Author: watchthedot
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Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On 3 May 2018, Utrecht University celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a keynote address and panel discussion entitled ‘Leadership in Human Rights, Diversity, and Inclusion’.
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SIFAF Conference Marrakech and the Soroptimist Boarding House
A blog by Inge Withof, SIE Assistant Programme Director “When the Soroptimist International Future African Federation (SIFAF) Conference was announced, I immediately had the idea to go there to support our Soroptimist Sisters and support the foundation of the new African SI Federation. Moreover, I have never been to Africa so for me it was…
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News from the 4th SIFAF conference
With 1788 members in 27 countries, the Soroptimist International Future African Federation is growing steadily and working hard towards chartership.
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Stunning President’s Appeal pendant designed by Villy Makou
A pendant, that can be worn on a chain as a necklace, and also as a pin, has been beautifully designed by Soroptimist Villy Makou from Greece, previous winner of the CSW61 handbook cover competition in 2017. Created in silver and blue enamel, and in 22k gold plated and blue enamel, the stunning designs are…
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Raising the baton for Australian Soroptimists
by Catherine Heiner, Publicity Officer, SI Bayside “SI Australian President, Ralda Forzin, participated in the Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR), raising the baton high for Australian Soroptimists. The Queen’s Baton arrived at the Opening Ceremony of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games last Wednesday. Having just returned from New York, Ralda attended the UN Commission on the…
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Healthy Women, Healthy Families – Supporting Project Sothea in Cambodia
In November 2017, Soroptimist International of Singapore (SIS) supported a team of medical students from the National University of Singapore and 12 practising Singaporean doctors, whose mission it was to provide basic health screening and health literacy to villagers residing in the villages of Dangkut Thnong and Anlong Svay, in the Banan district of Battambang,…
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SUMMARY OF SI (SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED eBOARD MEETING, February 2018
On 16 February 2018 the first meeting of the newly restructured board of Soroptimist International was held electronically. The new board consists of 2 directors from each Federation, the SI President, Treasurer and Advocacy Director; 11 voting directors in total. The SI President, Treasurer and Advocacy Director are also members of the SI Executive team…
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Water – Decade for Action
On World Water Day, 22 March 2018, the International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development 2018-2028 was launched at the United Nations. The Decade aims to further improve cooperation, partnership, and capacity development in response to the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Following a presentation of a short video “Water’s Promise: Making every…
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Soroptimist International – Memories of CSW62
The single largest forum for the UN Member States, civil society organizations, and other international actors, CSW is the place to build consensus and commitment on policy actions, and this year the focus turned to women and girls working and living in rural locations. A delegation led by SI President, Mariet Verhoef-Cohen of over 90…
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CSW62 Agreed Conclusions
Commission on the Status of Women Sixty-second session 12 – 23 March 2018 ‘Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls’ Agreed conclusions 23 March 2018.