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SI President-Elect speaks at ‘Safeguarding the Environment and Sustainable use of Water Resources’.
Focusing on the major challenges and opportunities related to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, SI President-Elect, Mariet Verhoef-Cohen took her place as panellist on ‘Safeguarding the Environment and Sustainable use of Water Resources
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Does e-learning address challenges of education systems worldwide?
Guest Blog by Emma Whitelock, CEO of Linking Education and Disability Scotland “Thanks to a nomination from Soroptimist International, I had the enormous privilege of giving a presentation and being part of a panel session on the subject of, ‘Does e-learning address challenges of education systems worldwide?’ at the 2016 International UNESCO conference, ‘The challenge of the…
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SI Announces Assistant Director of Advocacy 2017-19
Soroptimist International is delighted to announce the appointment of Hafdís Karlsdóttir as SI Assistant Director of Advocacy for the next biennium 2017 – 2019.
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Women Economic Forum EU The Hague 27 – 28 January
Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, President-Elect of Soroptimist International (SI) and President, Women for Water Partnership (WfWP), is to be honoured at the Women Economic Forum – EU (WEF-EU)
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SI President’s Message: New Year 2017
In a heartfelt message, Soroptimist International President 2015-2017, Yvonne Simpson extends greetings to Soroptimists across 133 countries and territories, together with partners and associates of the global volunteer movement. Yvonne Simpson takes this moment to wish all a wonderful 2017 and looks forward to working together to make a difference in supporting women and girls…
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Rome FAO – Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Report on the International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition, Rome, FAO, 1-2 December 2016. by SI UN Representative, Liliana Mosca Responding to the mounting impacts of malnutrition on public health and economic development, estimated to cost $3.5 trillion per year, a shift to healthier diets and food systems was…
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Bringing joy – See Solar Cook Solar
A blog by head teacher Peninah. Bringing joy, improved education, safe water and cooking for a community, See Solar, Cook Solar is bringing about positive changes and happiness to the children at Kinyaminagha School, the community and Peninah, their head teacher.
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Malaysia to host 21st SI Convention
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will be home to the 21st Soroptimist International Convention in 2019
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SI UN Rep Paris Elected to NGO Liaison Committee
On 12-14 December, the International Conference of NGOs took place at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, under the theme, ‘The challenge of the digital revolution for NGOs’. This conference was attended by Soroptimist International UN representatives to Paris, Marie-Christine Gries and Rina Dupriet; together with Soroptimist International Director of Advocacy, Pat Black; Soroptimist International President…