Author: watchthedot
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The Commonwealth People's Forum 2011: The Strength of Civil Society
International Past President Margaret Lobo, and SI South West Pacific Federation Programme Director recently represented Soroptimist International at the Commonwealth People’s Forum and Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The Commonwealth People’s Forum: The value, structure and status of the Commonwealth were the subject of much debate and discussion, in light of the limited budget and…
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SI Attends International Women's Forum on Sustainable Development, Beijing
“Sustainability is about women” – Mr Sha Zukang, UN under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs. This remark, made by the UN Under Secretary General of the Rio+20 Conference at the International Forum on Women and Sustainable Development in Beijing, underlines the important and urgent need for women’s organisations to appreciate and promote the…
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Feto Hemerik Rasik: Women Helping Each Other in East Timor
This week’s SoroptiVoice blog comes from Florence Brennan, SI South West Pacific ‘zone d’ coordinator (not sure what that means? Click here to read SISWP Federation Programme Director Robyn’s blog to find out!). Here, Florence talks about a project supported by Western Australian Soroptimists in East Timor. The idea for this project got off the…
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Soroptimist International Submits Written Statement to CSW 56
Soroptimist International has submitted a written statement to the 56th Commission on the Status of Women. The CSW 56 will be held in New York from 27th February until 9th March 2012 in New York. "The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges." With a name…
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Refugee Families Welcomed to Townsville, Australia
More than 50 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burma, Bhutan and Nepal were welcomed to Townsville at a picnic on October 30th, 2011. This event was organised to continue the vital work of SI Townsville in providing support and friendship to refugee women and their families, for which they won a 2010…
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Soroptimist International raise £1,000,000 for women in war-torn SIerra Leone
Soroptimist International celebrated reaching its £1million fundraising target for Hope and Home for Children’s lifesaving work with women and children in Sierra Leone. The roof nearly flew off the Dome Theatre in Brighton at the Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland annual conference when the news was announced on October 28 2011. Soroptimist International works…
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In a room full of friends, anything is possible!
This week’s SoroptiVoice Blog comes from Sue Biggs, SIGBI’s new Federation Programme Director. For her first contribution (of many, we hope!) she reflects on the recent SIGBI Conference held in Brighton at the end of October – her first as Federation Programme Director. My first Soroptiblog and my first SIGBI Federation Conference as Programme Director. …
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SI Signs Rio+20 Women's Major Stakeholder Group Submission
Soroptimist International has added its support to the Rio+20 Women Major Stakeholder’s Group Statement. SI has been represented by SI UN Representative Alice Odingo during the meetings and discussions on this statement. The Global Women’s Major Group submission is submitted in response to the request for input by the Secretariat for the UN Conference on…
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SI Best Practice Awards 2011: SI Naracoorte – Restoration for Naracoorte Girl Guides Hall'
To celebrate the Best Practice winners 2010 – 2011, we we have been running a special series of Best Practice blogs all week and now it is the final day! These articles are written by the clubs themselves, and in many cases will appear in English and the language of the club. We hope you…
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SI Best Practice Awards 2011: SI Bulawayo: Talking Photos
To celebrate the Best Practice winners 2010 – 2011, we we have been running a special series of Best Practice blogs all week and now it is the final day! These articles are written by the clubs themselves, and in many cases will appear in English and the language of the club. We hope you…