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Volunteer Role: Safeguarding Officer

Soroptimist International is pleased to announce that we are recruiting a voluntary Safeguarding Officer for our recently established Soroptimist International Foundation. The Foundation is now the home of all international projects and will be officially launched at the SI Dublin 2023 Convention in July. The role will carry the responsibility,

Restore A Sense of I Can – Trinidad and Tobago

Restore a sense of I Can The SI Presidents Appeal for 2021 – 2023, ‘Opening Doors to a Bright Future’ announces our collaboration with ‘Restore a Sense of I Can’ (RSC) for the fourth project instalment. Having initially started at the beginning of this year, the RSC and SI President’s

CCPCJ32 Side Event: Ending Harmful Practices

Next week marks the start of the 32nd Session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Vienna. We are proud to be supporting an event on Thursday, 25th May at 8am BST (9am CEST) called "Ending Harmful Practices: Preventing Violence and Ensuring Access to Justice

Our Voice at the UN: Leadership Series (New York)

Our Voice at the UN: Leadership Series At the international offices of the United Nations all over the world, our representatives play a critical role in advancing the mission of Soroptimist International, ensuring that the voices, perspectives, and experiences of women and girls are heard and considered in all decision-making

CCDO Womens Empowerment Report

Having recently celebrated one year since the SI Presidents Appeal 2021 – 2023 ‘Opening Doors to a Bright Future’ launched in Cambodia, our partners at the Cambodia Community Dream Organisation (CCDO) have continued to work with local authorities and stakeholders to educate, empower, and enable rural women and girls to

An Update from Rose Academies’ Girls’ Scholarship Programme

The Soroptimist International President's Appeal project, 'Opening Doors to a Bright Future,' is making strides towards empowering marginalised women, girls, and their communities. Focusing on delivering tangible benefits to the lives of women and girls, the President’s Appeal aims to provide quality support through education, mentorship programmes, and access to

Inside CCDO’s Women’s Empowerment Programme in Siem Reap, Cambodia

For well over a year now, Soroptimist International (SI) has been partnered with the Cambodian Community Dream Organisation (CCDO) as part of the current SI President's Appeal, 'Opening Doors to a Bright Future'. The primary focus of this project has been to deliver education and learning throughout the life course

How to join us at CSW67

Dear Soroptimists We are now just days away from this year's Commission on the Status of Women event, CSW67. The event is hybrid, taking place from Monday 06 – Friday 17 March. I am delighted to inform you that we have a delegation of 65 Soroptimist Members attending in person,

Where We Stand: Defending Women’s Rights against Global Suppression of their Voices

In December 2022, Soroptimist International’s (SI) Board members approved a new position paper, which was authored by SI’s Global Policy Team, on the critical importance of 'Defending Women’s Rights Against Global Suppression of their Voices'. Despite the international resolutions and declarations that promise the advancement of gender equality, the world

CCDO Annual Report; A 12-month update from Cambodia

It has now been a full year since the first project of the SI President’s Appeal 2021 – 2023, ‘Opening Doors to a Bright Future’, launched in Cambodia. Working in partnership with the Cambodia Community Dream Organisation (CCDO), and focusing specifically on ‘Education and Learning throughout the life course’, this

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