“Can you imagine finding time to earn your living if you had to spend hours every day collecting firewood?  Or how you would study with no electric light in the evening?  One quarter of the world’s population do not have reliable access to electricity; 70% of these are women and

  Educate Exchange Connection Ambassadors celebrate Soroptimist Friendship Day with SISWP President Siew Yong Gnanalingam. 17 Soroptimists from 9 countries in the SI South West Pacific (SISWP) Federation have taken part in an exchange programme to promote international friendship and understanding and encourage greater participation by younger women in the

  International Day of the Girl Child on 11th October, focuses on the rights of girls and the challenges they face globally. This year’s theme is "Innovating for Girls’ Education". World attention has been focussed on the 33 million girls not at school by the campaigning of inspirational Pakistani teenager

Image: SI Bangalore poster competition - Peace Day 2013 - St Euphrasia school "On this International Day of Peace, let us pledge to teach our children the value of tolerance and mutual respect.  Let us invest in the schools and teachers that will build a fair and inclusive world that