SI Kapiti Coast, New Zealand, Kids Fishing Day In a partnership with a local boating club and with the support of a number of local businesses who donated fishing equipment, jackets, food and fuel for the project, SI Kapiti Coast offered disadvantaged children an experience they would not normally have

SI UN Representative Sabine Kinzer attended the USA’s human rights review at the UN in Geneva. The USA was criticised by NGOs and other countries for its national and international human rights records. However, progress could be made as the USA says that the Government, along with the Senate, will

On 23 April 2015, in an event hosted by CANTO and Soroptimist International of Port of Spain, over 130 girls of the Bishop’s Centenary College were introduced to the limitless possibilities for women in ICTs, to commemorate International Girls in ICT Day. The initiative is backed by International Telecommunication Union

News from SLA Founder Katerina Vasileska  Date: 20th -30th of July 2015 Place: Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia Organizers: SI Struga and SI Turkey In 2014, 28 young women took part in a Soroptimist Leadership Academy at Lake Ohrid in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. A joint project of SI Struga (FYROM) and

SI Lautoka, Fiji, Crucial Education Need for Special School In a Friendship link with SI Torrens South Australia and SI Adelaide Inc, South Australia together with Project Partnerships with Western Aluminium Ltd, City Star Newspaper, Tropic Signs Service and Rotomould Ltd, this project also received sponsorship from Western Aluminium Ltd.

by SI UN Rep Marie D'Amato-Rizzi    Click on the image above to view the PDF of 'Progress of the World's Women 2015 - 2016: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights' On Monday, April 27, 2015 UN Women launched their flagship report on the Progress of Women at a press briefing and

  Image Source: Office of the Resident Coordinator  As of 27 April, the Government reports 3,351 deaths and 6,833 injured people. 8 million people in 39 districts have been affected, of which over 2 million people live in the 11 severely affected districts. Priority needs include food, water, shelter and

As we move towards an exciting new biennium, Soroptimist International is inviting applications from SI members, for the position of international treasurer of SI (Soroptimist International) Limited.     International Treasurer The role is highly influential and will be fundamentally important to shaping the future potential strategies and routine financial

SI UN Representative, Martina Gredler, is in Doha at the 13th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice advocating for the inclusion of women and girls, and NGOs and civil society in the development and implementation of policies that protect victims.   On the 16 April 2015, Martina was

“There is no peace without development, no development without peace, and there is no lasting peace or sustainable development without respect for human rights and the rule of law.” - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon   Soroptimist International UN Representative, Martina Gredler, will be joining government representatives, policy makers and experts