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15 June 2013: A Day of Horror, Panic and Shock for Pakistan

On 15 June, 14 female students were murdered and more critically injured when their bus was blown up by a suicide bomber in western Pakistan. The hospital in which the survivors were treated was then attacked. This atrocity came just a day after an attack on the last resting place

Introduction to the Post 2015 Development Agenda

The Millennium Development Goals deadline of 2015 is not far away. To date, many of the goals have not been achieved and this timescale now puts the pressure on member states to realise these goals. With the end in sight a new post-2015 framework needs to be designed, building on

Embracing trees, saving forests – Women and the Chipko Movement in India

In her second blog on eco-feminist movements in India, Nisha Ghosh of Soroptimist International Pune Metro East (India) writes about the Chipko movement to protest against deforestation, in which a leading role was played by women. Picture this: women standing around trees, hugging them. Their mantra a roughly translated verse that epitomizes

Women Deliver Conference Focuses on Health, Leadership and Childbirth

“Girls’ and women’s health and rights must be prioritized today, tomorrow, and every day until our work is done. Because we know, when girls and women survive, all of us thrive.” Women Deliver President Jill Sheffield. The annual Women Deliver conference, held this year on May 28 – 30 in

From Child Soldiers to citizens – supporting girls and boys forced into conflict

Dora Vrdlovec is Soroptimist International's lead UN Representative in Vienna. In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, she writes about meeting Kon Kelei, a former child soldier from South Sudan who is now an advocate for the rights of young people affected by war. On the 12th February 2002 the General Assembly adopted

Slideshow Soroptimist Clubs News April 2013

April was a busy month for Soroptimist Clubs worldwide and many new initiatives were launched to educate, empower and enable opportunities for women and girls. Educational projects were a particular focus of many SI projects. Take a look at the reported activities of SI Clubs in India, UK ,USA,

Preparation, Co-ordination and Leadership – Soroptimist shares lessons from CSW on expert panel

Bette Levy, one of Soroptimist International’s UN Representatives in New York and a member of SI Manhattan, will be speaking at a meeting on 28 May to analyse lessons learnt at this year’s session of the Commission on the Status of Women, organised by the NGO Committee on the Status

A Stronger Voice for Women and Girls: Programme Team Meeting

Members of the Soroptimist International Programme Team gathered from nine countries for a rare face-to-face meeting last week to share experiences, discuss issues and plan future work to educate, empower and enable women and girls. The lead UN Representatives from Geneva, Vienna, New York, Paris and Nairobi all attended

Diving into a New World: First Impressions of a UN Rep in Geneva

Sabine Kinzer was recently appointed as a UN Representative in Geneva - one of a team of three Soroptimist volunteers who monitor developments and represent SI at the UN Centre, which is home to many UN agencies including the Human Rights Council, UN Refugee Agency, the World Health Organisation, UNAIDS, the International

Quality of life, Confidence & Self-Determination: Report on Benefits of SIA Women's Opportunity Awards

A recent study into the Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity Awards by the Fels Institute of Government, a research and consulting organization based at the University of Pennsylvania has shown that when women are educated, it yields a dramatic impact in improving their lives, as well as their families, their community and national economy. The film above shows

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