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Soroptimist International Club Johor Bahru, Malaysia Project ABC In a friendship link with Soroptimist Foundation Malaysia, in partnership with United Nation High Commission for Refugee (UNHCR), AIESEC (University Technology of Malaysia Student International Exchange program) and Sponsorship from UNHCR – Doubletree Hilton, Johor Bahru  and Private Individuals this seed for this project was sown in…

SIE Announces the winners of the SIE Best Practice Awards and Donates Nearly €39,000 to the SI President’s Appeal Projects  Image: SI President Yvonne thanks SIE President Maria Elisabetta de Franciscis and the SIE Board for the Federation’s support for the Nepal projects. Soroptimist International of Europe (SIE) chose Sofia, Bulgaria as the venue for…

SI London East: Kori Project In a partnership with SI Thames Valley, UK, the club invited Rose Mariba Simba, the founder and Director of the Kori Project visit us and talk about the project.  Many goods and knitted items have been made and donated during 2015 and 2016.  A very generous donation from one SI…

“Dr. Edit Schlaffer is a social scientist and the founder of Women without Borders (2002), based in Vienna, Austria. Her international efforts focus on grassroots, namely empowering women as agents of change and a critical driving force in stabilizing an insecure world. In implementing the SAVE (Sisters Against Violent Extremism) platform, Schlaffer has partnered with…

  This year the annual UN Department for Public Information NGO Conference (UN DPI NGO Conference) was held in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, from 30 May to 1 June. International President Yvonne represented Soroptimist International at the conference, joined by Korean Soroptimists. With civil society representatives and NGOs from across the world gathering at the…

Soroptimist International is delighted to welcome two new United Nations Representatives to the Soroptimist family; Frances Zainoeddin and Barbara Rochman.   Image:  Centre: Frances Zainoeddin, Left (far right) and right: Barbara Rochman International Director of Advocacy Pat Black says: “I am thrilled to welcome Barbara and Frances to the SI UN team in New York.…

At the recent SISWP Conference of Clubs the following clubs were recognised for their excellence in planning, administering and evaluating a project to transform lives for women and girls around the Federation. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees.  For Goal 1 Objective 1: SI Penang for their Education Fund This project, aimed at low…

  The UN’s Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) will meet in Vienna, 23 – 27 May, to discuss ‘criminal justice responses to prevent and counter terrorism in all its forms and manifestations’. These discussions come at a crucial time, as across the world there is an increasing focus on violent extremism and…