Author: watchthedot
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Women Deliver – Copenhagen
DAY 1 – MAY 16TH by Johanna Richardsson , Soroptimist Sweden, Lund WOMEN DELIVER 4TH GLOBAL CONFERENCE "The Nordic Collaboration and working group consisting of Gunilla Rommerskirchen, Birgit Aarsnes Frandsen, Else Larsen, Linda Schang and myself, is now finally in Copenhagen attending the 4th Women Deliver Conference and the main topic for the conference…
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The Role of Women in Preventing Terrorism & Extremism
The UN’s Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) will meet in Vienna, 23 – 27 May, to discuss ‘criminal justice responses to prevent and counter terrorism in all its forms and manifestations’. These discussions come at a crucial time, as across the world there is an increasing focus on violent extremism and…
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SI President visits Soroptimists in Singapore
by Soroptimist International President, Yvonne Simpson “There are two active Soroptimist clubs in Singapore and I was fortunate to spend quality time with both. On Saturday 23 April I joined Soroptimists from SI Singapore and visited its project supporting the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home). The law states that workers coming to Singapore must…
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'Innovate Inform Inspire' – SISWP welcomes incoming President Theresa Lyford
"Soroptimist International of the South West Pacific welcomes Theresa Lyford as President for the 2016-2018 Biennium. Theresa’s theme for her Biennium is "Shaping our Future – Innovate, Inform, Inspire" Image: Incoming SISWP President Theresa Lyford introduces Innovate, Inform, Inspire for the 2016-2018 Biennium. Project challenge – Soroptimists: Be the Changemakers; #EpitomizeSoroptimists; call to dream…
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ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development
Without ensuring that financing for development compliments the needs of sustainable development, it will be impossible to make the transformative change that governments committed to in 2015. SI UN Rep Marie D’Amato-Rizzi attended the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FfD Forum) which followed up on decisions made at the Third International Conference on Financing…
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CSW60 Agreed Conclusions – Reaffirming the Role of Women in Sustainable Development
Just before midnight, on the 24 March, governments, civil society and other organisations celebrated the adoption of CSW60’s agreed conclusions. These celebrations came after nearly 80 hours of negotiations, and the conclusions will help develop how gender equality will be included in development efforts moving forward. “Countries gave gender inequality an expiry date: 2030.…
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SI Dunfermline visit Rwenzori, UGANDA
SEE SOLAR COOK SOLAR – RWENZORI, UGANDA by Tina Chapman, Programme Action Convenor, SI Dunfermline, 25 April 2016 "In 2013 SI Dunfermline chose to invest a large part of its programme action in support of education for girls in several schools in the Rwenzori area of Uganda. We chose this area as we had…
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Soroptimist Friendship – the Venetian way
Image L-R: President of SI Milan Fondatore, Francesca Tinelli di Gorla, Soroptimist International President Yvonne Simpson and President Elect Elena Demarziani, SI Venezia-Mestre. by Soroptimist International President Yvonne Simpson "It’s a long way from New Zealand to New York and so when I looked at the world map and saw how ‘close’ Europe was, I could…
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The Importance of Mental Health in International Development
Physical health is known to be a key part of international development as it lays the foundation for people to lead full lives. Without good health it is harder to attend school, be productive at work or be active in your community. Even though health is more than just physical health, for years many critical…