"Raising hope that out street will finally be repaired" "I am Stayka Gocheva from Sulitsa in the Stara Zagora Municipality of Bulgaria. I live on street 11. I hold the mandate of residents on this street to advocate for the urgent need of its rehabilitation. This street has an eleven-year
by SI Advocacy Director Bev Bucur During my first year as a Soroptimist, in 1993, I had the opportunity to meet three remarkable women, Marie-Jeanne Bosia-Bererat (Switzerland) then the incoming President of Soroptimist International, Anne Farrington (New Zealand) Soroptimist International Treasurer, and Dr. Jeannine Jacquemin, United Nations Education Scientific and
by Soroptimist International Director of Advocacy, Bev Bucur The first time that non-governmental organizations were granted consultative status was in 1946 when Article 71 of the United Nations (UN) Charter opened the door for consultation with Non-Governmental Organizations. Initially, 41 organisations were chosen. Soroptimist International received General Consultative Status with
Are you organising a fundraising event or activity to support the SI President’s Appeal ‘Women, Water and Leadership’ on or before the 10th of December? If so, please let us
Elena Georgieva lives in the Municipality of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. Having moved to the area four years ago, she and her young family are constantly challenged by the lack of access to safe water, and she dreams of a time when her daughter will be able to drink clean and
Dear Soroptimists, 19 November is World Toilet Day - Wherever you are, and whatever you do, make it all about toilets. Can you imagine NOT having safe access to a toilet? For 4.5 billion people worldwide, this is a reality faced every day. At the heart of the 2030 Agenda
Are you organising a fundraising event or activity to support the SI President's Appeal 'Women, Water and Leadership' on or before the 10th of December? If so, please let us know by taking part in our social media campaign #WWLSoroptimist. We would love to see your photographs and hear all
8 September was proclaimed International Literacy Day at the 14th session of UNESCO’s General Conference on 26 October 1966. Celebrated annually, it is an opportunity to celebrate improvements in world literacy rates and focus on the challenges that remain. Literacy plays a key role in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and
A blog by Frances Zainoeddin, SI UN Representative, New York "The 2018 High Level Political Forum, tasked with follow-up and review of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Development, was held from 9 to 18 July 2018. The first week was filled with panel discussions, addressing the theme “Transformation towards
Sarawak and Sabah are situated on the island of Borneo, the third largest island in the world north of the Equator. Sarawak is known for its rugged, dense rainforest and Sabah is famed for its 4,095-metre-tall Mount Kinabalu. The indigenous people living in Malaysian Borneo face threats from climate change,
