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SI Convention Speakers – Dr Kirsty Duncan, leading medical geographer

As the April 15th deadline for early bird registration draws closer, SI are posting a special series of blog posts introducing some of brilliant key note and plenary speakers who will be appearing at Convention. Remember, the early bird gets the worm - register now! When Canadian medical geographer Dr. Kirsty

SI Convention in Montréal – improving the lives of women and girls AND exploring a fantastic city!

A little European charm, a lot of urban vibe, Montréal is always an exciting place to meet. The city is compact, safe and pedestrian friendly, so from the Palais des congrès (convention centre) to your hotel to off-site venues, everything is always within easy reach. Montrealers are renowned for being

Culture and Women's Rights

This weeks guest blogger is Talat Pasha, SIGBI's APD for International Good Will and Understanding. Here she reflects on how lucky Soroptimists are to have their education, to know their rights and to be in the position to be able to help other women realise their rights in countries where

Project Donations Update

SI is delighted to release an update of project donations so far received*. As you will see from the figures below, Soroptimists are really committed to raising funds for international projects. All of these projects are changing the lives of women and girls. We are extremely grateful for your on going support! Project SIerra:

Women as Agents of Change: Jenny Tuhaika

SI was privileged to take part in the Commonwealth’s ‘Women as Agents of Change’ competition, launched to celebrate the theme of Commonwealth Day 2011. Although we were restricted to only 3 nominations we received many fantastic submissions. This week, we will be running a special blog series to celebrate all the

Women as Agents of Change: Talat Pasha

SI was privileged to take part in the Commonwealth’s ‘Women as Agents of Change’ competition, launched to celebrate the theme of Commonwealth Day 2011. Although we were restricted to only 3 nominations we received many fantastic submissions. This week, we will be running a special blog series to celebrate all the

SI joins NGOs in assessing UN Draft Declaration: Human Rights Education and Training

38 NGOs, including Soroptimist International, have joined an NGO statement assessing the draft UN declaration on Human Rights Education and Training. This is being presented at the 16th session of the Human Rights Council, which meets this week. The statement reflects discussions facilitated by the NGO working group on Human Rights

Young People's Forum meets at UNESCO to discuss women, Africa and human development

Last month, NGOs accredited to UNESCO, in partnership with the Division of Human Rights of UNESCO, organised a Young Persons Forum on the theme "Women, Africa and Human Development ". The event took place over an afternoon and focused on raising awareness amongst young people aged 15-25 years of human rights, education and culture. Over

Earthquake in Christchurch, NZ

Below are some updates from Soroptimists in the affected areas – SI’s thoughts are with you. Please visit SISWP's website for more information and up to date news. Sheilah Downs, SI Lower Hutt, NZ My nephew's wife Alison, is a nurse and was on the 14th floor of the Grand Chancellor Hotel,

Finally….the US Mission

Finally…. I have been coming to the CSW meeting for many years. During the past administration of the United States, I often wanted to pretend that I was Canadian as the United States was not a strong supporter of the UN. The US mission to the UN was often creating

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