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Alternative Rite of Passage – empowering young girls on the subject of FGM

Meru Women's Garden Project is a collaboration between Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI), Child.org and the women of Meru. Chosen as the SIGBI Federation project for 2016-2019, SIGBI Clubs are united in raising funds in support of some the poorest women-led households in Kenya. As part of the collaboration,

Towards a Pollution Free Planet – UNEA3

The UN Environment Assembly, the world's highest-level decision-making body on the environment, gathers in Nairobi, Kenya, from 4-6 December 2017 under the overarching theme of pollution, and more specifically Water Pollution, Land Pollution, Marine Pollution, Air Pollution, and Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste. SI President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, is in

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

The UN International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is annually held on 2 December to raise awareness of the atrocities of modern slavery. The focus of this day is on eradicating all forms of slavery, such as child labour, forced marriage, forced labour, bonded labour, and the forced recruitment

Railing Against Abuse – Dame Joan Collins joins Soroptimists to march against violence

Hosted by Soroptimist International of Weston-super-Mare, ‘Railing Against Abuse' saw Dame Joan Collins join Soroptimists and others on a march held on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Image: Soroptimists and friends join together for ‘Railing Against Abuse’ For the third year running, Soroptimists,

Soroptimist projects from SI of Europe tackling Violence Against Women and Girls

Female Genital Mutilation Soroptimists in Ellwangen-Jagst, Germany partnered with Terre des Femmes to support the Bangr Nooma, an association based in Burkina Faso dedicated to the prevention of female genital mutilation (FGM). Funds raised by Soroptimists contributed to the hiring and training of a social worker, whose role it

Soroptimist projects from SI South West Pacific tackling Violence Against Women and Girls

SI Bangsar, Malaysia and the Personal Safety For Children Program TOT In a friendship link with SI Iskandar Puteri (SIIP) and in partnership with Yayasan Soroptimist Malaysia; Agensi Innovasi Malaysia; Yayasan Raja Zarith Sofiah Negeri Johor Studies in Malaysia show that Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) cases are on the

Water at the heart of Climate Change Solutions COP23

SI President, Mariet Verhoef-Cohen visited the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which took place 6-17 November in Bonn. Mariet spoke at three events, including reporting on the progress of The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture, (WASAG) on

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