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CSW61 Statement Release

CSW61 Written Statement Release 20 October, 2016 The sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 13 to 24 March 2017. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all

SI President visits Soroptimists in Singapore

by Soroptimist International President, Yvonne Simpson “There are two active Soroptimist clubs in Singapore and I was fortunate to spend quality time with both. On Saturday 23 April I joined Soroptimists from SI Singapore and visited its project supporting the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home). The law states that

The World We Want for Girls

International Programme Director Hilary Ratcliffe brings us a SoroptiVoice Blog on an official UN side event at the Commission on the Status of Women 58 (CSW58) in New York on 12th March. Hosted by by World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts (WAGGGs) with the United Nations Millennium Campaign,

Projects of Excellence: Knickers for Knowledge (UK, Zimbabwe)

Our Global Impact Report 2012-13 identified 39 Soroptimist "Projects of Excellence" around the world, as a source of education and inspiration. In the coming weeks, we will be featuring many of these projects on the SoroptiVoice blog. This week, Irene Hockin, a Past-President of SI Barnstaple and District (UK), writes

Soroptimists as Peacemakers and Gender Justice

This week's SoroptiVoice blog on the role of women in building a more peaceful world comes from Anusha Santhirasthipam, International Assistant Programme Director for Soroptimist International. Image: Malaysian UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon (Credit: UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz) There can be no real peace in this world until every woman and

Slideshow Soroptimist Clubs News April 2013

April was a busy month for Soroptimist Clubs worldwide and many new initiatives were launched to educate, empower and enable opportunities for women and girls. Educational projects were a particular focus of many SI projects. Take a look at the reported activities of SI Clubs in India, UK ,USA,

An incredible journey – taking Birthing in the Pacific to remote communities

This special SoroptiVoice Blog for December 10 comes from Meredith Tutumang of SI Lae in Papua New Guinea, one of the SI clubs involved in the Birthing in the Pacific project. Meredith Tutumang is the Team Leader for the Village Birth Attendant Programme under SI Lae. In August 2012, the first community

Rio + 20: What now?

The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in Rio de Janeiro on 20-22 June 2012 brought together world leaders, government officials, and civil society and private sector representatives who sought the best ways to work towards achieving a global ‘green economy’, poverty eradication and sustainable development. Long before

SI Denmark and Kenya – An Award Winning Partnership!

How did the project “Women and Climate Change” – a partnership between SI Kenya and SI Denmark, come about? Else Larsen, previous SI UN Representative at the FAO in Rome, recently visited Kenya with a group of Danish Soroptimists. Here she reports the highlights and shares their learning. Recently (5-16

A Milestone towards A Future SI African Federation

SIE President Kathy Kaaf reports back from the Conference on the Proposed SI African Federation which took place in Nairobi, Kenya, 22nd – 24th March 2012. "Kenya Strikes Oil“ was the headline of the “Daily Nation” on Tuesday 27th March when SIE President-Elect Ulla Madsen, SIE Vice President Christine Peer

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