Many Soroptimist clubs around the world are working to raise awareness of violence against women and girls in their communities, as well as taking practical action to prevent it. In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, Soma Dasgupta of Soroptimist International Calcutta (India) writes about the inauguration of the Club's Project Dignity,

  In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, International President Ann Garvie writes about attending Soroptimist International Ireland’s 48th Annual Joint North and South Conference, where she unveiled a plaque remembering women who have died in wars and conflicts and raised the issue of the abducted Nigerian girls with the Irish Prime

On 14th April, over 250 girls were abducted from their boarding school in northern Nigeria. Over three weeks later, most are still being held. In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, Reilly Dempsey, Soroptimist International's Head of Programme and Advocacy, examines how global awareness and outrage can make a difference and what

Soroptimist International President Ann Garvie is currently in Malaysia to attend the SI South West Pacific Federation Conference of Clubs (2-4 May 2014). In this week's SoroptiVoice blog post, she writes about some of the Club projects that she has visited during her trip. I have had the privilege to

As the Soroptimist International South West Pacific Federation prepares to hold its Conference of Clubs in Malaysia next week, this SoroptiVoice blog comes from participants in SISWP's Educate, Exchange, Connection programme last October. 17 Soroptimists under the age of 45 from 9 countries took part in an exchange to increase international

Photo: Angelina (far right) and fellow Soroptimists at the CSW advocacy training Angelina Akhvlediani joined the team of Soroptimist International UN Representatives in New York in November 2013. A psychotherapist by profession, she sits on the NGO Committee on Mental Health.  In March, she attended the 58th Session of the

  Photo: Soroptimist delegates at SWCAT In January 2014, Soroptimists from across the western part of the USA attended the Southwest Conference Against Trafficking (SWCAT) in Pomona, California, organized by the National Women’s Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation (NWCAVE). In this week’s blog, Dawn Marie Lemonds, past Soroptimist International Programme

Photo: Soroptimist week two delegates meeting From 10-21 March 2014, a delegation of over 50 Soroptimists gathered in New York for SI’s largest advocacy event of the year: the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. SI has shared many reports, articles and photos about what happened

  Bette briefs the Europe/North America NGO Caucus at CSW58 After two weeks of negotiations, the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) finally reached agreed conclusions late on Friday 21st March.  In this blog, Bette Levy, one of our UN Reps in New York, reports on

Today's SoroptiVoice Blog comes from Yoko Komori Olson, past UN Representative in New York for Soroptimist International. Yoko is currently volunteering at the CSW58 and gives us an account of her time as a volunteer during the big event! "After I retired as UN Rep for SI in December 2013  I