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Projects of Excellence: Girls Moving Forward (India)

In the second in our series of blog posts focussing on Projects of Excellence identified in the SI Global Impact Report 2012-13, Nisha Ghosh, Founder President and current Programme Action Chair of SI Pune Metro East (India) writes about "Girls Moving Forward", which used the skills of Soroptimists to provide

UN Rep Alice Odingo elected to AWID International Board

Soroptimist International is delighted that Dr Alice Odingo, our Lead UN Representative in Nairobi (Kenya) has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Association of Women in Development (AWID), an international membership organization committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights. “This achievement is a

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

Education as Empowerment: A Personal and Soroptimist journey

Yvonne Simpson, a member of SI Westland (New Zealand) and Past-President of SI South West Pacific, took up the role of Soroptimist International President-Elect on 1 January 2014. Yvonne's professional background is in high-school and community education and in this week's SoroptiVoice blog, she shares her passion for education

Indian Soroptimists Discuss Femicide at UN Vienna

Soroptimists Nisha Ghosh and Naina Shah from India have visited the UN in Vienna to share information about femicide and agencies working to support women and girls in their country. The visit was arranged by SI’s lead UN Representative in Vienna, Dora Vrdlovec, and included a meeting with Civil

Education Key in Preventing Gender Crime

This SoroptiBlog comes from Anna McCormick, Programme Manager at SIHQ, who recently attended a conference on Modern Day Slavery. Here she describes one of the sessions she attended, and talks about how education and awareness are vital in the prevention of VAWG. On December 3rd – 4th I attended the

Remembering Damini/Nirbhaya – one year on from the Delhi Gang Rape

“The flames ignited by Nirbhaya/Damini will continue to blaze till every woman attains justice, equality and respect” Annette Mascarenhas, President, National Association of Soroptimist International of India SI South Kolkata take part in a silent protest march in memory of Nirbhaya/Damini. One year ago, a 23 year-old student in New

#16Days of Online Activism against Gender Violence – Posts and Updates

During 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Soroptimist International joined thousands of organisations around the world in campaigning at local, national and international levels to END violence against women and girls. Each day from International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November to Human Rights

Human Rights Day – Mandela, Women's Rights and Going Solar for December 10

In a message for Human Rights Day on December 10, International President Ann Garvie has called on Soroptimists worldwide to continue working towards human rights for all, particularly for women and children in areas affected by conflict or natural disaster. "Too many women and girls around the world are

Womens Rights are Human Rights: Tackling Violence in all its forms

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

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