Category: SI President’s Appeal
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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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Latest news from Lombok, Indonesia – Earthquake Recovery through Water, Shelter and Capacity Building
Article from a report written by Isla Winarto Project Director SI Jakarta Project, Lombok, Indonesia – Earthquake Recovery through Water, Shelter and Capacity Building 24 September, 2019 in collaboration with Lily Kasoem Project Manager SI Jakarta Project. The Construction of the Village Well Construction of the well in Rembitan was completed by the end of…
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A $10,000 boost to the Women, Water & leadership Appeal
Chartered in 2002, SI Central Solano County, Fairfield, California has 56 members and have chosen to give their support – in a big way – to the 2017-2019 President’s Appeal, Women, Water & Leadership (WWL). The 2018-2019 Club President Joan Towner, was delighted that two of major club fundraisers: Mardi Gras Madness, and the LunaFest…
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Lombok Indonesia ‘Earthquake Recovery through Water, Shelter and Capacity Building’
Soroptimist clubs SI Jakarta and SI Kemang proposed projects for the SI President’s Appeal, ‘Women, Water & Leadership’ in Lombok and Palu respectively, and in March 2019, SI Jakarta commenced work in the Rebuk Satu village in Rembitan, Central Lombok – home to 31 families, approximately 124 people. In mid-April a water well equipped with…
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Access to water, organic farming and new careers, for women and girls in rural Malaysia #WWLSoroptimist
SI Region of Malaysia proposed a progressive project ‘Clean Water for Rural Communities’ to take place in Sarawak and Sabah on the island of Borneo. With Phase one of the project, part of the SI President’s Appeal, ‘Women, Water & Leadership’ now completed, we are excited to bring you news of successes to date, and…
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‘WeWash’ Bulgaria – SI President’s Appeal Project moves to Phase Three
‘WeWash’ is taking strides to combat the immediate water and sanitation issues faced by households in rural communities in Bulgaria. Part of the ‘Women, Water & Leadership’ Appeal 2017-2019, WeWash, works together with members of the community, the Earth Forever Foundation and SI Club Plovdiv, to design solutions to empower unemployed and retired women facing…
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Mwihoko Women Project expands to new locations
The ‘Women, Water & Leadership’ Mwihoko Women Project in Nakuru County, Kenya, was the first Appeal Project to launch in 2017. If you have been following the action then you will know that the project is surpassing expectations, safe in the hands of a committed and ambitious team, who have shown extraordinary progress. From its…
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The Wave – Soroptimists support the SI President’s Appeal 2017-2019
In an event organised by SI Club Zottegem, SI President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen joined one hundred people from the Belgium Union, and was presented with a donation to the SI President’s Appeal.
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Danish SI Club Odder generous supporter of WWL
Soroptimist International Club Odder donated generously to the SI President’s Appeal project Women, Water & Leadership. 75% of total funds needed have been raised, but we are not there yet.
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Disaster struck Sulawesi and Lombok need all the help Soroptimists can give
Major earthquakes and tsunamis hit the islands of Sulawesi in September 2018 and Lombok a few months earlier and left the areas devastated. Soroptimists step in to help where they can.