Category: SI President’s Appeal
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‘Women, Water & Leadership’ Education & Empowerment in Long Tanyit, Sarawak
SI is delighted to report that the project is now in full swing and the development of a rainwater harvesting and filtration system is progressing well. If you have been following the progress of the five Penan girls undergoing their Diploma in Welding in Kuala Lumpur, the great news is that they have now completed…
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Meet Stayka and Stoyka, WeWash, Bulgaria
“Raising hope that out street will finally be repaired” “I am Stayka Gocheva from Sulitsa in the Stara Zagora Municipality of Bulgaria. I live on street 11. I hold the mandate of residents on this street to advocate for the urgent need of its rehabilitation. This street has an eleven-year history of construction. The main…
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SI President’s Appeal – empowering young women to lead in the water industry
The SI President’s Appeal ‘Women, Water & Leadership’ Appeal, has provided a $1,000.00 grant to Victoria Hinojosa to facilitate her participation in H2O Global Leaders and Water Innovation Lab training. The funding, originally donated to the Appeal by Soroptimist International Director of Advocacy, Beverly Bucur, embraces a key objective of the ‘Women, Water & Leadership’…
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Clean Water to Rural Communities – Malaysia
The Soroptimist International President’s Appeal ‘Women, Water & Leadership’ is working with women, girls and communities in Sabah and Sarawak, rural Malaysia, where communities lack access to a clean and safe supply of water, for cooking and drinking purposes.
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A video interview with Elena – SI President’s Appeal, Bulgaria
Elena Georgieva lives in the Municipality of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. Having moved to the area four years ago, she and her young family are constantly challenged by the lack of access to safe water, and she dreams of a time when her daughter will be able to drink clean and safe water, straight from a…
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Women, Water & Leadership Webinar November 2018
SI President’s Appeal ‘Women, Water & Leadership’ Webinar November 2018
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Education, Food Security and Health in Long Tanyit, Sarawak
Sarawak and Sabah are situated on the island of Borneo, the third largest island in the world north of the Equator. Sarawak is known for its rugged, dense rainforest and Sabah is famed for its 4,095-metre-tall Mount Kinabalu. The indigenous people living in Malaysian Borneo face threats from climate change, deforestation, mining and continuous logging…
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Mwihoko Women Group, Kenya
Nakuru County, meaning ‘a dusty place’ is located North-West of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, situated in the former Rift Valley province. Agriculture is seen to be the backbone of the county and it is here that the first of five International President’s Appeal projects is gathering momentum, working with the Mwihoko Women’s Group, supported by the…
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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…