As we celebrate International Club Friendship Day 3rd October 2014, two inspiring Soroptimist women share the story of their friendship and what it means to their service and their lives.  Bette Levy, UN Rep for SI in NY says: “For me being a member of Soroptimist International has added to my

In this week's SoroptiVoice blog  Theresa Devasahayam, President-Elect of Soroptimist International of Singapore, writes about violence against women in Timor-Leste and a project supported by SI Singapore that protects and supports victims. Timor-Leste or East Timor is one of the youngest countries in the world, having been created on 20

  In July, we shared many tributes to Betty Loughhead Turland, President of Soroptimist International 1983-5. One photograph sent in showed Betty in the 1970s or early 1980s, sitting in a radio studio.  Soon afterwards, Past International President Margaret Lobo provided an explanation...the amazing story of how Soroptimists took advantage

Water project by Soroptimist International Cotonou Doyen (Benin) In this week’s SoroptiVoice blog, Marie-Christine Gries de La Barbelais, one of SI’s UN Representatives in Paris, reports from the 2nd NGO-UNESCO Forum on access to water, which took place in Ivory Coast. Our UN Reps in Paris, where UNESCO has its

  28 young women took part in a Soroptimist Leadership Academy at Lake Ohrid in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in July this year. A joint project of SI Struga (FYROM) and the SI Turkish Union, this was a 10 day experience to help participants discover their leadership potential. 

  As part of the Beijing+20 campaign to spark global dialogue and action on women's rights and gender equality, UN Women is focussing on one critical area of concern each month.  August's focus is girls and the challenges they face in today's world. Soroptimist International of the Americas recently launched

The Soroptimist International Board meeting in Kent, UK, last weekend brought together SI post-holders from around the world to take key decisions about the future of the organisation. These included Presidents, Past Presidents and Presidents Elect of the four Federations, as well as Federation Programme Directors, Committee Chairs and Members,

Soroptimist representatives from around the world are in Kent, UK this weekend for the annual Soroptimist international Board meeting. The Board, representing 80,000 Soroptimists in 130 countries worldwide, will discuss issues facing the global movement and take key decisions about SI's global strategy for the coming year. The SI Board

Image: Ning, who was trafficked to Australia from Thailand aged 13 Chris Knight is SISWP Friendship Link Coordinator and a member of SI Moreton North Inc (Australia). She describes herself as a passionate human rights and social justice advocate and in this week's blog she shares her continued involvement with

  From 10-12 July, the Soroptimist International of Europe Governors' Meeting brought together 175 Soroptimists in Copenhagen, Denmark.Governors from across the Federation, representing countries from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, gathered to discuss major issues, share experience and take key decisions. They were joined by representatives of Single Clubs