Author: watchthedot
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World Environment Day
On World Environment Day I pose the question “What difference are we really making?” by Deborah Thomas, GED Soroptimist International We reduce our use of plastic, we recycle, we upcycle. We try to do fewer miles in our vehicles. We endeavour to consume less electricity, gas and oil and of course providers undertake to generate…
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Bringing an end to Sex Trafficking
Sex Trafficking- a Global malaise and a blot of the sub-continent by Nisha Ghosh, Friendship Link Coordinator SIGBI, SI Pune Metro East India Picture: Nisha and me with Ruchira at CSW59 ‘Bringing an End to Sex Trafficking: We Can Do It!’ This SI event on the first day of CSW59 sessions, highlighted the varied work…
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Around the World – May Projects
SI Kapiti Coast, New Zealand, Kids Fishing Day In a partnership with a local boating club and with the support of a number of local businesses who donated fishing equipment, jackets, food and fuel for the project, SI Kapiti Coast offered disadvantaged children an experience they would not normally have the opportunity to enjoy. The…
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A Tour Around the UN, Geneva: From CEDAW to Peacocks
The UN’s second biggest centre is found in Geneva, a comparably small city in western Switzerland. For security reasons the UN in Geneva can only be visited by guided tours. This makes it difficult for many people to visit the UN site, including Swiss people who live nearby. Two of SI’s UN Representatives in Geneva,…
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See Solar, Cook Solar – Fiji
Shikha Raturi reports from Fiji on the first solar cooker installation and training at Hart Home, Ba, Viti Levu Finally the day arrived. After driving for nearly 5 hours, the team reached Ba Hart Home just before midday. The first solar cooker installation and related activities took place within Hart Home on the 9th and…
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USA Human Rights Review at the UN – SI Reports
SI UN Representative Sabine Kinzer attended the USA’s human rights review at the UN in Geneva. The USA was criticised by NGOs and other countries for its national and international human rights records. However, progress could be made as the USA says that the Government, along with the Senate, will work towards ratifying CEDAW. The…
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First Light – See Solar, Cook Solar, Musasa Primary School
If you are keeping up with our posts on facebook, you will have already delighted in seeing pictures of school children taking their very first look at the new computers! SI Dunfermline submitted a project which was subsequently publish by International President Ann Garvie, to provide solar panels and solar cookers to Musasa Primary School,…
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Soroptimists host event for International Girls in ICT Day
On 23 April 2015, in an event hosted by CANTO and Soroptimist International of Port of Spain, over 130 girls of the Bishop’s Centenary College were introduced to the limitless possibilities for women in ICTs, to commemorate International Girls in ICT Day. The initiative is backed by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) member states to create…
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Soroptimist Leadership Academy 2015
News from SLA Founder Katerina Vasileska Date: 20th -30th of July 2015 Place: Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia Organizers: SI Struga and SI Turkey In 2014, 28 young women took part in a Soroptimist Leadership Academy at Lake Ohrid in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. A joint project of SI Struga (FYROM) and the SI Turkish Union, this…
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Around the World – SI Projects April 2015
SI Lautoka, Fiji, Crucial Education Need for Special School In a Friendship link with SI Torrens South Australia and SI Adelaide Inc, South Australia together with Project Partnerships with Western Aluminium Ltd, City Star Newspaper, Tropic Signs Service and Rotomould Ltd, this project also received sponsorship from Western Aluminium Ltd. SI Lautoka received a request…