Author: watchthedot
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Edit Schlaffer – an honorable member of SI Club Vaduz in Liechtenstein
“Dr. Edit Schlaffer is a social scientist and the founder of Women without Borders (2002), based in Vienna, Austria. Her international efforts focus on grassroots, namely empowering women as agents of change and a critical driving force in stabilizing an insecure world. In implementing the SAVE (Sisters Against Violent Extremism) platform, Schlaffer has partnered with…
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How does Combatting Climate Change Benefit Women and Girls?
Mitigating the effects of climate changeis a key pillar of sustainable development. However, often the effects that climate change has on women and girls is not fully recognised. In this SoroptiVoice Blog, SI UN Representative to the UN’s Environment Agency, Alice Odingo,discusses why climate change is such an important issue for women and girls and…
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SI Advocates at UN DPI NGO Conference
This year the annual UN Department for Public Information NGO Conference (UN DPI NGO Conference) was held in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, from 30 May to 1 June. International President Yvonne represented Soroptimist International at the conference, joined by Korean Soroptimists. With civil society representatives and NGOs from across the world gathering at the…
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66th UN DPI / NGO Conference 2016
“Education for Global Citizenship”. "This is the first time the UN DPI/ NGO Conference has been held in Asia and it is appropriate to have it in Korea, Ban-Ki Moon’s home country, as he ends his very successful term as Secretary General. Korea is a country that has embraced education as the tool to rebuild…
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Women Deliver – Invest in Women and Girls
DAY 4 – MAY 19 A report by Johanna Richardsson WOMEN DELIVER 4th GLOBAL CONFERENCE – When the World Invests in Girls and Women, Everybody Wins! "The final day of Women Deliver has come to an end. This is by far the best conference I have ever been to and I heard many others…
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A warm welcome to two new SI UN Representatives
Soroptimist International is delighted to welcome two new United Nations Representatives to the Soroptimist family; Frances Zainoeddin and Barbara Rochman. Image: Centre: Frances Zainoeddin, Left (far right) and right: Barbara Rochman International Director of Advocacy Pat Black says: “I am thrilled to welcome Barbara and Frances to the SI UN team in New York.…
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Women Deliver – listen and align your hearts and minds
DAY 3 – MAY 18TH a report by Johanna Richardsson WOMEN DELIVER 4TH GLOBAL CONFERENCE Who are your Sustainable Development Girls? "The first plenary this morning was nicely moderated by Chris Elias on the topic of gender equality. Peter A Singer, Grand Challenges, talked about the sustainable development girls rather than the goals. Who are…
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SI South West Pacific Best Practice Awards 2015-16
At the recent SISWP Conference of Clubs the following clubs were recognised for their excellence in planning, administering and evaluating a project to transform lives for women and girls around the Federation. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. For Goal 1 Objective 1: SI Penang for their Education Fund This project, aimed at low…
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A visit to Johor Bahru by SI President Yvonne Simpson
by Soroptimist International Yvonne Simpson "On Monday April 25, I had the privilege of visiting Johor Bahru and ‘The Kota Tinggi ABC School Project’. President Lionel Sixtus invited me to venture across the Straits when she learned I was visiting Singapore. I was collected from my hotel at 8.30am by Zalina and we joined a…