We need more women in politics and decision-making positions. Linda Witong, SI Advocacy Advisor, discusses the positive impact of women in politics, and the challenges they face.
Twenty-five years after the Beijing Platform for Action highlighted this topic as a critical area of concern for gender equality, SI UN Representative, Berthe De Vos, considers the progress made for Women in Leadership.
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.
On World Water Day, SI President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen discusses access to Water, SDG6, a key focus for the organisation alongside SDG 4 and SDG5 this biennium. One of the global challenges of our time, water is the source of life for every single living being on the planet and essential for economies to thrive.
Soroptimist International President, Mariet Verhoef-Cohen brings news from the 2017-2019 SI President's Appeal, 'Women, Water & Leadership'. Two transformative projects are now underway in Kenya, and Bulgaria, thanks to the generous donations of Soroptimists and all Federations.
The first of five projects to be supported on five continents, the International President’s Appeal 2017-2019, ‘Women, Water & Leadership’ is funding the Mwihoko Women Group in Kenya, which formed in 2005, with the aim of improving the economic and social livelihood of its membership of 22 women.