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International President's Message December 2014

Seasons Greetings from International President Ann Garvie Sadly, as we depart from 2014 we leave behind many recent tragedies which have taken their toll on societies within our Soroptimist family. In Peshawar, Pakistan, the massacre of more than 100 school children and their teachers by the Taliban has been

Our thoughts are with you – Si Karachi Central, Pakistan

Talat Pasha, member of SI Karachi Central, Pakistan, and SIGBI Board Member, writes a letter, reaching out to Soroptimists across the globe. "I am writing this to ask if Soroptimists all over the world would join in our sorrow and raise their voices against this horrific crime". Talat suggests

UNESCO International Conference of NGOs: Soroptimists speak on Water and Development

International President Ann Garvie, and International Programme Director, Hilary Ratcliffe, joined SI UN Representatives Marie-Christine Gries de la Barbelais and Rina Dupriet at UNESCO in Paris for the International Conference of NGOs, 15-17 December. The message from the conference was clear – NGO must ensure that governments ‘Think Global, Act

Stopping Human Trafficking in its Tracks

By Soroptimist International of Singapore member, Sri Ranjini Mei Hua "On 5th November 2014, Wednesday, more than 30 men and women, of various ages, and from different walks of life, responded to a call - it was a call to end violence against women and girls around the world. The

A letter from Vietnham – Carlijn Bettink, R4WR

Recently visiting SI Bangkok on their xxx 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

School + Food = Hope

"It was an inspirational talk about Mary’s Meals at a regional meeting that led to my visit to Malawi earlier this year... I decided to sponsor a kitchen and was eventually sent uplifting photos of children attending school regularly because they were receiving regular food. This spurred me on to

December 10th President's Appeal – See Solar, Cook Solar

"The International President’s appeal will bring sunshine into the lives of everyone in a community, in order that they can thrive, be educated and be well fed; using sustainable solar power. Imagine living with no light switch and no means of cooking for your family, because where you live is

16 Days – Day Thirteen: Women in Prison

Infographic: Source Reference: http://www.statista.com/chart/2755/no- "It is of grave concern that there are now over 10.2 million men, women and children held in penal institutions throughout the world. What is of graver concern is that the world prison population continues to rise, despite the fact that imprisonment is a highly

16 Days – Day Eight: Human Trafficking

The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, marks the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others. Human Trafficking - A never-ceasing fight for

16 Days – Day Seven: Sexual Violence in War & Conflict

On the 25 November, International President Ann Garvie was invited to speak on the ‘Targeting of Women in War’, alongside the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and the Ambassadors of Mexico and Norway, at the UN in Vienna. Ann spoke on the importance of this issue, and

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