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IPD Hilary Ratcliffe Reflects on CSW59

International Programme Director, Hilary Ratcliffe reflects on CSW59 "CSW59 was a huge success for Soroptimist International. The dedicated and proactive delegation of around 100 Soroptimists from across the globe were able to advocate for women and girls and their hard work paid off. The international nature of the delegation meant

Cool Feminism – Exploring Ideas from the North

Hafdis Karlsdottir, Soroptimist International of Iceland reports from CSW59 "After attending the Ministerial Round Tables in the morning and listening to the Ministers and representatives from 15 countries 'Making the economy work for women and girl', where they more or less explained what needed to be done, attending 'Cool Feminism

The World Must Change – Not the Women

The head of U N women Phumzile Mlambo-Nguika then spoke talking about the Beijing platform for action and the 12 key areas.what has and hasn't been achieved and the challenges that lie ahead. She said that the next five years are critical and that we must break the back

SI talks to Marty Parker, FBI at CSW59

Bringing an End to Sex Trafficking: We Can Do It! Featuring expert FBI Agent Marty Parker, 'Bringing an End to Sex Trafficking: We Can Do It' proved a highly sucessful key SI Parallel event for Soroptimist International at the NGO Forum, CSW59, New York. The SI HQ team had the

Bringing an End To Traifficking – Interview With Marty Parker

This year Soroptimist International will hold a key event at the CSW59 NGO Forum, on child and sex trafficking called ‘Bringing an End to Sex Trafficking: We Can Do It!’. FBI Special Agent Marty Parker specialises in this area, working in California, USA and will be Speaker at the

Smart Steps, Big Impact

Official notification has come through to us of a Seed Grant, won by SI Club of Petaling Jaya, who beat off challenges from more than 300 other NGOs in Malaysia. A wonderful achievement - SI Club of Petaling Jaya is the first Soroptimist Club in Malaysia to win a

SI Club Projects January 2015

SI Gravesend and District, UK, Working with Girls - East Meets West Fashion Show Members worked with and mentored students at the Northfleet School for Girls, Gravesend, UK, to present a Fashion Show. Students made the clothes and modeled them and with Soroptimist input, designed the posters, tickets and programmes.

Istanbul – Making Memories

"As I sit gazing from my window looking towards the snow clad hills and idyllic frost covering the garden, my thoughts fast forward to the magical beauty of Istanbul, where the warmth of the sunshine will welcome every delegate to Convention 2015. Istanbul is no ordinary place, it is a

R4WR – 14000km for Women's Rights

"Dear Soroptimists, My name is Carlijn Bettink, 24 years old, and together with three friends from the Netherlands I founded the organization R4WR (Ride 4 Women’s Rights). We are cycling 14,000km on two tandem bikes from Jakarta back to Amsterdam to raise awareness for women’s rights. We will cross over

Advocacy Roundup: SI UN Reps Work to Secure the Rights of Women and Girls

Global Violence: Psychological Perspectives, Preventions, Interventions and Future Trends Angelina Akhvlediani, New York Increasingly, violence is not just considered to be a physical problem. The psychological aspects to the causes and effects of violence need to be understood to help determine the best strategy to end the global problem of

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