Author: watchthedot
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SI President’s Appeal tackles Sustainable Development Goals
At the heart of Soroptimist International’s work on the Sustainable Development Goals is the International President’s Appeal 2017 – 2019 on Women Water and Leadership. Whilst focusing on SDGs 4, 5 and 6, the President’s Appeal is also addressing many other elements of the SDGs as it promotes the equal inclusion of women in water…
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World Soil Day – Nature-Based Solutions
On World Soil Day, 5 December 2018, SI President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen spoke at the event ‘Nature-Based Solutions for land, soil and water management; a new paradigm for sustainable agricultural development’ at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) in Katowice, Southern Poland.
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‘Women, Water & Leadership’ Education & Empowerment in Long Tanyit, Sarawak
SI is delighted to report that the project is now in full swing and the development of a rainwater harvesting and filtration system is progressing well. If you have been following the progress of the five Penan girls undergoing their Diploma in Welding in Kuala Lumpur, the great news is that they have now completed…
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Meet Stayka and Stoyka, WeWash, Bulgaria
“Raising hope that out street will finally be repaired” “I am Stayka Gocheva from Sulitsa in the Stara Zagora Municipality of Bulgaria. I live on street 11. I hold the mandate of residents on this street to advocate for the urgent need of its rehabilitation. This street has an eleven-year history of construction. The main…
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Soroptimist Midwestern Region – true #WWLSoroptimists
by SI Advocacy Director Bev Bucur During my first year as a Soroptimist, in 1993, I had the opportunity to meet three remarkable women, Marie-Jeanne Bosia-Bererat (Switzerland) then the incoming President of Soroptimist International, Anne Farrington (New Zealand) Soroptimist International Treasurer, and Dr. Jeannine Jacquemin, United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Representative from…
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Fighting Stigma Through Film – Acknowledging and addressing sexual violence in conflict
From 23 to 24 November 2018, the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative held the Fighting Stigma Through Film festival with screenings documenting individual and group experiences with sexual violence in conflict, as well as discussion workshops on collective steps to tackle these abuses.
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SI at the United Nations – What is our status and what does it mean?
The first time that non-governmental organizations were granted consultative status was in 1946 when Article 71 of the United Nations (UN) Charter opened the door for consultation with Non-Governmental Organizations. Initially, 41 organisations were chosen. Soroptimist International received General Consultative Status with the UN in 1987.
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SI President’s Appeal – empowering young women to lead in the water industry
The SI President’s Appeal ‘Women, Water & Leadership’ Appeal, has provided a $1,000.00 grant to Victoria Hinojosa to facilitate her participation in H2O Global Leaders and Water Innovation Lab training. The funding, originally donated to the Appeal by Soroptimist International Director of Advocacy, Beverly Bucur, embraces a key objective of the ‘Women, Water & Leadership’…