The Ukrainian American Youth Caver Exchange Foundation (UAYCEF), in cooperation with Western Ukraine's Ternopol-Podilskyi Spelological Association, seeks to both foster relationships between the caving communities of America and Ukraine, and to promote the exchange of speleological related information between both countries with an emphasis on exploratory, cartographic and vertical techniques and skills. In pursuance of its goals UAYCEF operates a student exchange program, and leads annual trips to both Western Ukraine, home of the world's giant horizontal gypsum caves, and Crimea, an area well known for its deep limestone pits. Local cavers from the Kiev and Ternopol areas join trip participants on their explorations, and provide any needed instruction in Eastern European Rebelay Techniques on all Crimea trips. To date there have been eleven expeditions to the Ukraine, with occasional side trips to Russia, which included a total of 35 participants from the US and United Kingdom. In addition, a total of seven youngsters have benefited from UAYCEF's student exchange program. The international caving community also has benefited from UAYCEF, not just from its annual trips and student exchange program, but from a wide range of other activities. These activities have included the introduction of SCT (Single Cable Technique) to the U.S., publication of various articles, slideshow presentations for various caving organizations and community groups, conduction of vertical rebelay workshops, and the development and testing of new and unique ascending, descending, and safety systems. Gratitude is given to the Cave Conservancy Foundation, PMI, IMO, Speleobooks, and numerous NSS grottos and members for their assistance over the years. Project Director: Chris Nicola, 2446 43 Street, Astoria, NY 11103. Email: chris@uaycef.org , Website: http://www.uaycef.org