Anusha Santhirasthipam, Soroptimist International Assistant Programme Director, writes about the need to reduce food waste, the theme for this year's World Environment Day. Think. Eat. Save - an anti-food waste and food loss campaign is a wake-up call for all of us reduce our foodprint. It is the theme

As World Environment Day (5 June) approaches, we'll be focussing on environmental issues and women's role in sustainable development. In this week's blog, Nisha Ghosh of SI Pune Metro East (India) writes about an inspiring example of eco-feminism in Rajasthan. These last six months and more have brought the limelight onto to the darker

Luciana Marulli, a member of SI New York City, was recently appointed as one of Soroptimist International's UN Representatives in New York.  Luciana worked for the UN for many years, but in this post she writes about her first experience of attending a UN conference in her new capacity, representing SI at the Commission on the

As many countries will be celebrating Mother's Day this weekend, this week's SoroptiVoice blog looks at a  project to promote maternal health in Gambia.  Over 60% of the 1.7 million population in the West African country live in extreme poverty. The risk of a pregnant woman or girl dying from complications of her pregnancy or

Sabine Kinzer was recently appointed as a UN Representative in Geneva - one of a team of three Soroptimist volunteers who monitor developments and represent SI at the UN Centre, which is home to many UN agencies including the Human Rights Council, UN Refugee Agency, the World Health Organisation, UNAIDS, the International

Nupur Basu is Programme Action Co-ordinator for SI Calcutta (India). In this week's blog, she describes a dramatic incident that occurred during a recent maths class, part of the club's Hold My Hand project to help children from poor families succeed at school. Children from underprivileged backgrounds, living below the poverty

Dawn Marie Lemonds, formerly Soroptimist International Programme Director and Quadrennial Project Liaison 2003-7, writes about the partnership with Women for Women International (WFWI), an organisation that supports women in war-torn regions with financial and emotional aid, job-skills training, rights education and small business assistance so they can rebuild their lives. Soroptimist International worked with

Alice Odingo is one of two SI UN Reps in Nairobi (Kenya), at the UN Environment Programme. In this blog she sets out some of the achievements and challenges that she and colleague Rose Mwangi have experienced.  I am Dr. Alice A.O. Odingo, a wife, a mother and a Senior Lecturer in the

Sina Stiffler, one of SI's UN Representatives in Geneva, describes how meeting rape survivor Karen Vertido from the Philippines reminded her of the difference that Soroptimists can make. Two horrible rape cases in India in December 2012 and March 2013  drew the world’s  attention to the fact that rape is still treated as

Talat Pasha was one of the Soroptimists who attended the UN's Commission on the Status of Women in New York (4-15 March), where the primary theme was the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls. In this week's blog, she celebrates the experience of working with Soroptimists from around the world