Author: watchthedot
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A lesson in humility – Women shaping a new generation
"At Phulgaon and Tulapur, villages, SI Pune Metro East (SIPME) has run a medical outreach project for several years now. It has become a centre for the village women to meet the Soroptimist doctor, not only for medical problems but for just about every other issue that they encounter. In the course of this rapport…
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Men Unite Against Gender Violence at Barbershop Conference
On the 14 – 15 January, a unique Barbershop Conference was held to help end violence against women and girls. What made this conference different was that it aimed to bring men and boys into the conversation about ending gender violence. Violence against women and girls is a pervasive violation of human rights and…
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SI Nyon – creating a healthy environment
Nicole Michel tells us about the project work being done by SI Nyon, Switzerland for the Zinder Centre, Niger and the funds raised for See Solar, Cook Solar. "2014 saw our 50th anniversary and we decided to organise an easily accessible fun pedestrian family rally for the local public on the SIE themes of ‘Food…
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SI Announces Events to be Held at CSW
CSW always proves to be a big event for Soroptimist International, and 2015 will be no exception. At this critical event which will also be the Beijing+20 review, SI will be hosting its largest number of events yet! These events will not only highlight the excellent on-the-ground project work of Soroptimists, but they will also…
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SIGBI 81st Federation Conference
Jenny Vince welcomes you to the 81st SIGBI Federation Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Taking place from the 5th to the 7th of November 2015. "Delivering the Difference – I look forward to you joining us to really explore what this can mean. The scale of “the difference” may be large or small but every impact…
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R4WR – 14000km for Women's Rights
"Dear Soroptimists, My name is Carlijn Bettink, 24 years old, and together with three friends from the Netherlands I founded the organization R4WR (Ride 4 Women’s Rights). We are cycling 14,000km on two tandem bikes from Jakarta back to Amsterdam to raise awareness for women’s rights. We will cross over 22 countries and have been…
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SI Club Projects December 2014
Click on the picture above to view the flickr album of projects for December 2014. SI Arnhem-Oost, Netherlands worked alongside local speakers and musicians to hold fundraising events to support thirty students living in Rhotia Valley Children’s Home. The project has resulted in the children having access to school uniforms, extra lessons in…
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2014 Timeline
January Winnie Maru, Soroptimist InternationaI Eldoret, Nairobi Soroptimist attended the Fifth Feminist Leadership, Movement Building and Rights Institute in Nairobi for a week-long course designed to strengthen feminist leadership, and on January 9, she also starred on KTN, a Kenyan television channel, on a show called the ‘Morning Express’. Winnie passionately debated the importance of feminism live…
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Advocacy Roundup: SI UN Reps Work to Secure the Rights of Women and Girls
Global Violence: Psychological Perspectives, Preventions, Interventions and Future Trends Angelina Akhvlediani, New York Increasingly, violence is not just considered to be a physical problem. The psychological aspects to the causes and effects of violence need to be understood to help determine the best strategy to end the global problem of violence. Following the 16 Days…
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International President's Message December 2014
Seasons Greetings from International President Ann Garvie Sadly, as we depart from 2014 we leave behind many recent tragedies which have taken their toll on societies within our Soroptimist family. In Peshawar, Pakistan, the massacre of more than 100 school children and their teachers by the Taliban has been met with condemnation. Only days…