CORVALLIS SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION

THE AWARD-WINNING CSCA-UZHHOROD COUNCIL (CSCA-U) HAS OVER 25 YEARS OF HOSTING OPEN WORLD, USAID, AND CSCA-U SELF-FUNDED DELEGATIONS. CSCA-U HAS AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY OF RECIPRICAL DELEGATIONS WITH ITS SISTER CITY, UZHHOROD. DELEGATION TOPICS HAVE INCLUDED MAYORAL EXCHANGES, YOUTH EXCHANGES, MEDICAL, EDUCATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, NGO DEVELOPMENT AND MANY OTHER AREAS. IN EARLY YEARS OF THE RELATIONSHIP WITH UZHHOROD, MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY FOCUSED ON ADVOCACY AND VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT. MORE RECENTLY, CSCA-U HAS PROVIDED TECHNICAL TRAINING TO PHYSICIANS, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, NGO PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS ADVOCACY AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ORPHANS, ROMA, WOMEN, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. MANY CSCA-U MEMBER GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS TRAVEL TO UKRAINE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE TO CONTINUE ASSISTING PROJECT AND TO EXPLORE NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

THE TOUCH PROJECT (TAKE ONE UKRANIAN CHILD'S HAND) IS A SPONORSHIP PROGRAM WITH THE CSCA-UZHHOROD COUNCIL FOR UKRAINIAN CHILDREN. THE TOUCH PROJECT HAS GROWN TO FIVE SPONSORHIP PROGRAMS FOR OVER 400 CHILDREN. IT IS A FRIENDSHIP PROGRAM, NOT AN ADOPTION AGENCY. NEARLY 300 DELEGATES HAVE TRAVELED FROM THE US TO UKRAINE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE SINCE 2001 AS PART OF THE ANNUAL TOUCH DELEGATION. DELEGATES TAKE THE CHILDREN SHOPPING FOR SCHOOL CLOTHES, ON OUTDOOR EXCURSIONS, AND TO MOVIES, MUSEUMS, PARKS, AND CULTURAL EVENTS. SPONSORSHIP FUNDS INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, FACILITIES REPAIR, FOOD, CLOTHING, AND HEALTH CARE. A MAJOR PROJECT IN 2021 WAS THE REPAIR OF FIRE DAMAGE AT THE ROMA SCHOOL IN UZHHOROD.