Author: watchthedot
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Five Minutes With the SI Convention Committee – Saradha Narayanan
In the second edition of ‘Five Minutes With’ we talk to Dr. Saradha Narayanan, Programme Coordinator 1, SI Convention Committee 2019. Name: Dr. Saradha Narayanan SI Club: SI Club of Damansara, Malaysia Position in Committee: Programme Coordinator 1 SI Convention 2019 Q: When did you join the Soroptimist International? “I joined SI Damansara…
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The Promise of Action – Opening Day at the HLPF 2018
The UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), opened on Monday 9 July 18 July. SI President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, SI Director of Advocacy Bev Bucur and the SI UN Representatives, New York, joined more than a thousand government, business, and civil society leaders to discuss progress made by countries towards the Sustainable Development Goals…
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High-Level Political Forum 2018
The high-level political forum (HLPF) on sustainable development will meet for two weeks, from Monday, 9 July, to Wednesday, 18 July 2018. The theme is ‘Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies’.
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Education, Food Security and Health in Long Tanyit, Sarawak
Sarawak and Sabah are situated on the island of Borneo, the third largest island in the world north of the Equator. Sarawak is known for its rugged, dense rainforest and Sabah is famed for its 4,095-metre-tall Mount Kinabalu. The indigenous people living in Malaysian Borneo face threats from climate change, deforestation, mining and continuous logging…
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Mwihoko Women Group, Kenya
Nakuru County, meaning ‘a dusty place’ is located North-West of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, situated in the former Rift Valley province. Agriculture is seen to be the backbone of the county and it is here that the first of five International President’s Appeal projects is gathering momentum, working with the Mwihoko Women’s Group, supported by the…
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Five Minutes With – SI Convention Committee
With just two weeks to go until Early Bird Booking opens for the 21st Soroptimist International Convention 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, we begin a special series of ‘Five Minutes With’ interviews, with members of the SI Convention Committee, to find out about the team behind what promises to be a truly spectacular, informative and inspiring…
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SI Nordic Days – Using it without Losing it
The annual Nordic Soroptimist meeting was held on 22 and 23 June 2018 in the Icelandic town of Akureyri with the theme ‘Our Environment and Energy – Using it without Losing it’. Over 180 Soroptimists from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Switzerland were inspired by nine influential speakers on the theme.
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Kenya Delegation Post CSW62 Forum
A blog by Mary Muia, SI UN Representative Nairobi “At the 62nd Session on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) New York, 12-23 March 2018, The head of the Government of Kenya delegation was Professor Margaret Kobia, PhD, EBS, Cabinet Secretary (CS), Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs. Prior to the…
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WORLD REFUGEE DAY
The United Nations World Refugee Day is celebrated on 20 June every year. The world celebrates so that we do not forget the needs and contributions of those millions of people who have fled their countries because of conflict or persecution, and are in fear of returning.