Author: watchthedot
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SI Convention in Montréal – improving the lives of women and girls AND exploring a fantastic city!
A little European charm, a lot of urban vibe, Montréal is always an exciting place to meet. The city is compact, safe and pedestrian friendly, so from the Palais des congrès (convention centre) to your hotel to off-site venues, everything is always within easy reach. Montrealers are renowned for being easygoing and friendly, ready to…
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Culture and Women's Rights
This weeks guest blogger is Talat Pasha, SIGBI’s APD for International Good Will and Understanding. Here she reflects on how lucky Soroptimists are to have their education, to know their rights and to be in the position to be able to help other women realise their rights in countries where this can be difficult. Standing…
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International Day of Remembrance for the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
Today is the international day of remembrance for the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda. MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON ON THE 17TH COMMEMORATION OF THE GENOCIDE IN RWANDA, 7 APRIL 2011 “Today, we honour the memory of more than 800,000 people murdered in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Our thoughts are also with the survivors, left…
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Project Donations Update
SI is delighted to release an update of project donations so far received*. As you will see from the figures below, Soroptimists are really committed to raising funds for international projects. All of these projects are changing the lives of women and girls. We are extremely grateful for your on going support! Project SIerra: Sierra Leone Project SIerra: A…
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95 Days until the SI 2011 Convention!
95 days until Convention, 11 days until the early bird rate closes. It’s time to register! Yvonne Machuk, Chair of the Convention Committee, reported back to us about her recent visit to Montreal: We are in the final phase of convention preparation and are very excited about this opportunity to host Soroptimists from all over…
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International Day for Mine Awareness
"… Mine clearance prevents an indiscriminate weapon from causing harm and havoc long after conflicts have ended, while also creating jobs, transforming danger zones into productive land and setting societies on course for lasting security …" Secretary General Ban Ki-moon 4th April 2011 Until the Nineties, landmines or other cluster munitions were used by almost all…
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Maternal Health and HIV – Still high on the global agenda but should it be higher?
This weeks guest blogger is Rita Allen, SIGBI‘s Assistant Programme Director for Health. Here she talks about the UNICEF petition calling for the UK Government to contribute more money to the Global Fund and announces SIGBI‘s exciting new partnership with ‘Mother and Child Advocacy International’. UNICEF UK’s Campaign Team recently delivered a petition to Stephen O’Brien,…
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Women as Agents of Change: Shamim Chowdhury
SI was privileged to take part in the Commonwealth’s ‘Women as Agents of Change’ competition, launched to celebrate the theme of Commonwealth Day 2011. Although we were restricted to only 3 nominations we received many fantastic submissions. This week, we will be running a special blog series to celebrate all the nominations – a fitting close…
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Women as Agents of Change: Dilara Choudhury
SI was privileged to take part in the Commonwealth’s ‘Women as Agents of Change’ competition, launched to celebrate the theme of Commonwealth Day 2011. Although we were restricted to only 3 nominations we received many fantastic submissions. This week, we will be running a special blog series to celebrate all the nominations – a fitting close…
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Launch of the NEW Monthly Focus Files!
SI is excited to announce the launch of our new monthly focus files! Over the course of each month, SI will provide in-depth information and cutting edge resources on a specific topic to translate the work of our international advocacy team, focussing on the work of our UN Reps, into practical tools and action ideas.…