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Learning, sharing and building friendships – experience of a new UN Rep at CSW

Photo: Angelina (far right) and fellow Soroptimists at the CSW advocacy training Angelina Akhvlediani joined the team of Soroptimist International UN Representatives in New York in November 2013. A psychotherapist by profession, she sits on the NGO Committee on Mental Health. In March, she attended the 58th Session of the

“Words Matter….” Lessons from the Southwest Conference Against Trafficking (USA)

Photo: Soroptimist delegates at SWCAT In January 2014, Soroptimists from across the western part of the USA attended the Southwest Conference Against Trafficking (SWCAT) in Pomona, California, organized by the National Women’s Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation (NWCAVE). In this week’s blog, Dawn Marie Lemonds, past Soroptimist International Programme

20 Years on from the Rwanda Genocide: promoting peace, unity and understanding

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and world figures will participate in the official commemoration of the Rwanda genocide today, during which at least 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus were killed in 1994 in three months of bloodletting that followed the death of the

“Small bite, big threat” – highlighting vector-borne diseases for World Health Day

Photo: Malaria medicine distributed by community group Mamas Optimistas in Angola, funded by Soroptimist clubs Denmark 7 April is World Health Day and this year the World Health Organisation (WHO) is highlighting the serious and increasing threat of vector-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue, leishmaniasis, Lyme disease, schistosomiasis, and

Soroptimist Programme for Expo Milano 2015

The Milan Expo will showcase the best of Italy and explore the theme "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" during six months of performances, conventions and events from May-October 2015. Soroptimist International Clubs SI Milano alla Scala and SI Milano Fondatore are organising a Soroptimist programme from 8-11 June

Voices from CSW58: Impressions and experiences of Soroptimist delegates

Photo: Soroptimist week two delegates meeting From 10-21 March 2014, a delegation of over 50 Soroptimists gathered in New York for SI’s largest advocacy event of the year: the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. SI has shared many reports, articles and photos about what happened

Sl of the Americas – 43rd Biennial Convention

The SIA Federation's 43rd biennial convention in Vancouver, Canada, will bring Soroptimists together for mutual support, education and inspiration. The event will include the launch of SIA's new program to empower girls to live their dreams, a movie screening of Girl Rising and inspiring speakers. Visit the SIA Convention

CSW58: What does it mean for Soroptimists and what happens next?

It may feel like big UN meetings like the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which finished last week, while exciting, don’t directly relate to local club work. They do! For a start, the work that Soroptimists do for women and girls in their communities and beyond shapes SI's

CSW58 Agreed Conclusions: strengths, weaknesses and next steps

After two weeks of negotiations at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, Governments passed a set of Agreed Conclusions on this year's priority theme: progress and challenges in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, with an eye towards the creation ofnew development goals in 2015. Over 50 Soroptimist delegates

Soroptimist International Convention 2015 – new website launched

A new website has been launched to promote the 20th Soroptimist International Convention, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, 9-12 July 2015. Soroptimist International Conventions take place every four years, bringing together Soroptimists from around the world to meet, develop friendships, learn from one another, hear from expert

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