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International Literacy Day – #SImakingchange: Education

Take a look at Soroptimist International Club projects and how they are contributing in the fight against illiteracy and engaging women and girls in education. The stats speak for themselves with approximately 775 million people, 64% of whom are women, functionally illiterate. What this means is they lack the basic

Pat Black reports from UN SDG Global Summit 29 September 2015

"Keeping up with the pace of life at UN related events is never easy. There are constant meetings taking place not just in the UN precinct but all around New York. There is the necessity of adjusting to temperatures inside rooms which are lower than the humid heat of

See Solar, Cook Solar, Kubulau District Primary School, Fiji

Third (and Final) Solar Cooker Installation and Training in Kubulau District Primary School in Bua, Vanua Levu in FIJI ISLANDS by Shikha Raturi Photo: Panoramic view of Kubulau District Primary School This trip was the one I was most worried about as the logistics were so complex. We were

Pat Black International Director of Advocacy

Soroptimist International welcomes Pat Black as International Director of Advocacy Photo: Pat Black taken at Harrogate Conference 2014 “This is an exciting and challenging new role for Soroptimist International. I am very proud to be offered this opportunity to support Soroptimists, giving a global voice to women and girls.

#SImakingchange – Women and the Environment

Climate change and environmental degradation is causing disruption across the globe. Women have a crucial role to play in protecting fragile ecosystems, whilst promoting sustainable development and mitigating the effects of climate change. In this project roundup, we celebrate the work Soroptimist International clubs are doing in their communities on

The Life of a UN Representative

Bette Levy has been an SI UN Representative since 2011. Four years on, and following her election as Vice-Chair of NGO CSW New York, she shares her experiences with SI and explains what life as UN Rep is really like. "How many of you think about the United Nations at

See Solar, Cook Solar – Nelson Palmer SDA Primary School, Navosa, Fiji.

Second Solar Cooker Installation and Training in Nelson Palmer SDA Primary School in Navosa in FIJI ISLANDS Shikha Raturi reports from Fiji on the second solar cooker installation The day prior to our trip, we got ourselves organized and loaded the car with boxes of solar cookers, educational materials,

First Light – See Solar, Cook Solar, Musasa Primary School

If you are keeping up with our posts on facebook, you will have already delighted in seeing pictures of school children taking their very first look at the new computers! SI Dunfermline submitted a project which was subsequently publish by International President Ann Garvie, to provide solar panels and solar

Around the World – SI Projects April 2015

SI Lautoka, Fiji, Crucial Education Need for Special School In a Friendship link with SI Torrens South Australia and SI Adelaide Inc, South Australia together with Project Partnerships with Western Aluminium Ltd, City Star Newspaper, Tropic Signs Service and Rotomould Ltd, this project also received sponsorship from Western Aluminium Ltd.

CSW – Up Close with Soroptimist International

We talk to International President Ann Garvie, President Elect Yvonne Simpson, SI UN Rep Bette Levy, IPP of the Belgian Union Gerda Rosiers, SIGBI APD ECOSOC (UN) Pat Black, SISWP FPD Di Lockwood and President of SI Dublin Catherine Giblin. What was the stand out experience for you

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