Image: Yvonne Simpson with PNG Soroptimists Birthing in Pacific is a SI South West Pacific project to improve reduce maternal mortality in Papua New Guinea by training and equipping midwives. Soroptimists around the world raised over US$500,000 to support the project as part of SI President Alice Wells December 10

  December 10 is a date with three-fold significance for Soroptimist International:  it is Human Rights Day, it marks the end of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Violence, and it sees the launch of the Soroptimist International President's Appeal.  This is no coincidence.  In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, SI Programme

As part of our focus on violence against women and girls during 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Violence,  this week's SoroptiVoice blog by Cheryl Fouts of SI Northeast Suburban Franklin County (USA)   looks at the issue of adolescent dating violence and what Soroptimists in the US are doing to tackle

  In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, International Programme Director Hilary Ratcliffe introduces the SI Global Impact Report 2012-13, launched today. Read the report at: www.soroptimistinternational.org/impact  We are a Global Voice for women and girls and this Global Impact Report demonstrates and showcases our voice. Through over 80,000 of our club

On 1-2 November, Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) Federation's Annual Conference brought together 1200 Soroptimists from 29 countries in Newcastle/Gateshead, UK. In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, SIGBI President Pat Black and former Communications Director Jane Slatter report from the Conference. For full reports visit www.sigbi.org/gateshead2013.   The annual

This week's SoroptiVoice blog is the first of a series reporting on the experiences of participants in  Soroptimist International South West Pacific's Educate, Exchange, Connection programme.  17Soroptimists under the age of 45 took part in an exchange to increase international understanding and promote participation of younger women in the Soroptimist

  In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, New York UN Rep Paulette Forbes-Igharo reports from an event for International Day of the Girl Child, looking at barriers to girls' education and how they can be overcome. She explores ways that Soroptimist clubs can contribute, particularly in promoting and supporting technical education

  October 24 is United Nations Day. In this SoroptiVoice blog, Soroptimist International Assistant Programme Director Caroline Leach writes about the work of SI's UN Representatives, volunteers who ensure that the voices of 80,000 Soroptimists are heard at the major UN Centres. I am proud and honored to be a

Image: Woman carrying coffee in Timor Leste - UN Photo/Martine Perret 15th October was International Day of Rural Women; a few days before, Geneva UN Representative Sina Stiffler attended a UN event examining the major problems faced by many rural women, where she presented an oral statement on behalf of

  Today on International Day of the Girl, our SoroptiVoice blog comes from 17 year-old Teresa and her godmother,  Anna Elisabeth Mueller, a Soroptimist from Lienz in Austria. Educating and empowering girls is not just about helping them fulfil their academic potential; Soroptimists are also committed to offering non-formal learning