GV July Archives - Soroptimist International

Are women ready for a digital future?

Blog of Evelyne PARA, SI UN Representative at UNESCO Today, many countries are convinced that their future economic competitiveness will depend on how quickly they can make the transition to digital and ‘green’ societies. Particularly as time is running out to achieve their sustainable development goals by 2030. The world

Employed Women, Empowered Women: The Mentari Sewing Studio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Blog by Nisha Dobberstein, Kala Subramaniam, Suganthini Masilamoney and Dr Theresa Devasahayam. It has been agreed upon by development planners that "unemployment and underemployment lie at the core of poverty", and especially amongst the poor, labour is the “only asset [the poor] can [leverage] to improve their well-being”.[1] Central to

ILO C190 and the NGO Coalition to End Violence and Harassment in the World of Work

Blog by Maria Fornella-Oehninger, SI United Nations Representative in New York and Co-chair of the NGO Committee on Social Development. As part of the Global Action Week, 21-29 June 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) is promoting the ratification of the Convention Concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in

Child Marriage and Child Widows in the WPS Agenda and Humanitarian Response

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reports that every year, there are at least 12 million girls married before they reach the age of 18, equating to 28 girls every minute. Action on Child, Early and Forced Marriage (ACE&FM) is a Geneva-based international NGO

Introducing the Y20: Connecting Youth with SI

Soroptimist International is partnering with the U.S. Delegation to the G20 Youth 20 Summit 2021. The Summit will take place from 19 - 23 July in Italy, ahead of the G20 Leaders Summit held in October. As one of the G20 Engagement Groups, the Y20 Summit provides a unique opportunity

News from the Lugari Community Resource Centre – Road to Equality

SI Road to Equality Co-ordinator Ayushi Kundu reports. "The Lugari Youth Leadership Project is a Leadership Training Programme established by Willing Hearts Society of Canada in Kenya, a project supported by the SI President's Appeal since 2020. Set up to empower girls ages 14-18, the Lugari Youth Leadership Project focuses

30th Session of the Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Vienna

Blog by Linda Witong, SI Special Advisor to Advocacy Read SI's Written Statement submitted to CCPCJ30 HERE. Watch SI's Oral Statement delivered at CCPCJ30 below, and read the transcript HERE. https://www.soroptimistinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SI_CCPCJ_OralStatement.mp4

Collaboration, Cooperation and Commitment: Post-Pandemic Recovery Strategies in Asia

The seventy-seventh session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), held from 26 to 29 April 2021, was aimed at discussing the necessary steps countries in Asia and the Pacific should anticipate taking to rebuild their economies in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The

SI Position Paper: Women and Drugs

The use of the whole spectrum of drugs has become a major source of threat to the health of women and girls. In 2018, an estimated 269 million people worldwide, including women or girls, continued to use drugs including opioids. The restrictions on movement, gatherings and social distancing which were

World Environment Day 2021: Tree Planting in Kibera, Nairobi

Soroptimists have always been dedicated to addressing the issues related to the environment. The first-ever Soroptimist project was to ‘Save the Redwoods’, which was launched by the first Soroptimist club formed in 1921 in Alameda County, California made up of over 80 business and professional women. The great ancient Redwood

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