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CSW Blog Special! "Soroptimists – We Need to Talk"

Wow - it is now one year since we launched the SoroptiVoice Blog at CSW 55! And now we are back again, reporting live from CSW 56! Thank you to our team of Soroptimist delegates who will be keeping us up to date with all the latest news from New

UN Member States Agree: Good Health Requires Mental Well Being

In September, Soroptimist International joined with over 90 NGOs to sign a statement calling upon the Member States of the UN to include mental health as a non-communicable disease (NCDs), in recognition of the fact that good health requires mental well being in addition to physical well being. This was

Rio+20 Zero Draft Document: The Future We Want

Last week, the zero draft document for Rio+20 was released. This is the first version of the document which will be discussed and amended over the coming months, and after revision and addition, hopefully accepted by Member States attending the Rio+20 conference in Brazil, June 2012. As SI UN Representative

Education IS Empowerment

Throughout December, we are delighted to welcome SI leadership to the SoroptiVoice blog spot! This week, SISWP President Yvonne talks about how education IS empowerment - and how Soroptimists are working to ensure this at all stages of life. In previous weeks we have heard from SIGBI Maureen, SIA President

SI Best Practice Awards 2011: SI Weston super Mare – Skirting Science

To celebrate the Best Practice winners 2010 - 2011, we will be running a special series of Best Practice blogs over the coming days. These articles are written by the clubs themselves, and in many cases will appear in English and the language of the club. We hope you enjoy

Youth, Dialogue and Understanding

At the end of July, our UN Rep in New York attended a High Level Meeting on Youth as part of the UN Year of Youth. Carol Themm reports back. The General Assembly held a high Level meeting on youth with 60 international speakers from government and civil society to

SIE Recognises Outstanding Projects

This week's SoroptiVoice comes from Suba Parthiban, SIE's Programme Executive. Here she gives an overview of some of the fantastic projects SIE clubs have been responsible for. These projects were recently recognised at the SIE Board and Governors meeting in Palermo, Italy which met at the end of May. Well

The Programme Structure in South West Pacific – A Paradigm Shift

This week's SoroptiVoice comes from Robyn Cain, SI South West Pacfic's Federation Programme Director. Here she explains the structure of SISWP's programme work and how this helps to keep clubs connected. Soroptimists all over the world work within their clubs to improve the lives of women and girls. Their club

Fair Trade – Empowering Women Through Soroptimist Buying Power!

This week's SoroptiVoice comes from Sue Challoner, SIGBI's Assistant Programme Director for Economic and Social Development. She explains the important role played by Fairtrade in many developing countries in gender equality and economic empowerment. Almost half the world over 3 billion people live in poverty, and have to provide for

Women and Technology – What can we do to increase participation?

This weeks guest blogger is Kirsti Guttormsen from SI Molde, Norway. Here she considers the importance of getting more women into science and technology and shares ideas on how to do it! Women and Girls in Science and Technology - this was a main topic at CSW 55, but who

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