Author: watchthedot
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Your Voice at the United Nations
September – October 2017 In the first in a new series – we introduce ‘Your Voice at the United Nations’ – a regular round-up of advocacy news from the SI UN Representatives across the UN Centres. ‘Literacy, Lifelong Learning, A Sustainable Future for All’ On September 11, 2017, Soroptimist International France organised a day of…
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Towards a Pollution Free Planet
A blog by Dianne Lockwood, Programme Director, Soroptimist International of South West Pacific. The Asia Pacific Civil Society Forum and UN Ministerial on the Environment took place in Bangkok from 4 – 8 September, all meetings were in preparation for UNEA-3 which will take place 4 – 6 December in Nairobi under the theme, A…
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Reaching Out To Rural Women
SI Club Ba, Fiji, ran a project called ‘SI Youths Reaching Out to Rural Women and Girls and Educating Them for Better Health & Better Life’, working with women from four villages of Navala, Namau, Nadrugu and Tabuquto, inland from the coast of Viti Levu, Fiji.
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Meet the SI NGO CSW/New York Interns for 2017/18
Each year, NGO CSW/NY has between five to eight interns to help facilitate the mission of the committee to achieve gender equality, and to help with the customer service during the actual Commission. Since 2016, Soroptimist International has sponsored the internship programme. Here, we get to know a little about the interns for 2017/2018.
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World Food Day 16 October
The official celebration of World Food Day on 16 October 2017 has the theme: ‘Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and rural development’. In a blog, SI UN Representative, Rome, Liliana Mosca reports on this weeks’ 44th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 44), 9-13 October 2017, held at…
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President’s Message: International Day of Rural Women
The coming week sees three notable International days, leading with, 15 October, The International Day for Rural Women, closely followed by World Food Day on 16 October and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October.
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President’s Post: International Day of the Girl Child
Dear Soroptimists, Since 2012, the United Nations adopted the International Day of the Girl Child and ever since, 11 October is marked as a critical moment to celebrate the power of girls and the fulfillment of their human rights, worldwide. Girls Day also highlights and addresses the needs and challenges girls face. For almost one…
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A letter from Yvonne Simpson
Here, we say a fond farewell to Yvonne Simpson, SI President 2015-2017, with a slideshow of wonderful memories from her biennium, and a selection of messages from Soroptimists around the globe. Yvonne writes a letter to you in friendship, and we are sure you will join us in wishing her the very best of success…
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SI President’s Appeal – Women, Water & Leadership
‘Women, Water & Leadership’ – the Soroptimist International President’s Appeal for the 2017-2019 biennium, will unite Soroptimists across the globe; increasing awareness of the vital role of women as equal partners at all levels of the water sector. The President’s Appeal will support projects that educate, empower and enable women and girls, ensuring they have…
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If we are not a voice for women – who will be
29 July 2017, Rotterdam, Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, Netherlands was inaugurated with overwhelming support as President of Soroptimist International (SI) for the 2017 – 2019 biennium; the first Dutch President in the organisation’s almost 100-year existence. In our first interview for the new SI Members Area, we talk to Mariet about her history as a Soroptimist, her…