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News from the Lugari Community Resource Centre – Road to Equality

SI Road to Equality Co-ordinator Ayushi Kundu reports. "The Lugari Youth Leadership Project is a Leadership Training Programme established by Willing Hearts Society of Canada in Kenya, a project supported by the SI President's Appeal since 2020. Set up to empower girls ages 14-18, the Lugari Youth Leadership Project focuses

30th Session of the Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Vienna

Blog by Linda Witong, SI Special Advisor to Advocacy Read SI's Written Statement submitted to CCPCJ30 HERE. Watch SI's Oral Statement delivered at CCPCJ30 below, and read the transcript HERE. https://www.soroptimistinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SI_CCPCJ_OralStatement.mp4

Collaboration, Cooperation and Commitment: Post-Pandemic Recovery Strategies in Asia

The seventy-seventh session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), held from 26 to 29 April 2021, was aimed at discussing the necessary steps countries in Asia and the Pacific should anticipate taking to rebuild their economies in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The

SI Position Paper: Women and Drugs

The use of the whole spectrum of drugs has become a major source of threat to the health of women and girls. In 2018, an estimated 269 million people worldwide, including women or girls, continued to use drugs including opioids. The restrictions on movement, gatherings and social distancing which were

World Environment Day 2021: Tree Planting in Kibera, Nairobi

Soroptimists have always been dedicated to addressing the issues related to the environment. The first-ever Soroptimist project was to ‘Save the Redwoods’, which was launched by the first Soroptimist club formed in 1921 in Alameda County, California made up of over 80 business and professional women. The great ancient Redwood

Announcing Lee Ann Cochran, as President’s Appeal Coordinator for the SI President’s Appeal, 2021-2023.

Soroptimist International (SI) is delighted to announce Lee Ann Cochran, as President’s Appeal Coordinator for the next SI President’s Appeal, 2021-2023. As partner at Amphora Consulting, Lee Ann holds a BS in Materials Science & Engineering from The Ohio State University and has spent 20 years in corporate workplaces

Reclaiming Space for Civil Society at the United Nations

Blog by Maria Fornella-Oehninger, SI United Nations Representative in New York and Co-chair of the NGO Committee on Social Development. "Amid insistent calls by UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, for a New Networked Multilateralism and a New Inclusive Social Contract, the opposite seems to be taking place: the space for civil

Solidarity of NGOs Facing the Pandemic: Ecological Reconstruction

SI United Nations (UN) Representative, Evelyne Para, brings us the final instalment in her series of blogs about how Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog focuses on Ecological Reconstruction. "The COVID-19 pandemic, which we still continue to face, offers us the opportunity to reconsider our

How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted the Health of Women and Girls?

Liz Batten, of SI Salisbury, continues the conversation on women and health - as discussed in her episode of SI Voices Podcast - with this blog post focusing on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. "The COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet. As we are constantly being reminded, it is

Solidarity of NGOs Facing the Pandemic: Communication and Culture

SI United Nations (UN) Representative, Evelyne Para, brings us the third instalment in her series of blogs about how Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog focuses on Communication, Information, and Culture. "To face the consequences of the global COVID-19 crisis, the mobilisation of local associations

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