Category: News
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Opening Doors for a Bright Future in Malawi, with SI and SI Taiwan.
A project is underway in Malawi which will achieve the SI aims of Education, Empowerment and Enablement as well as addressing UN SDG 1 (No poverty), SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 3 (Good Health), SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation). It also addresses SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and 5.3 (to…
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Hunger Hotspots and early warnings on acute food insecurity
Blog of Liliana Mosca, SI UN Representative to the FAO, Rome The FAO-WFP last report: Hunger Hotspots and early warnings on acute food insecurity, June to November 2023 outlook According to the report ‘Hunger Hotspots FAO‑WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity”” jointly published on May 29, by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the…
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Volunteer Role: Safeguarding Officer
Soroptimist International is pleased to announce that we are recruiting a voluntary Safeguarding Officer for our recently established Soroptimist International Foundation. The Foundation is now the home of all international projects and will be officially launched at the SI Dublin 2023 Convention in July. The role will carry the responsibility, ownership and accountability for all…
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Restore A Sense of I Can – Trinidad and Tobago
Restore a sense of I Can The SI Presidents Appeal for 2021 – 2023, ‘Opening Doors to a Bright Future’ announces our collaboration with ‘Restore a Sense of I Can’ (RSC) for the fourth project instalment. Having initially started at the beginning of this year, the RSC and SI President’s Appeal project will run until…
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CCPCJ32 Side Event: Ending Harmful Practices
Next week marks the start of the 32nd Session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Vienna. We are proud to be supporting an event on Thursday, 25th May at 8am BST (9am CEST) called “Ending Harmful Practices: Preventing Violence and Ensuring Access to Justice – Good Practices”. This is…
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Our Voice at the UN: Leadership Series (New York)
Our Voice at the UN: Leadership Series At the international offices of the United Nations all over the world, our representatives play a critical role in advancing the mission of Soroptimist International, ensuring that the voices, perspectives, and experiences of women and girls are heard and considered in all decision-making processes. As an international organisation…
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CCDO Womens Empowerment Report
Having recently celebrated one year since the SI Presidents Appeal 2021 – 2023 ‘Opening Doors to a Bright Future’ launched in Cambodia, our partners at the Cambodia Community Dream Organisation (CCDO) have continued to work with local authorities and stakeholders to educate, empower, and enable rural women and girls to build self-confidence, develop self-esteem, and…
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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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Inside CCDO’s Women’s Empowerment Programme in Siem Reap, Cambodia
For well over a year now, Soroptimist International (SI) has been partnered with the Cambodian Community Dream Organisation (CCDO) as part of the current SI President’s Appeal, ‘Opening Doors to a Bright Future’. The primary focus of this project has been to deliver education and learning throughout the life course of women and girls living…
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How to join us at CSW67
Dear Soroptimists We are now just days away from this year’s Commission on the Status of Women event, CSW67. The event is hybrid, taking place from Monday 06 – Friday 17 March. I am delighted to inform you that we have a delegation of 65 Soroptimist Members attending in person, in New York. SI President…