Author: watchthedot
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Founder of European Soroptimist Federation Suzanne Noël honoured
On September 27, 2018, the French Union of Soroptimist International paid tribute to Dr. Suzanne Noël (1878-1954), by inaugurating a commemorative plaque on the facade of the building located at 36 Avenue Charles Floquet in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, where Suzanne Noël lived during the last 15 years of her life.
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Happy Birthday LA!
A 96th birthday celebration was held at Trail’s Cafe in Griffith Park, a famous Los Angeles landmark, where Soroptimist International of LA (SILA), dedicated a Soroptimist Grove first in 1947 and again in 1955.
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A 360-degree view of migration
By Barbara T. Rochman, SI UN Representative, New York The Final Draft Outcome Document of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) was transmitted to the United Nations General Assembly by its President on 13 July, 2018. It was approved by consensus of the United Nations Member States. Final Draft. It will…
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Ending Hunger in the World: Why the Female Factor?
As of 2014, 795 million people are estimated to be chronically undernourished. Worldwide, children form a vulnerable group with 25 percent of them suffering from stunted growth. Moreover, nearly 40,000 children die as a result of malnutrition and accompanying diseases each day. United Nations estimates reveal that 67 percent of those in need of adequate…
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International Day for Rural Women
Since 2008, 15 October has been marked as the International Day of Rural Women. Women and girls play a crucial role in ensuring the sustainability of rural households and communities, improving rural livelihoods and overall wellbeing. Read the SI Statement on rural women HERE. This years’ theme is ‘Sustainable infrastructure, services and social protection for…
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International Day of the Girl 2018 – SIA Career Support for Girls
After much research, input from educators, and focus groups with members and girls themselves, SIA developed and launched its newest program- “Dream it Be It: Career Support program” curriculum, focus in 2015. This program delivers a curriculum designed for girls 14-18 years old and a few different “models” of styles for implementing the program including…
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Women are living longer, but are we ageing well?
Today there are 700 million people world-wide over age 60, and it is expected to increase to 1.4 billion by 2030 and 2 billion by 2050 when 20% of the global population will be over 60.
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Soroptimist International Meetings Budapest
By Deborah Thomas, Global Executive Director “Soroptimist International recently held a series of meetings in Budapest, Hungary, these included a review and planning day, formal board meeting and the annual general meeting. Soroptimist International brings together our international leaders from all around the globe to review, monitor and plan our global work and resources for…
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So What? Part One
One of the most powerful elements about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is their interconnectedness. Simply put, we cannot achieve one Goal without achieving the others.