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Project Five-O

Project Five-O is a partnership of five international women's organizations:

  • International Council of Women (ICW)
  • International Federation of Business and Professional Women (IFBPW)
  • International Federation of University Women
  • Soroptimist International
  • Zonta International

Project Five-O celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2005!

 

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President Lynn Dunning
(far left) and SISWP
President 2004-2006
Eileen Mitchell
(second from right) visit
project in Phuket

 

 

Project aim

To help women in poor economic circumstances in developing countries by training them to acquire the necessary income-generating skills to alleviate poverty and improve their status.

Methods

Women are helped through the establishment of training centres teaching vocational skills, marketing, small business operations, health care, education and nutrition. Projects are aimed to become self-sustaining after five years.

Fields of operation

Projects have been established in the following countries:

Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil, India, Latvia, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, Zimbabwe

SI Project Liaison

Contact the Soroptimist International Project Five-O Liaison at:
project.five-o@soroptimistinternational.org

 

 

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