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SI UN Representative Recruitment: New York and Nairobi
Application Deadline: Friday 8 December 2023 12:00 Noon GMT Are you interested in advocating for women and girls to ensure that they have the best life possible? If yes, consider applying to become a United Nations (UN) Representative working on behalf of Soroptimist International (SI) and join the current team of 19 dedicated Soroptimist Representatives. Soroptimist…
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Soroptimist International Written Statement to the 68th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (2024)
Soroptimist International and the signatories of this statement recognise that rates of poverty globally have exponentially increased as a result of intersecting crises. We also recognise that all women and girls are among those most impacted but poverty and gender inequality are not inevitable. Poverty and gender inequality are the result of structural discrimination which…
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Population and Development: Ensuring Rights and Choices
Speech Delivered by SI UN Representative Donatella Benjamin during the Regional Conference on ICPD, 2023. Our population is rapidly ageing. By 2050, over 20 per cent of the global population will be 60 years old, or older. Women comprise the majority of older persons, as they tend to live longer than men in all…
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CSW67 Advocacy Resources
Soroptimist International has launched its Advocacy Resource Pack for those attending CSW67 both in person and virtually. The PDF is now available for you to download and use in your advocacy work. → View and download PDF
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CSW67 Training
Soroptimist International held an informative CSW67 Advocacy training Session in February 2023. The PowerPoint is now available for you to download and use in your advocacy work. → View and download PDF of the PPT HERE
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SIAF Education Day
‘Would you build a classroom for us, please’ In the Moroccan countryside, girls leave school at the age of eleven due to the lack of secondary schools in their neighbourhoods. At the same time, boys are commonly sent to family or friends in the city, allowed to ride to the city or too far away…
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SIA Education Day
Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA) is a global volunteer organisation that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. SIA operate in many countries and territories throughout North America, South America, and the Pacific Rim. Turning 100 years old in 2021, the Federation remains committed…
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SIE Education Day
Soroptimist International of Europe (SIE) has a focus of five programme areas to improve the lives of women and girls. On a yearly basis more than 30,000 members in SIE carry out around 4,000 projects in: Women’s Empowerment, Elimination of Violence Against Women, Health and Food Security, Sustainability, and the programme/focus area, Education. Scholarships and…
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SISEAP Education Day
Malaysia – Building Bridges Beyond Borders – 5 refugee schools Soroptimist International Educates, Empowers and Enables females to realise true potential. It is widely demonstrated that education is the key for escaping poverty, for a girl, woman, family, community and a country. Education is the pathway for empowerment and choice as an informed citizen, as…
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SIGBI Education Day
Science Technology Engineering and Maths Project – SI Leeds SI Leeds partnered with a local schools trust to deliver a Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM), Immersion Day for both primary and high school pupils. As well as giving them all an opportunity to talk to STEM professionals in small groups, the older girls organised…