Author: watchthedot
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Birthing in the Pacific – achievements and challenges in improving maternal healthcare in PNG
Image: Yvonne Simpson with PNG Soroptimists Birthing in Pacific is a SI South West Pacific project to improve reduce maternal mortality in Papua New Guinea by training and equipping midwives. Soroptimists around the world raised over US$500,000 to support the project as part of SI President Alice Wells December 10 Appeal 2011-13. As President Ann…
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Soroptimist International President 2015-2017 Announced
Soroptimist International is delighted to announce that Yvonne Simpson from the Federation of South West Pacific has been elected as International President 2015-2017. Yvonne will take up her post as President-Elect on 1st January 2014 and will succeed President Ann Garvie at the SI Convention in Istanbul in July 2015. Yvonne has been a…
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Birthing in the Pacific – Celebrating SI's 2011-2013 President's Appeal!
Everyday in PNG 3 women die due to complications of pregnancy/childbirth. For every woman who dies, about 30 sustain significant disability. 45 out of every 1000 babies born will not live to see their first birthday. Two years ago Past President Alice Wells of Soroptimist International read these statistics and believed that it didn’t have…
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#16Days of Online Activism against Gender Violence – Posts and Updates
During 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Soroptimist International joined thousands of organisations around the world in campaigning at local, national and international levels to END violence against women and girls. Each day from International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November to Human Rights Day on 10 December, SI…
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Human Rights Day – Mandela, Women's Rights and Going Solar for December 10
In a message for Human Rights Day on December 10, International President Ann Garvie has called on Soroptimists worldwide to continue working towards human rights for all, particularly for women and children in areas affected by conflict or natural disaster. "Too many women and girls around the world are still denied their basic human…
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Womens Rights are Human Rights: Tackling Violence in all its forms
December 10 is a date with three-fold significance for Soroptimist International: it is Human Rights Day, it marks the end of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Violence, and it sees the launch of the Soroptimist International President’s Appeal. This is no coincidence. In this week’s SoroptiVoice blog, SI Programme Director Reilly Dempsey examines how…
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See Solar, Cook Solar: President's Appeal Launch
“Sustainable energy—energy that is accessible, cleaner and more efficient—powers opportunity. It grows economies. It lights up homes, schools and hospitals. It empowers women and local communities. And it paves a path out of poverty to greater prosperity for all.” – UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s Sustainability for All initiative Every year, on Human Rights…
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Love=Respect – Tackling Teen Dating-Violence in the USA #16Days
As part of our focus on violence against women and girls during 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Violence, this week’s SoroptiVoice blog by Cheryl Fouts of SI Northeast Suburban Franklin County (USA) looks at the issue of adolescent dating violence and what Soroptimists in the US are doing to tackle it. Cheryl Fouts has been…
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Soroptimists in Action! SI Club Projects November 2013
Read about some of the latest Soroptimist projects from around the world in this month’s round-up, from educating girls about cyber-bullying in Trinidad and Tobago to breast cancer awareness in Japan. See photos and read more about the projects below. Stop Cyberbullying – SI San Fernando (Trinidad and Tobago) organised a one-day workshop for…
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SI Colombo attend Commonwealth People's Forum in Sri Lanka
Held prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2013 (CHOGM 2013) The Commonwealth People’s Forum (CPF) 2013 was held from November 10th – 13th in the tourist resort of Hikkaduwa, Southern Sri Lanka. Soroptimist International Colombo club President Pat Abayasekara and Hon. Secretary Nelun Tennekoon were requested to attend the forum on behalf of…