South West Pacific Soroptimists gather to celebrate "Uniqueness in Diversity"

  Image: The SISWP conference logo incorporates the 13 petals of a flower reflecting the flags of the 13 Federation countries Soroptimists from SI South West Pacific (SISWP) are gathering for the Federation's 19th Biennial Conference of Clubs in Kuching, Malaysia, which opens on Thursday.  Soroptimists from the 13 SISWP

Dominican Republic becomes 129th Soroptimist country!

  Image: map showing location of Dominican Republic in red (Author: Rei-Artur, shared via Creative Commons) On Saturday 26th April, Soroptimist International welcomed its newest Club and first in the Dominican Republic: Soroptimist International Santo Domingo.  There are now Soroptimist International clubs in 129 countries and territories worldwide. “I’m delighted

20 Years on from the Rwanda Genocide: promoting peace, unity and understanding

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and world figures will participate in the official commemoration of the Rwanda genocide today, during which at least 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus were killed in 1994 in three months of bloodletting that followed the death of the

CSW58: What does it mean for Soroptimists and what happens next?

It may feel like big UN meetings like the  Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which finished last week, while exciting, don’t directly relate to local club work. They do!  For a start, the work that Soroptimists do for women and girls in their communities and beyond shapes SI's

CSW58 Agreed Conclusions: strengths, weaknesses and next steps

After two weeks of negotiations at  the UN Commission on the Status of Women, Governments passed a set of Agreed Conclusions on this year's priority theme: progress and challenges in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, with an eye towards the creation ofnew development goals in 2015.  Over 50 Soroptimist delegates

Soroptimist International Convention 2015 – new website launched

  A new website has been launched to promote the 20th Soroptimist International Convention, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey,  9-12 July 2015.  Soroptimist International Conventions take place every four years, bringing together Soroptimists from around the world to meet,  develop friendships, learn from one another, hear from expert

Key Steps Towards a Soroptimist International Africa Federation at Pretoria Conference

  African Soroptimists have made significant progress towards the establishment of a Soroptimist International Africa Federation at a Conference in Pretoria, South Africa (20-22 March). “The Conference has been exciting and enriching and I am delighted that key resolutions have been passed”, says Soroptimist International President Ann Garvie. Read President

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