b'p l e m entin gt h eI I m S DS G sSoroptimist International (SI) , founded in 1921, has General Consultative Status with The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), since 1984. A global non-governmental organisation with a volunteer membership of almost 75,000 in 122 Countries, SI advocates on behalf of women and girls and through grassroots project work, actively contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), understanding that Gender Equality and the empowerment of women (SDG5), is integral to the achievement of all 17 goals without equality for women, the rest of the goals are unattainable.3'