Official notification has come through to us of a Seed Grant, won by SI Club of Petaling Jaya, who beat off challenges from more than 300 other NGOs in Malaysia.   A wonderful achievement - SI Club of Petaling Jaya is the first Soroptimist Club in Malaysia to win a

Would you like to meet with Soroptimist sisters in the USA? SIA's Northwestern Region, which includes Alaska, Washington, Oregon, northern Idaho and Montana, is pleased to offer a Grant of Friendship to one or two Soroptimists or a Soroptimist and her partner from outside the United States.  The Grant is

Gearing Up for CSW in New York? - Here’s Your Networking & Negotiations A-Z Map! CSW is always a busy time for Soroptimist International. This year from 9 – 20 March, Soroptimists from across the world will gather in New York to help advocate for women and girls, and to

SI Gravesend and District, UK, Working with Girls - East Meets West Fashion Show Members worked with and mentored students at the Northfleet School for Girls, Gravesend, UK, to present a Fashion Show. Students made the clothes and modeled them and with Soroptimist input, designed the posters, tickets and programmes.

A peaceful environment is crucial for women and girls to be able to live free from fear and violence.  At the United Nations in Nairobi and at Paris, SI UN Representatives Marie-Christine Gries de la Barbelais (Paris) and Alice Odingo (Nairobi) continue to advocate for security for women and girls.

Soroptimist International provides a global voice for women and girls in over 3,000 communities in 130 countries and territories. Their voices must be included in international negotiations that affect how governments respond to their needs. The advocacy efforts of Soroptimists can make this happen! It is clear that organisations such

  On the 14 – 15 January, a unique Barbershop Conference was held to help end violence against women and girls.  What made this conference different was that it aimed to bring men and boys into the conversation about ending gender violence.  Violence against women and girls is a pervasive

CSW always proves to be a big event for Soroptimist International, and 2015 will be no exception. At this critical event which will also be the Beijing+20 review, SI will be hosting its largest number of events yet! These events will not only highlight the excellent on-the-ground project work of

  Click on the picture above to view the flickr album of projects for December 2014.   SI Arnhem-Oost, Netherlands worked alongside local speakers and musicians to hold fundraising events to support thirty students living in Rhotia Valley Children's Home. The project has resulted in the children having access to

January Winnie Maru, Soroptimist InternationaI Eldoret, Nairobi Soroptimist attended the Fifth Feminist Leadership, Movement Building and Rights Institute in Nairobi for a week-long course designed to strengthen feminist leadership, and on January 9, she also starred on KTN, a Kenyan television channel, on a show called the 'Morning Express'. Winnie passionately debated