) was founded on 13 September 1949 at Cowra migrant holding camp in NSW.

• UWAA’s patron is Princess Olha of Kyiv.

• In 1953 the UWAA became a member of the National Council of Women of Australia.

• The number of Ukrainian-Australians increased in the years following Ukraine’s Independence in 1991. In the 2016 Census, 48,000 people identified as having Ukrainian heritage.

• Every five years, members gather in Cowra’s Europa Park to commemorate the founding of the UWAA.