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.
Renuka Indrarajah, corporate affairs and legal director of Heineken Malaysia and trustee of the SPARK Foundation that is driving the W.A.T.E.R project - W.A.T.E.R stands for Working Actively Through Education and Rehabilitation - will be plenary speaker in the session ‘Gender Equality for Water & Food Security’ at the 21st Soroptimist International Convention from 18-21 July in Kuala Lumpur.
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.
SI President's Message on world toilet day. This year World Toilet Day focuses on wastewater, continuing the theme of World Water Day. Inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis, this annual event is an important day on the Soroptimist calendar.
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.
SI President's Message on world toilet day. This year World Toilet Day focuses on wastewater, continuing the theme of World Water Day. Inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis, this annual event is an important day on the Soroptimist calendar.
SI President Mariet will be speaking at the event ‘Rules of Water, Rules for Life’ in Milan on the theme of water as a legal asset and as a key element of sustainable development. Her speech will be on the role women play in the provision, management, and safeguarding of water.