Category: Members Area
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An Update from Rose Academies’ Girls’ Scholarship Programme
The Soroptimist International President’s Appeal project, ‘Opening Doors to a Bright Future,’ is making strides towards empowering marginalised women, girls, and their communities. Focusing on delivering tangible benefits to the lives of women and girls, the President’s Appeal aims to provide quality support through education, mentorship programmes, and access to information to empower them to…
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Donate to the SI President’s Appeal 2021-2023
Thank you for visiting this page. Donations to the 2019-2021 Appeal, “Road to Equality” close 30 September 2021. Donations for the NEW 2021-2023 President’s Appeal “Opening Doors to a Bright Future” can be accepted as of 1 October 2021. Member donations to the SI President’s Appeal will be transferred to Soroptimist International Foundation (registered in…
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SI Position Paper: Women and Drugs
The use of the whole spectrum of drugs has become a major source of threat to the health of women and girls. In 2018, an estimated 269 million people worldwide, including women or girls, continued to use drugs including opioids. The restrictions on movement, gatherings and social distancing which were imposed to counter the COVID-19…
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The Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing 1995
Written by Past International President Patsy Daniels and Dawn Marie Lemonds. In 1995, 189 Member States of the United Nations (UN) came to Beijing for the 10-day Fourth World Conference on Women (4WCW) to ratify the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), which was to become the blueprint for women’s equality around the world. This historic…
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It’s in the Trees!
A round-up of just some of the projects taking place this year to build a greener future.
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Women and Health
As we reach the twenty-five-year review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, we can say that there have been considerable developments in specific areas of women’s health, but this year, many of these advances have not withstood the effects of the pandemic
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Report of Universal Periodic Review Nov 2020
A blog by Stacy Ciulik, SI UN Representative, Geneva The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system. Its mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world and to address human rights violations as well as make recommendations on them. The UNHRC has 47 United…
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Lugari Youth Leadership and Mentoring Training Camp 2019
Willing Hearts International Society of Canada (WHISCA) and Soroptimist International Eldoret, Kenya. Youth Leadership and Mentoring Training Camp, October 2019.
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Project Sierra 2007-2011
Project Sierra: A Family and a Future was a four year partnership from 2007 – 2011, between Soroptimist International and the UK based international Non Governmental (NGO), Hope and Homes for Children. At that time, Sierra Leone was facing the challenge of reconstructing physical and social infrastructures after a decade of war which had devastated…
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Restoring Dignity 2007-2008
Restoring Dignity is former SI President Margaret Lobo’s President’s Appeal for 2007 – 2008, securing a future for women in Ethiopia suffering from obstetric fistula. Obstetric fistula is a medical condition and occurs due to prolonged or obstructed labour, resulting in a tear between the vagina, bladder or rectum. Obstetric fistula can result in constant incontinence, shame,…