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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

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

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

UNESCO Release Report on Education and Civil Society

UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) Collective Consultation of NGOs on Education 2030 (CCNGO) Coordination Group has released a new report, entitled "The Role of Civil Society Organisations in 2050 and Beyond". The CCNGO Group represents 300 non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and the independent report has been submitted to

Our Voice at the UN – Paris

This edition introduces SI’s advocacy efforts at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The United Nations (UN) Agency in Paris is the home of UNESCO, where Soroptimist International has three UN representatives, Marie-Christine Gries, Evelyne Para, and Rina Dupriet, whose work and expertise covers the role of

SI Position with regard to withdrawal by countries from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention)

Since 1921, Soroptimist International (SI) has been founded on the principles of human rights, social and economic justice, equality, peace, and international goodwill to transform the lives of girls and women of all ages, through our international partnerships, and our global network of members. SI is a worldwide volunteer organisation

Call for Applications – Soroptimist International Director of Advocacy for the 2022–23 biennium.

“Global Executive Director, Deborah Thomas is pleased to announce that Soroptimist International is inviting applications for the volunteer role, Soroptimist International Director of Advocacy for the 2022– 23 biennium. The SI Director of Advocacy (SIDA) leads the work of the Global Impact Committee and contributes to the work of the

Joint Statement on International Women’s Day

8 March 2021 Soroptimist International International Alliance of Women Associated Country Women of the World On International Women’s Day, 8 March 2021, Sharon Fisher, President of Soroptimist International; Cheryl Hayles, President of International Alliance of Women; and Magdie de Kock, World President of Associated Country Women of the World, ask, “Are

Join the the Generation Equality Forum Public Conversation Platform

The Generation Equality Forum (GEF) is a global multi-stakeholder gathering that brings together gender equality advocates from different sectors of society, including governments, civil society, private sector, academics, artists, youth actors, and social influencers. The Forum will take place this year, commencing in Mexico from 29-31 March and culminating in Paris in

Clean Water for Rural Communities in Peninsular Malaysia

Report by Joanne Yeoh, Project Manager Many readers will have followed the development of the water and food security projects that took place in Kampung, (Kg.) Long Tanyit, Sarawak, and in Kg. Gana in Sabah, Malaysia as part of the 2017-2019 'Women, Water & Leadership' President's Appeal. Following this transformative

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