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Remembering Ning: UN World Day against Trafficking

Image: Ning, who was trafficked to Australia from Thailand aged 13 Chris Knight is SISWP Friendship Link Coordinator and a member of SI Moreton North Inc (Australia). She describes herself as a passionate human rights and social justice advocate and in this week's blog she shares her continued involvement with

Soroptimists join UN in marking first World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

Image: USA, SI Anti-Trafficking march in Camino Real, SI Conejo (PFR: 34025). 30 July 2014 is the UN’s first World Day against Trafficking in Persons. Soroptimist International supports the call for greater global awareness and reports on some of the many effective Soroptimist actions across the world to end this

We are #StrongerThan fear, hatred, violence and poverty. Malala calls for release of Nigerian schoolgirls and education for all #MalalaDay

“We are stronger than the enemies of education. We are stronger than fear, hatred, violence and poverty. They thought that bullets would silence us, but they failed. Instead, out of that silence came thousands of voices. My birthday wish this year is that we all raise our voices for

Tackling violence against women in Brazil

Image: Soroptimists raise awareness of domestic abuse at Curitiba airport With the eyes of footballing nations on Brazil, currently hosting the World Cup, this week’s SoroptiVoice blog looks at some of the work that the 31 Brazilian Soroptimist clubs are doing to tackle violence against women. As in many

Has your country got a Plan? Developing National Action Plans for women, peace and security (UK)

Image: Janet Hodgson (left) speaking to Angelina Jolie at the London Summit this week This week, Soroptimists are taking part in the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in London, the largest ever gathering brought together to address this key issue. It is a high-profile event and

Women, the Environment, Climate change and Disasters

5th June is World Environment Day, a key day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. To mark this occasion, this week's blog comes from one of Soroptimist International's Representatives to the UN Environment Programme in Nairobi, Dr Alice Odingo. A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography

Celebrating, remembering and standing with our sisters around the world

In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, International President Ann Garvie writes about attending Soroptimist International Ireland’s 48th Annual Joint North and South Conference, where she unveiled a plaque remembering women who have died in wars and conflicts and raised the issue of the abducted Nigerian girls with the Irish Prime

SI at UN Disaster Management Summit: Empowering women for a more resilient future

Soroptimist International UN Representative Dr Alice Odingo has been attending the latest high level UN forum on disaster management in Abuja, Nigeria to underline the urgent and growing need to reduce the devastating and disproportionate impact of disasters on women and children worldwide particularly as these catastrophic events are

Nigeria abduction is a horrific crime and a wake-up call for the world: Statement from International President Ann Garvie

Soroptimist International President Ann Garvie has called on Soroptimists to keep up the pressure for the safe return of over 250 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria, while recognising this atrocity as a wake-up call for the world. “It’s hard even to imagine the scale of this vile crime: the girls rounded

Take action, speak out, make change: every girl should go to school without fear #BringBackOurGirls

On 14th April, over 250 girls were abducted from their boarding school in northern Nigeria. Over three weeks later, most are still being held. In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, Reilly Dempsey, Soroptimist International's Head of Programme and Advocacy, examines how global awareness and outrage can make a difference and what

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