100th Event Speaker Celeste Mergens

Celeste Mergens is the founder and CEO of Days for Girls, an organisation many Soroptimists around the world are aware of, or have worked with over the years. She has led the organisation since its beginning in 2008, driven by twenty years of nonprofit and business management experience. She holds

100th Birthday Event Speaker Kim Bogucki

Detective Kim Bogucki is the co-founder of The IF Project, an innovative partnership between law-enforcement, currently and previously incarcerated adults, and community leaders to build commonality, reduce misperceptions and serve as a deterrent to recidivism and future incarceration.  A 33-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department (SPD), Kim has developed

SI Statement on the Situation in Afghanistan

As Afghanistan returns to an acute crisis, Soroptimist International is extremely concerned about the impacts of a return to Taliban rule on women and girls. Over recent decades significant progress has been made supporting the realisation of women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan to the benefit of individuals, families, communities,

Lighting the way forward – Soroptimist International 100 Years

During the 10 days leading up to the Soroptimist International 100th Birthday Event, 1-3 October, we invite every Soroptimist Club to light candles and make a wish for a better world for women and girls. Soroptimist International of Oakland, our founder club, will light the Soroptimist Flame on 21 September,

Our Voice at the UN

New York - Part 1 This edition of 'Our Voice at the UN'  is divided into two parts. In part one Bette Levy, SI's Lead United Nations (UN) Representative in New York, introduces the principal organs of the UN and looks at how the pandemic has impacted SI's activities. "The

Our Voice at the UN

New York - Part 2 This edition takes a closer look at the current assignments of SI's Representatives operating at the UN Headquarters in New York. First up, Frances Zainoeddin talks us through her key focus area at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and the High-Level Political Forum

State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 Report

Blog by Liliana Mosca, SI United Nations Representative, Rome.  In July 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) published its annual report titled “State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 Report: Transforming Food Systems for Food Security, Improved Nutrition, and Affordable Healthy Diets for All." The present

SI Welcomes SI Khartoum, Sudan

SI President Sharon Fisher is delighted to announce the charter of SI Khartoum, the first Soroptimist Club in Sudan, North East Africa. Making strong progress, Soroptimist International Africa Federation  (SIAF) was inaugurated in June 2020, and is the newest member to join the global Soroptimist International organisation. SI Khartoum has
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