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Spilka Ukraïns'koï Molodi
Country	Ukraine
Founded	1925
Website cym.org
Scouting portal

The Ukrainian Youth Association ( Ukrainian: Спілка української молоді, transliterated as Spilka Ukraïns'koï Molodi, known by the acronym СУМ, SUM, pronounced " soom", and commonly rendered as CYM) is a youth organization in Ukraine, Australia, ^[1] Belgium, ^[2] Canada, Estonia, ^[3] France, ^[2] Great Britain, ^[4] Germany, ^[5] and the United States. ^[6] The organization plans to create units in New Zealand. ^[7]

History

The Ukrainian Youth Association was founded in Ukraine in 1925 by Mykola Pavlushkov, who waged a civil war against the 1917 October Russian Revolution.

Program sections

• Sumeniata (youngest members) - ages 3 to 5
• Molodshe Yunatstvo (younger members) - ages 6 to 12
• Starshe Yunatstvo (older members) - ages 13 – 17
• Druszynnyky (Councillors/Leaders) - ages 18 – 49
• Seiniory (Seniors) - ages 50+

A Ukrainian who attributes themselves to the СУМ organization is named Sumivets.

See also

Archives

There is a Canadian Ukrainian Youth Association fonds at Library and Archives Canada. ^[8] The archival reference number is R3438. ^[9]

References

External links

• UYA/СУМ Homepage