International Welfare Fund
"Planned Parenthood"

Festival Date: 11.12.2006 – 21.12.2006.
Venue: Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Simferopol, Donetsk.
Number of participants: 10 000 people
Number of invited experts for participation in the conference: 1000 people

Festival Aims:
Increase the level of the culture of planned parenthood in Ukraine;
• Increase the amount of information to the population for the preparation of planned parenthood to preserve Ukrainian genetics and the development of the Ukrainian nation;
• To motivate planned pregnancy;
• Raising the level of natural breast feeding;
• Forming a culture of pregnancy: ‘Pregnancy - is not an illness’.

Festival programme:
Interdisciplinary scientific and practical conference for experts (accoucheurs - gynecologists, pediatrists, psychologists, social workers, teachers), and the award of 29 gold figurines and 30 gold badges «For the special contribution of planned parenthood culture in Ukraine». The Conference was supported by the main accoucheur - gynecologist ÌÎZ of Ukraine - Kaminsky V.V.

Informational-educational, entertaining events in cities, participation of married couples in the planning, expectation of children and parents:
- An exhibition of drawings of pregnant women;
- Photo-exhibition ‘Children of planned parenthood’;
- Exhibition of goods and services from leading companies;
- Fashion parade for pregnant women from ‘Lady VIK’;
- Free ‘hot line’ supports for breast feeding;
- Presentation of leading clinics;
- Presentation of the best pre-school institutions centres of child development, pre-natal centres;
- A competition for pregnant women and couples with children;
- Master classes on the preparation for of planned parenthood;
- Delivery of gifts and technical assistance to participants of the project ‘Young Mothers’.