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"It’s horrifying that 1 in 3 women will experience violence in their lifetime….just because they are female.But the good news is that there is hope! The world IS waking up to the scandal of gender-violence and Soroptimists worldwide are determined that this issue will not be ignored." SI Presidents Alice Wells (2011-13) and Ann Garvie…

  Soroptimist International is launching its Global Impact Report 2012-13 today, demonstrating the collective impact of SI’s work around the world, educating, empowering and enabling opportunities for women and girls. For the first time, the GIR is being produced as an online report, both to make it more cost-effective and environmentally sustainable to distribute, and…

Surviving in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan is a big enough test for the people of The Philippines. Scrambling for aid and living among the severely damaged infrastructure is an ongoing, harrowing result of this major natural disaster. On top of this nightmare exists the often undocumented struggle that women and girls face during such…

  Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA), one of the four federations that make up the Soroptimist International movement, has been recognized for innovation in furthering its mission of improving the lives of women and girls.  SIA, its executive director and CEO, Elizabeth M. Lucas (pictured above) and its online community, LiveYour dream.org, have all…

Patsy Abayasekara, Club President for SI Colombo in Sri Lanka, along with club secretary Nelun  Tennekoon will be representing Soroptimist International at this year’s Commonwealth People’s Forum 2013. The theme will be Growth, Equity and Inclusive Development and will focus on the Post-2015 development agenda framework. Patsy and Nelun’s wealth of experience as Soroptimists will…

“Can you imagine finding time to earn your living if you had to spend hours every day collecting firewood?  Or how you would study with no electric light in the evening?  One quarter of the world’s population do not have reliable access to electricity; 70% of these are women and girls living in developing countries.” …

24th October 2013 Soroptimist International UN Representatives in New York organised an event entitled ‘’The Challenges of the Post 2015 agenda in Sustainable Development for NGO’s and Civil Society” which asked the question, what can civil society and NGOs do to engage the Post 2015 agenda? Opened by UN Lead Representative for Soroptimist International Lois…

Inspiring and innovative Soroptimist activities worldwide were reported in October to educate, empower and enable opportunities for women and girls.  Here are some examples from Benin, Italy, UK, Sweden, Israel, India, Barbados, Germany, USA, Australia and Pakistan. Violence against women and human trafficking were key concerns, with events to raise awareness launched on international action…

On the 18th October the UN Security Council adopted a new resolution which urges women’s full inclusion in peace talks and transitional justice. This demonstrates a great determination to put women’s leadership at the centre of conflict resolution and peace promotion. This is great news for Soroptimist International who believe women should have equal inclusion…

  Educate Exchange Connection Ambassadors celebrate Soroptimist Friendship Day with SISWP President Siew Yong Gnanalingam. 17 Soroptimists from 9 countries in the SI South West Pacific (SISWP) Federation have taken part in an exchange programme to promote international friendship and understanding and encourage greater participation by younger women in the Soroptimist movement. The participants, all…