Author: watchthedot
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58 State Representatives Receive SI's UNESCO Statement on International Migration
On May 5th – 6th, four of our SI UN Representatives attended the UNESCO Executive Board Meeting of the Committee on International NGOs in Paris. Of particular interest was a day of debate and learning dedicated to the social and human impact of international migration. UNESCO state: "Migration has become a key challenge for the…
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Cliques, Crews and Catfights: Moving Beyond Girl Violence. SI NEw Zealand National Project 2011-2013
This week’s SoroptiVoice comes from Paula Siddle, SISWP Assistant Federation Programme Director & Donna Kennedy, SI Nelson, NZ. They explain why NZ SI clubs selected this campaign at their New Zealand Conference for Clubs in March 2011 to be their National project for the next few years. This project is based upon research that was…
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Women Inspiring Europe Calendar – Nominations for 2012 Open!
The European Institute for Gender Equality aims to promote gender equality, to fight discrimination based on sex and to raise awareness of EU citizens of gender issues. The "Women Inspiring Europe" Calendar, aims to give visibility and pay homage to some of Europe’s most remarkable women, through highlighting their achievements and success stories. Nominations for…
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Adding Value for Women: Advancing Agri-Practice
On Monday and Tuesday this week, our UN Rep in Nairobi, Alice, was invited to attend a two day workshop on the importance of considering gender issues within the agricultural sector. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together researchers and practitioners in the agricultural sector and share information on gender issues, with a…
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The Programme Structure in South West Pacific – A Paradigm Shift
This week’s SoroptiVoice comes from Robyn Cain, SI South West Pacfic’s Federation Programme Director. Here she explains the structure of SISWP’s programme work and how this helps to keep clubs connected. Soroptimists all over the world work within their clubs to improve the lives of women and girls. Their club activities are reported to a…
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Meeting Michelle Bachelet in London – UN Women UK
What an honour to hear our new Under Secretary General of UN Women speak in London at the Royal Society of Arts on Tuesday. The meeting was facilitated by UN Women UK.One of the speakers was was the UK Home Secretary, Theresa May. But the person we had all come to hear was Michelle Bachelet.…
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SI Plenary Speaker – Lee Graff, a leading corrective makeup specialist
SI are posting a special series of blog posts introducing some of brilliant key note and plenary speakers who will be appearing at Convention. In the past few days, the final two speakers have been announced. Today we feature the final speaker in our mini series, Lee Graff. As a Corrective Makeup Specialist at the…
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SI Convention Closing Speaker – The Honourable Mobina Jaffar, Senator of British Columbia
SI are posting a special series of blog posts introducing some of brilliant key note and plenary speakers who will be appearing at Convention. In the past few days, the final two speakers have been announced. Today we feature the Honourable Senator Mobina Jaffer,Senator for British Columbia. Mobina Jaffer was born in Uganda and educated…
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SI Sign Joint NGO Statement on Environmental Education
SI recently supported a joint NGO statement written by the Committee on the Environment, Geneva, drawing attention to the importance of Environmental Education, especially for women and girls who are among the most vulnerable groups affected by climate change. Here is a summary of the statement. To read the full statement, visit the SI Resources…
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Crime Commission 2011 – Women and Criminal Justice
The 20th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice met in Vienna in mid April. The priority theme was child protection and the internet, but women and criminal justice was also up for discussion with several important side events organised to explore the issue further. Here are the main points relating to…