Author: watchthedot
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SI President’s Message: Soroptimists congratulate Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Soroptimist International congratulates Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on her appointment to a second term as Executive Director of UN Women.
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HLPF – Making the SDGs Work for Women and Girls 2017
As the High Level Political Forum 2017 convenes at the UN, New York, Soroptimist International releases the HLPF report ‘Global Perspectives on Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World: Making the SDGs work for women and girls’.
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SI President’s Post: The ‘P’ keys for SI Cologne’s success
SI Cologne celebrated 60 years of Soroptimist service in style, from 30 June – 2 July 2017. The celebration was memorable for many reasons, most of them starting with ‘P’!
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SI President’s Post: SI Eldoret, Kenya, making a difference to street children
SI International President, Yvonne Simpson and International Director of Advocacy-Elect, Bev Bucur were privileged to visit the SI Eldoret’s Rescue Centre project in Kenya on the 15 June 2017. The Centre rescues abandoned children from living on the street.
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Every Soroptimist Club should have an Anne!
Soroptimist Anne Farrington’s lifelong commitment and service to women is acknowledged in her appointment as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) in the NZ Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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A Closer Look at Leadership Part Three – SI UN Reps Nairobi
As SI UN Reps in Nairobi, Alice Odingo and Rose Mwangi focus on issues such as rural women, disaster risk reduction, and the effects of climate change on women and girls.
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A warm welcome to a new generation of leaders
“I just got back from Öland and the Soroptimist Nordic Leadership Academy (SNLA), 26 -30 of June 2017 where twenty-three young women from all the five Nordic countries gathered together at Ölands Folkhögskola.
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Educating Rupa
Funds from the SI President’s Appeal 2015-2017 will facilitate six months of tuition, textbooks and school uniform for Rupa to ensure that she can complete her education, graduate from high school and realise her dream to study law. The project will be on-going until Rupa is finished her education and becomes independent.
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A Road Map to Gender Equality Now: Symposium for Action
“If there is one thing you can count on Soroptimists for… they will go the extra mile. On 17 June, A Road Map to Gender Equality Now: Symposium for Action, an open event in Vancouver was held, with Soroptimists making up almost a third of attendees.
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Classrooms in the Clouds
The Soroptimist International President’s Appeal 2015-2017 is supporting CITC, and the ‘Inspire Programme’, which seeks to improve the educational experience for girls, increase attendance and improve the health of girls allowing them to complete their education.