Category: Members Area
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An Interview with Puan Sri Siew Yong Gnanalingam – SI Convention Chair 2019
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will host the 21st Soroptimist International Convention, 2019. The first Asian city to host the SI Convention, the event will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 18 – 21 July 2019. Here we take a little time with Puan Sri Siew Yong Gnanalingam, who is Chairing the 21st SI…
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An Interview with SI Director of Advocacy Bev Bucur
Over 90 Soroptimist delegates will be heading to New York in just over a week, for the start of the Commission on the Status of Women 2018 (CSW62). Here, we interview SI Director of Advocacy, Bev Bucur, who discusses the importance of CSW, her expectations for this year and she also shares memories of previous…
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The Mwihoko Women Group, Kenya and the SI President’s Appeal
The first of five projects to be supported on five continents, the International President’s Appeal 2017-2019, ‘Women, Water & Leadership’ is funding the Mwihoko Women Group in Kenya, which formed in 2005, with the aim of improving the economic and social livelihood of its membership of 22 women.
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Women, Water & Leadership Webinar
In recognition of 10 December, Human Rights Day and International Day for Soroptimists world-wide, SI President, Mariet Verhoef-Cohen presents a recently recorded webinar on the SI President’s Appeal 2017-2019, ‘Women, Water & Leadership’. To donate to the International President’s Appeal please do so through your own Federation. To find out more about the pins and…
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SI President’s Appeal – Women, Water & Leadership
‘Women, Water & Leadership’ – the Soroptimist International President’s Appeal for the 2017-2019 biennium, will unite Soroptimists across the globe; increasing awareness of the vital role of women as equal partners at all levels of the water sector. The President’s Appeal will support projects that educate, empower and enable women and girls, ensuring they have…
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If we are not a voice for women – who will be
29 July 2017, Rotterdam, Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, Netherlands was inaugurated with overwhelming support as President of Soroptimist International (SI) for the 2017 – 2019 biennium; the first Dutch President in the organisation’s almost 100-year existence. In our first interview for the new SI Members Area, we talk to Mariet about her history as a Soroptimist, her…