Author: watchthedot
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#6 Your Voice at the United Nations
Welcome to ‘Your Voice at the United Nations’ Cryptocurrencies, Cybercrime and Impacts on Women Side Event moderated by SI UN Representative Martina Gredler at the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), Twenty-seventh session, 14 –18 May 2018 On 16 May 2018, a side event took place organized by the Government of Israel,…
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Marking World Environment Day – Kenya
Soroptimist International (SI) and Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) members, together with the Ngara Girls High School, Nairobi, mobilised school girls, women and other like-minded stakeholders to participate in a school environment clean-up and tree planting event, to mark this year’s World Environment Day.
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Soroptimist International of Chicago Celebrates 80th Anniversary
A luncheon to celebrate SI Chicago’s anniversary was held at the Tam O’Shanter Golf Course in Niles Illinois, on Saturday, 2nd of June, 20178 The members dressed in period clothing as we traveled through Soroptimist history and met some of the remarkable women from the club. Soroptimist International of Chicago became the 80th Club in…
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Water, Women and the rise of Plastic Pollution
On World Environment Day, Bev Bucur takes a closer look at what is in the water.
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Climate Justice – what does it mean?
Speakers at a recent conference organised by UNA House, Edinburgh, Scotland discussed the importance for every country and every individual to play their part in mitigating the effects of climate change, especially global warming.
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SUMMARY OF SI (SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED eBOARD MEETING, May 2018
by Global Executive Director, Deborah Thomas. On 11 May 2018 the second meeting of the recently restructured board of Soroptimist International was held electronically. SI President Mariet Verhoef Cohen chaired the meeting, welcoming all. The minutes of the previous board meeting held in February (2018) were approved and actions arising confirmed as complete or ongoing.…
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WeWash – Women, Water & Leadership Appeal
WeWash, a new transformative and sustainable project is now underway as part of the SI Women, Water & Leadership Appeal (WWL) 2017-2019. Beginning early May, WeWash (Women empowerment through water, sanitation, and health), is reshaping the lives of unemployed and low-income women and girls in the villages of Sulitsa, Sladak kladenets, Preslaven and Kalitinovo in…
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Soroptimists raise € 55.000 for School for Justice
Soroptimist Bianca Leemkuil from the Netherlands, surprised Mallika with a cheque for €55.000, as a donation to the unique and progressive programme School for Justice, which was set up in Mumbai, India in 2017. Securing massive media attention around the world, the ground-breaking programme which rescues girls from child prostitution, educates and trains girls to…