Author: watchthedot
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Our thoughts are with you – Si Karachi Central, Pakistan
Talat Pasha, member of SI Karachi Central, Pakistan, and SIGBI Board Member, writes a letter, reaching out to Soroptimists across the globe. "I am writing this to ask if Soroptimists all over the world would join in our sorrow and raise their voices against this horrific crime". Talat suggests holding candle lit vigils during…
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Lamreh Village – Ten years on
by Isla Winarto, SI Jakarta "On 26 December, 2014, we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami which wreaked havoc in many countries, including Indonesia. It is also a time for Indonesia’s SI Jakarta (SIJ) members to reflect on their most challenging project ever – the Rebuilding Aceh Village (RLV) Project which was…
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UNESCO International Conference of NGOs: Soroptimists speak on Water and Development
International President Ann Garvie, and International Programme Director, Hilary Ratcliffe, joined SI UN Representatives Marie-Christine Gries de la Barbelais and Rina Dupriet at UNESCO in Paris for the International Conference of NGOs, 15-17 December. The message from the conference was clear – NGO must ensure that governments ‘Think Global, Act Local” when implementing programme for…
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Stopping Human Trafficking in its Tracks
By Soroptimist International of Singapore member, Sri Ranjini Mei Hua "On 5th November 2014, Wednesday, more than 30 men and women, of various ages, and from different walks of life, responded to a call – it was a call to end violence against women and girls around the world. The Soroptimist International of Singapore had…
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Walk The Talk
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A letter from Vietnham – Carlijn Bettink, R4WR
Recently visiting SI Bangkok on their xxx 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…
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School + Food = Hope
"It was an inspirational talk about Mary’s Meals at a regional meeting that led to my visit to Malawi earlier this year… I decided to sponsor a kitchen and was eventually sent uplifting photos of children attending school regularly because they were receiving regular food. This spurred me on to visit which I did, accompanied…
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December 10th President's Appeal – See Solar, Cook Solar
"The International President’s appeal will bring sunshine into the lives of everyone in a community, in order that they can thrive, be educated and be well fed; using sustainable solar power. Imagine living with no light switch and no means of cooking for your family, because where you live is running out of basic essentials…
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16 Days – Day Sixteen: Human Rights Day
Ann Garvie, International President Human Rights Day 2014 "Soroptimists ‘Your Energy is the Enabler’. The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one”. International Human Rights Day is pivotal to the Vision and Mission of every Soroptimist globally, and to humankind worldwide. Human rights mean exactly…