Rola organizacji pozarządowych w rozwoju ojczystojęzycznego szkolnictwa diaspory ukraińskiej w Kanadzie

Ethnic civic organizations, associations and societies played an important role in the development of Ukrainian schooling in the diaspora during the entire period of its activity. In Canada, in particular, the Ukrainian Workers’ House played a special role in this case. With its efforts, 50 children’s schools have been founded, where almost two thousand pupils studied. In the 1920-s, the Ukrainian National Association (UNA) joined the development of native-language schooling. The most considerable activity in the development of national education of the set-tlers was shown by the Committee of Ukrainian Canadians (CUC), established in 1940, which, as founders, gradually included 30 ethnic organizations, societies and institutions. At each of its congresses, the issues of activity of native-language schooling was discussed, the concrete measures were developed as for its further development and improvement, strengthening of the influence on the evolution of the national minority and preservation of its ethno-cultural identity in the field of the ethnic environment.