OOL is in direct contact with our sister organizations in Europe who provide housing, food, medicine, clothing and financial assistance to Ukrainian refugees. We collect funds to support these specific efforts and transfer them...

For many years, OOL has been supporting The Embroidered Icons Museum of Rev. Dr. Dmytro Blazejowskyj, located in Lviv, Ukraine. In honor of the 10th anniversary of Fr. Blazejowskyj’s death (1910-2011), Father Ihor Kovalchuk...

The unforgettable tragedy of the Lemkos – their forced deportation from their native lands still remains inadequately documented. Doctor of History, scientist and researcher Yevhen Misylo is working on a book listing the NAMES...

For years, OOL has been helping to repair, restore and preserve the Lemko heritage in two well-known villages in the Lemko region – Svyatkova Mala and Svyatkova Velyka. We have financially supported the repair...

The new Lemko Museum, which is being built in the Lemko Village in Monastyryske, Ternopil Region, promises to be the largest existing one in Ukraine. The Organization for the Defense of Lemkivshchyna is committed...

OOL is supporting the work of Jurij Starzynski from Legnica (Poland), who is currently working on a unique book dedicated to Lemko folk clothing.  See the letter below for more information. Mr. Starzynski has...

The “Moloda Lemkivshchyna” organization in Lviv has started a few interesting new projects, which OOL is supporting.  Please consider making a donation using the button on the right. – The program “Lemko News” is...

The Organization for the Defence of Lemkivshchyna supported the publication of a book “Through the Centuries Under the Protection of the Mother of God” about the glorious Lemko Church of the Intercession of the...

OOL is coordinating a collection to help Father Artur Graban, whose residence recently burned down along with all his archives, computers, and recordings.