SIE Announces the winners of the SIE Best Practice Awards and Donates Nearly €39,000 to the SI President’s Appeal Projects  Image: SI President Yvonne thanks SIE President Maria Elisabetta de Franciscis and the SIE Board for the Federation’s support for the Nepal projects. Soroptimist International of Europe (SIE) chose Sofia,

SI London East: Kori Project In a partnership with SI Thames Valley, UK, the club invited Rose Mariba Simba, the founder and Director of the Kori Project visit us and talk about the project.  Many goods and knitted items have been made and donated during 2015 and 2016.  A very

“Dr. Edit Schlaffer is a social scientist and the founder of Women without Borders (2002), based in Vienna, Austria. Her international efforts focus on grassroots, namely empowering women as agents of change and a critical driving force in stabilizing an insecure world. In implementing the SAVE (Sisters Against Violent Extremism)

  This year the annual UN Department for Public Information NGO Conference (UN DPI NGO Conference) was held in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, from 30 May to 1 June. International President Yvonne represented Soroptimist International at the conference, joined by Korean Soroptimists. With civil society representatives and NGOs from across

Soroptimist International is delighted to welcome two new United Nations Representatives to the Soroptimist family; Frances Zainoeddin and Barbara Rochman.   Image:  Centre: Frances Zainoeddin, Left (far right) and right: Barbara Rochman International Director of Advocacy Pat Black says: “I am thrilled to welcome Barbara and Frances to the SI

At the recent SISWP Conference of Clubs the following clubs were recognised for their excellence in planning, administering and evaluating a project to transform lives for women and girls around the Federation. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees.  For Goal 1 Objective 1: SI Penang for their Education Fund

  The UN’s Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) will meet in Vienna, 23 – 27 May, to discuss ‘criminal justice responses to prevent and counter terrorism in all its forms and manifestations’. These discussions come at a crucial time, as across the world there is an increasing

"Soroptimist International of the South West Pacific welcomes Theresa Lyford as President for the 2016-2018 Biennium. Theresa's theme for her Biennium is "Shaping our Future - Innovate, Inform, Inspire"   Image:  Incoming SISWP President Theresa Lyford introduces Innovate, Inform, Inspire for the 2016-2018 Biennium. Project challenge - Soroptimists: Be the

Without ensuring that financing for development compliments the needs of sustainable development, it will be impossible to make the transformative change that governments committed to in 2015. SI UN Rep Marie D'Amato-Rizzi attended the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FfD Forum) which followed up on decisions made at the