In an event organised by SI Club Zottegem, SI President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen joined one hundred people from the Belgium Union, and was presented with a donation to the SI President's Appeal.
Widowhood can affect women of any age and it has been estimated that there are up to 258 million widows around the world. Approximately 1.36 million are child widows, facing the 'triple' disadvantage of gender, marital status and immaturity.
Soroptimist International (SI) is delighted to announce the appointment of Ulla Elisabeth Madsen as the SI Assistant Director of Advocacy (SIADA), for the next biennium 2020 –2021.
This edition of ‘Your Voice at the United Nations’ features articles relating to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and the Construction of World Citizenship.
Dr Rajiv Bhanot, founder & Managing Director of H2GO Global which has revolutionised water purification, helping towards achieving SDG6, will be plenary speaker in the session ‘Gender Equality for Water & Food Security’ at the 21st Soroptimist International Convention from 18-21 July in Kuala Lumpur.
African Soroptimists have been working very hard all through the past year towards the moment of chartership so that SIFAF , the Soroptimist International Future African Federation, may become SIAF, the Soroptimist International African Federation in 2020.
Meet Kanta Kumari Rigaud, environmental specialist, with more than 25 years of professional experience in natural resources management, environmental management, and climate change adaptation. Plenary speaker at the Soroptimist International Convention 2019 in Kuala Lumpur. Make sure to be at KL2019 to hear her view on Climate Action Plan!