Tag: News
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Alternative Rite of Passage – empowering young girls on the subject of FGM
CIFORD Kenya, run by Margaret Ikiara, an SI Meru member, ran the Alternative Rite of Passage (ARP) seminars, aimed at teenagers under pressure from peers and the community to undergo FGM.
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Towards a Pollution Free Planet – UNEA3
The UN Environment Assembly, the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment, gathers in Nairobi, Kenya, from 4-6 December 2017 under the overarching theme of pollution, and more specifically Water Pollution, Land Pollution, Marine Pollution, Air Pollution, and Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
The UN International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is annually held on 2 December to raise awareness of the atrocities of modern slavery. The focus of this day is on eradicating all forms of slavery, such as child labour, forced marriage, forced labour, bonded labour, and the forced recruitment of children for use in…
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Railing Against Abuse – Dame Joan Collins joins Soroptimists to march against violence
Hosted by Soroptimist International of Weston-super-Mare, ‘RAILING AGAINST ABUSE’ saw Dame Joan Collins join Soroptimists and others on a march on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
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Soroptimist projects from SI of Europe tackling Violence Against Women and Girls
In recognition of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, SI takes a look at projects from Soroptimist International of Europe that focus on violence against women and girls.
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Soroptimist projects from SI South West Pacific tackling Violence Against Women and Girls
In recognition of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, SI takes a look at a handful of projects from Soroptimist International of South West Pacific that focus on violence against women and girls.
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Water at the heart of Climate Change Solutions COP23
SI President, Mariet Verhoef-Cohen visited the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which took place 6-17 November in Bonn. Mariet spoke at three events, including reporting on the progress of The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture, (WASAG) on Water Action Day 10 November.…