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A peaceful environment is crucial for women and girls to be able to live free from fear and violence.  At the United Nations in Nairobi and at Paris, SI UN Representatives Marie-Christine Gries de la Barbelais (Paris) and Alice Odingo (Nairobi) continue to advocate for security for women and girls. “It has not been long…

Soroptimist International provides a global voice for women and girls in over 3,000 communities in 130 countries and territories. Their voices must be included in international negotiations that affect how governments respond to their needs. The advocacy efforts of Soroptimists can make this happen! It is clear that organisations such as Soroptimist International play a…

  On the 14 – 15 January, a unique Barbershop Conference was held to help end violence against women and girls.  What made this conference different was that it aimed to bring men and boys into the conversation about ending gender violence.  Violence against women and girls is a pervasive violation of human rights and…

CSW always proves to be a big event for Soroptimist International, and 2015 will be no exception. At this critical event which will also be the Beijing+20 review, SI will be hosting its largest number of events yet! These events will not only highlight the excellent on-the-ground project work of Soroptimists, but they will also…

  Click on the picture above to view the flickr album of projects for December 2014.   SI Arnhem-Oost, Netherlands worked alongside local speakers and musicians to hold fundraising events to support thirty students living in Rhotia Valley Children’s Home. The project has resulted in the children having access to school uniforms, extra lessons in…

January Winnie Maru, Soroptimist InternationaI Eldoret, Nairobi Soroptimist attended the Fifth Feminist Leadership, Movement Building and Rights Institute in Nairobi for a week-long course designed to strengthen feminist leadership, and on January 9, she also starred on KTN, a Kenyan television channel, on a show called the ‘Morning Express’. Winnie passionately debated the importance of feminism live…

Global Violence: Psychological Perspectives, Preventions, Interventions and Future Trends Angelina Akhvlediani, New York Increasingly, violence is not just considered to be a physical problem. The psychological aspects to the causes and effects of violence need to be understood to help determine the best strategy to end the global problem of violence. Following the 16 Days…

Seasons Greetings from International President Ann Garvie   Sadly, as we depart from 2014 we leave behind many recent tragedies which have taken their toll on societies within our Soroptimist family. In Peshawar, Pakistan, the massacre of more than 100 school children and their teachers by the Taliban has been met with condemnation. Only days…

Talat Pasha, member of SI Karachi Central, Pakistan, and SIGBI Board Member, writes a letter, reaching out to Soroptimists across the globe.   "I am writing this to ask  if  Soroptimists all over the world would  join in our sorrow and raise their voices against this horrific crime". Talat suggests holding candle lit vigils during…