Author: watchthedot
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If we want to see the change, let us be the change – breaking the shackles of male chauvinism in India
In the second of two SoroptiVoice posts from Soroptimists in India, reacting to the terrible gang-rape and murder in Delhi, Sujatha Balakrishnan, President of SI Bangalore reflects on how attitudes to women need to change. The attack in Delhi reflects the fact that our views concerning women in India date back to the Stone Age. We have…
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Awake, Arise & Act – Damini’s case exposes ugly truths in India
This week, the SoroptiVoice blog will feature two posts from Soroptimists in India, reacting to the terrible gang-rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi, which has caused outrage across India and the world. Today’s blog is by Annette Mascarenhas, President and Councillor of the National Association of Soroptimist International of India. The social fabric of a…
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UN Commission on the Status of Women 57
Soroptimist International delegates will attend CSW57 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, where the priority theme will be the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls. SI’s representatives will participate in meetings and ensure that the voice of our members is heard, as well as running two parallel sessions. Read the Soroptimist International written statement and…
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Soroptimists condemn gang-rape in Delhi and take action to change attitudes
Soroptimists in India have been taking part in the wave of protests following the horrific gang-rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi in December. On 5 January, SI of Bangalore organised a candlelight march in memory of the 23 year-old physiotherapy student, who died of her injuries following the brutal attack on a bus.…
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Educating, empowering and enabling women and girls in India
The recent horrific attack on two young women in Delhi has caused outrage across India and the world, highlighting once again the need to change social attitudes to women and gender-violence. Over the next two weeks, we will be hearing from some members of the seventeen Soroptimist clubs in India, exploring the work that they…
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A new club in India – chartering SI Kodaikanal
As President Elect of the SIGBI Federation, Pat Black travelled to India to charter a new Soroptimist club in the south of the country. President Maureen Maguire asked me if I could deputise for her and go to India, to charter a new club at Kodaikanal while she was chartering SI Masaka in Uganda. This plunged…
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Save the Stranded Starfish – interview with SI's International Programme Director
In December 2012, Hilary Ratcliffe was re-elected as Soroptimist International’s Programme Director for 2013-15. As IPD, Hilary communicates and shares the visions and goals with Soroptimists all over the world and builds relations with the United Nations, an important platform for the female agenda. On the occasion of the FAO Conference in Rome, Hilary Ratcliffe gave an interview to Soroptimist Christina…
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Around the world in six months…celebrating new clubs and big birthdays as SIGBI President!
In the last months of her term as President of the SIGBI Federation, Maureen Maguire travelled extensively to charter new clubs and see the work that members are doing around the world. Reproduced with kind permission from SIGBI’s newsletter, Soroptimist News December 2012. In July, I flew to Nepal to charter SI Kathmandu. What delightful, energetic…
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Spreading some Christmas cheer – SI groups support women and children in need
Soroptimist International clubs in many countries have been spreading some festive cheer to women and children who might otherwise miss out, including those in prison, recovering from addiction, escaping domestic violence, or living in poverty. Here are just a few examples of the work being done by Soroptimists around the world (if you cannot see the slideshow of photos below, click…
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An incredible journey – taking Birthing in the Pacific to remote communities
This special SoroptiVoice Blog for December 10 comes from Meredith Tutumang of SI Lae in Papua New Guinea, one of the SI clubs involved in the Birthing in the Pacific project. Meredith Tutumang is the Team Leader for the Village Birth Attendant Programme under SI Lae. In August 2012, the first community mobilization trip took place. Because…