Tag: Year In Review May 2017
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President’s Post: Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Prisons
Reporting from the CCPCJ, and an event highlighting the importance of ensuring access to effective measures for PMTCT of HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health services in prison.
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Beyond Rescue… The Long Road of Recovery for Human Trafficking Victims
A blog by Gina Vucci, SI Marin. In 2014, Soroptimist International Marin hosted a Human Trafficking Awareness event and created a film, ‘What is Human Trafficking? Why Should We Care?’ with Canadian investigative journalist, Julian Sher, subsequently shown at the Commission on the Status of Women in 2015.
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SI President’s Post: Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
The CCPCJ side event sessions on violence against women – “The Collection of Data on Gender-Related Killing of Women and Girls: Promising Practices” and “The Special Event: Establishing Femicide Watches in Every Country in the World” were informative and well attended reflecting keen interest from governments and civil society.
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Elder Abuse – Does it Exist?
“In 2011, the General Assembly of the United Nations designated 15 June as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). The fact that we need a special day to call attention to the existence of harmful practices against older persons is in itself a shameful indictment on society”.
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Towards an Effective Remedy for Safe Migration
A blog by Barbara Rochman SI UN Rep, New York. The New York Declaration is a political document setting forth the states’ commitments to launch a process of intergovernmental negotiations leading to the adoption of two global compacts, one for refugees and the other, the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
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Educate to Lead: Nepal and Harambee Arts – Supporting vulnerable girls through Expressive Arts
Educate to Lead: Nepal is funding a team of seven trainers who travel throughout the country to support and educate vulnerable girls and women through Expressive Arts exercises.
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A Closer Look at Leadership – Part Two
In the second part of our series ‘A Closer Look at Leadership’, we hear from SI Director of Advocacy 2015-2017, Pat Black, SI Assistant Director of Advocacy Sharon Fisher, and from Bette Levy, Marie-D’Amato-Rizzi and Frances Zainoeddin, SI UN Representatives in New York
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Educate to Lead: Nepal and the Women and Girls Education Project
The AHF Women and Girl’s Education Project (WGEP) in the remote disadvantaged region of the Lower SoluKhumbu region of Nepal is supported by the Soroptimist International President’s Appeal and during the first year, the project has reached and exceeded its original aims.
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SI President’s Post: Mines Advisory Group Revisited
Yvonne Simpson has the opportunity to visit MAG (Mines Advisory Group) Headquarters in Manchester, 16 May.
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SI President’s Post: Celebrating with SI Central and South West London
It was my privilege to join SI Central and South West London and their guests on the weekend of 12 – 14 May, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the club which started in 1927 as a Venture Club.