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Dignity and freedom from violence – safe school toilets for women and girls (India)

Many Soroptimist clubs around the world are working to raise awareness of violence against women and girls in their communities, as well as taking practical action to prevent it. In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, Soma Dasgupta of Soroptimist International Calcutta (India) writes about the inauguration of the Club's Project Dignity,

Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict – Soroptimists participate in London Global Summit

Soroptimist International's Great Britain and Ireland Federation (SIGBI) will be participating in a Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in London on 10-13 June 2014, the largest gathering ever brought together to tackle this vital issue. "The widespread use of rape and other forms of sexual violence in

Nigeria abduction is a horrific crime and a wake-up call for the world: Statement from International President Ann Garvie

Soroptimist International President Ann Garvie has called on Soroptimists to keep up the pressure for the safe return of over 250 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria, while recognising this atrocity as a wake-up call for the world. “It’s hard even to imagine the scale of this vile crime: the girls rounded

Take action, speak out, make change: every girl should go to school without fear #BringBackOurGirls

On 14th April, over 250 girls were abducted from their boarding school in northern Nigeria. Over three weeks later, most are still being held. In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, Reilly Dempsey, Soroptimist International's Head of Programme and Advocacy, examines how global awareness and outrage can make a difference and what

#BringBackOurGirls – over 200 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria

Soroptimists in Nigeria are joining protest marches and keeping pressure on the Government to secure the release of over 200 girls abducted by Islamist militants more than two weeks ago on 14 April. "Everyday I see the parents on the news and I feel their pain", says President of Soroptimist

Learning transforms lives: President Ann visits Soroptimist projects in Malaysia

Soroptimist International President Ann Garvie is currently in Malaysia to attend the SI South West Pacific Federation Conference of Clubs (2-4 May 2014). In this week's SoroptiVoice blog post, she writes about some of the Club projects that she has visited during her trip. I have had the privilege to

Down to the Wire for Women and Girls: Final negotiations at #CSW58

Bette briefs the Europe/North America NGO Caucus at CSW58 After two weeks of negotiations, the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) finally reached agreed conclusions late on Friday 21st March. In this blog, Bette Levy, one of our UN Reps in New York, reports on

"Milestone" agreement at Commission on the Status of Women..but much more work to be done #CSW58

After two weeks of intense negotiations, UN Member states at the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) have issued a strong statement that gender equality and women's rights must be central to the development agenda that succeeds the Millennium Development Goals. “The agreement represents a milestone

Outcome of CSW58 against our Key Asks

This year we have over 50 delegates at the CSW58 lobbying for the rights of women and girls. Our delegation have worked tirelessly over the last two weeks to ensure that we achieve an outcome document that addresses our key asks and that is practical and effective. Below we highlight

Volunteering at the #CSW58

Today's SoroptiVoice Blog comes from Yoko Komori Olson, past UN Representative in New York for Soroptimist International. Yoko is currently volunteering at the CSW58 and gives us an account of her time as a volunteer during the big event! "After I retired as UN Rep for SI in December 2013 I

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