The French-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFU) in cooperation with the French Embassy in Ukraine held a Grand Charity Evening – the Festival of Music in Kyiv. The event, which was held in the best French traditions, was timed to coincide with the International Music Festival and had a charitable purpose – to raise funds to support the National Rehabilitation Center UNBROKEN Ukraine.
According to the organizers, the donations raised will be used to upgrade the rehabilitation department for patients with spinal cord injuries.
The concert was attended by the famous Ukrainian pianist Yevhen Khmara, the Svitlo Concert orchestra, and the popular Ukrainian band TVORCHI, who were the main guests of the evening. The event brought together representatives of the business community, diplomatic corps and cultural elite of Ukraine and France.
“This is an event about strength, solidarity and art, which demonstrates the unity of the French-Ukrainian community in the most difficult times for Ukraine,” the French-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFU) said.
The CCIFU emphasized that the Music Festival was also an opportunity for the Chamber member companies to express support for those in need and to reaffirm the importance of social responsibility of business.
The French-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFU), founded in 1994 as the Association of the French business community in Ukraine and since 2011 a member of the French Chambers of Commerce and Industry network, today unites more than 150 French and French-managed companies from various sectors of the economy.
The Board of Directors is governed by an elected seven-member Management Board and is financed by membership fees with no state funding.
The Franco-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a key player in business cooperation between France and Ukraine. For 30 years of its activity, it has formed a community of 150 companies, functions as an institutional partner for business, implementing initiatives in the agricultural sector, investment, social and cultural projects, and strengthens the investment climate.
The effectiveness of CCIFU is confirmed by the resilience of its members in the Ukrainian market even during the war: not a single company left the country, and many continue to expand and invest thanks to the Chamber’s support and partnership with government agencies and foreign financial institutions.
