Author: watchthedot
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December 10th President's Appeal 2015-2017
Click on the image above to read the full PDF introduction to the December 10th Appeal 2015-17 This December 10th the International President would like, once again, to harness the collective power and generosity of all four Federations of Soroptimist International, in support of women and girls in Nepal, as they take steps to…
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International Literacy Day – #SImakingchange: Education
Take a look at Soroptimist International Club projects and how they are contributing in the fight against illiteracy and engaging women and girls in education. The stats speak for themselves with approximately 775 million people, 64% of whom are women, functionally illiterate. What this means is they lack the basic reading and writing skills to…
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#SImakingchange: Action in the Community
Soroptimist International Clubs across the world are consistently identifying the little things that make a big difference to their communities. These are just some of the community-based projects Soroptimists are doing to help empower, educate and enable women and girls. SI Leigh and District, UK saw a need for local residents to access quality courses…
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Pat Black reports from UN SDG Global Summit 29 September 2015
"Keeping up with the pace of life at UN related events is never easy. There are constant meetings taking place not just in the UN precinct but all around New York. There is the necessity of adjusting to temperatures inside rooms which are lower than the humid heat of the streets. Add to this…
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Pat Black reports from UN SDG Global Summit 28 September 2015
"I did not think the grid lock or security situation here in New York could get any worse. I was wrong – today it did. And the reason for that – US President Obama and Russia’s President Putin were both in town today to address the UN General Assembly, along with other significant leaders…
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See Solar, Cook Solar, Kubulau District Primary School, Fiji
Third (and Final) Solar Cooker Installation and Training in Kubulau District Primary School in Bua, Vanua Levu in FIJI ISLANDS by Shikha Raturi Photo: Panoramic view of Kubulau District Primary School This trip was the one I was most worried about as the logistics were so complex. We were to travel from the island…
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Pat Black reports from UN SDG Global Summit 27 September 2015
The UN Global Summit took a slightly different turn today and inevitably the security stepped up a notch. I don’t think I have seen quite so many black windowed vehicles in one place ever as were on the streets of New York today. The Beijing Platform for Action which set out a framework for…
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Pat Black reports from UN SDG Global Summit 26 September 2015
"I was fortunate enough to be able to gain a place at the Interactive Dialogue session in the UN on Fostering sustainable economic growth, transformation and sustainable consumption and production. When I say ‘fortunate’ I do not take into account the intricate security manoeuvres we have to go through to gain admittance. Tickets were being…
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Pat Black 'A million Voices' Friday 25 September from the UN SDG Global Summit
"Another day with New York in the grip of strong security and almost grid locked. With Prime Ministers, Foreign Ministers, International Development Ministers and of course the Pope turning up at the UN for the opening session of the General Assembly’s Special High Level Summit on the Sustainable Development Goals, it was highly unlikely…