Who we are
We are a diverse group of women who share friendship whilst achieving changes for the advancement of women and girls in particular
Liverpool Soroptimists
Soroptimist International Liverpool is a thriving club who are celebrating their centenary in 2027. For one hundred years, members have been educating, empowering and enabling women and girls to achieve their full potential, both in the local area and at international level. We are a welcoming club and offer friendship as well as a sense of purpose to women who want to embrace our mission.
Emergency Bags for The Women's Hospital
We are collecting toiletries, leggings, T-shirts (all sizes), sanitary pads, knickers (all sizes) for women who have to get to the Women's Hospital in emergencies and need a change of clothing and washbag. If you would like to contribute, please email [email protected] to arrange collection.
Club information
When and where we meet
We meet at 7pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month at The Halfway House, Woolton Road, Liverpool L16 8NE. Some members like to meet for a meal at the pub at 6pm.
Club programme
There are three Programme groups (or project areas) and new members can choose which area of interest they would like to join. The three programme areas are : Domestic Violence and Conflict Resolution; Health and Food Security: The Three EEE's (Education, Environment and Economic Empowerment)
Current projects
First Step partnership
The Three EEE's group are currently supporting women through the First Step project. They are empowering women, who have suffered from domestic abuse, to understand how to manage their budget and to become financially independent by delivering educational sessions around finance.
Emergency Bags for the Women's Hospital
Some members of the Health and Food Security Group delivering the first installment of emergency kits to the Women's Hospital. This project is still ongoing.
Partnership with the BAME community
The Violence and Conflict group have recently shared in a workshop , supporting women in the Granby Street area, to understand issues around domestic violence and what support is available.
Latest Club News
Club members took part in conducting a survey of railway stations in Liverpool, looking at safety features and accessibility and then fed the results to the federation-led national survey. The results were recently published. To mark the end of 16 Days of Activism, which focusses on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), members of SI Liverpool will be linking up with members of SI Leeds who will travel by train to the city. Leaflets around travel safety will be distributed to women on the journey. We will be at Lime Street Station on 10th December 26 at 12.30pm
News post B
Keep up to date with activities going on in SI Liverpool
News post C
Members of SI Liverpool are looking forward to travelling down to Cardiff at the end of October. Looking forward to hearing the latest specialist on Empowering Refuge in Literacy. Its always good to meet up with Soroptimist friends from across the federation!