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Soroptimist International President 2015-2017 Announced

Soroptimist International is delighted to announce that Yvonne Simpson from the Federation of South West Pacific has been elected as International President 2015-2017. Yvonne will take up her post as President-Elect on 1st January 2014 and will succeed President Ann Garvie at the SI Convention in Istanbul in July

#16Days of Online Activism against Gender Violence – Posts and Updates

During 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Soroptimist International joined thousands of organisations around the world in campaigning at local, national and international levels to END violence against women and girls. Each day from International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November to Human Rights

Womens Rights are Human Rights: Tackling Violence in all its forms

December 10 is a date with three-fold significance for Soroptimist International: it is Human Rights Day, it marks the end of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Violence, and it sees the launch of the Soroptimist International President's Appeal. This is no coincidence. In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, SI Programme

SIGBI Conference: 1200 Soroptimists Make a Big Red Splash in Gateshead

On 1-2 November, Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) Federation's Annual Conference brought together 1200 Soroptimists from 29 countries in Newcastle/Gateshead, UK. In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, SIGBI President Pat Black and former Communications Director Jane Slatter report from the Conference. For full reports visit www.sigbi.org/gateshead2013. The annual

From De-miners in Lao to Peace Builders in Burundi: Educating and Empowering Women for Peace

This week's SoroptiVoice blog for International Peace Day (21st September) comes from Kate Moore, a Soroptimist and Co-Chair of Action on Armed Violence. AoAV, formerly known as Landmine Action, carries out research, advocacy and field work to reduce the incidence and impact of global armed violence. Soroptimists in the UK have

Fit for Purpose for the 21st Century – Key decisions by SI Board

Soroptimist representatives from around the world gathered in Cambridge, UK from 15-20 August for the annual Board meeting. Delegations from the four Federations, between them representing over 80,000 members in 127 countries, met to discuss issues facing the worldwide movement and formulate strategy for the coming year, enabling Soroptimist International

Soroptimist Clubs in Action July 2013

July was a month packed full of Soroptimist projects. Themes included human trafficking and domestic violence. These topics were the main focus of many educational outreach activities in schools and the wider global community. All Soroptimist projects have educated, empowered or enabled women and girls to pursue opportunities that

Campaign Against Harmful Widow Practices

This week's SoroptiVoice blog comes from Nneka Chris-Asoluka - Programme Action Chairwoman of Nigeria. Nneka describes the work Soroptimist clubs in Nigeria do in order to eradicate degrading and harmful practices imposed upon widows. Soroptimist International of Nigeria Association has consistently condemned the wicked, malicious and injurious customary and

From Child Soldiers to citizens – supporting girls and boys forced into conflict

Dora Vrdlovec is Soroptimist International's lead UN Representative in Vienna. In this week's SoroptiVoice blog, she writes about meeting Kon Kelei, a former child soldier from South Sudan who is now an advocate for the rights of young people affected by war. On the 12th February 2002 the General Assembly adopted

Making a difference: Soroptimist support for Philippines rape-survivor

Sina Stiffler, one of SI's UN Representatives in Geneva, describes how meeting rape survivor Karen Vertido from the Philippines reminded her of the difference that Soroptimists can make. Two horrible rape cases in India in December 2012 and March 2013 drew the world’s attention to the fact that rape is still treated as

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