Welcome to Wales South Region
Wales South Region is over 80 years young!
The New President for 2024/25 is
Helen Scourfield
from Haverfordwest Club
Soroptimist International is a vibrant, dynamic organisation for all women who support the aims of the organisation to Educate, Empower and Enable women and girls.
Programme Action is central to what we do and a Review of Special Domestic Abuse Courts in South Wales is now available here
Wales South Region comprises 10 clubs. These clubs are Barry, Bridgend, Cardiff, Cwmbran, Glamorgan, Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Minerva, Neath and Port Talbot. All members of these clubs are entitled to stand as Regional members of Council at the next AGM.
Our next meeting for Club members is on Saturday 15th February 2024 and will be on Zoom. See Diary Dates for more information about meetings
The Executive committee and the clubs in Wales South are continuing to fulfil the Aims and Objectives of Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland.
If you would like to become a Soroptimist, after reading the following, JOIN US and see the 3 ways of becoming a member. Clubs are listed below with links
What do we do?
Soroptimists (Soror – sister, optima – best) are today’s women joining together to influence decision making and improve the lives of women and girls.
Through Programme Action we achieve our aims and objectives and we do this in our own clubs and working together through Wales South Region.
1. Advocacy
We encourage members to sign up to campaigns supported by Soroptimists.
Amongst others we support the UN campaign against Gender Violence in the 16 days from 25th November to 10th December, which is Human Rights Day. This reinforces the UNiTE Campaign’s commitment to a world free from violence for all women and girls around the world. For more details see Center for Women’s Global Leadership. In previous years we have all worn orange, the campaign colour, locally in rallies, at our Regional meetings and Glamorgan club successfully oranged all the council statues in Cardiff in 2019 with the Authority’s consent! We certainly try to raise awareness
2. Programme Action
Within our 10 clubs in the Region, we are committed to helping women and girls reach their potential, realise aspirations and have an equal voice in creating strong and peaceful communities. A wide variety of projects is carried out at local, regional and international level. Wales South have been instrumental in raising awareness of Modern Day Slavery and SI Tenby had been particularly involved in this led by Dr Anne Kelly. Details can be seen in our historical files. The Coronavirus in 2020 has led to an increase in 40% in domestic abuse
Women’s Aid and local Food banks are supported by many clubs and there are educational projects in Wales and in Africa. Collections are made of a variety of goods including bras, spectacles and jewellery. Our charity SWSHEHT receives money from items bought through the Easyfundraising site ( visit https://youtu.be/Sn2dsQGAe_w to find out how it works) by supporting Wales South Soroptimist Trust (see left hand heading)
UKPAC (United Kingdom Programme Action Committee) has study days and they are well supported. This and Programme Action reports from clubs and collated Officers’ reports can be found in the Members Area.
3. As well as providing service we are strong on Friendship and Fun!
Wales South Region was formed in 1939 and there are currently 10 clubs. Whilst we work as clubs to support various causes we also come together as a Region to support a chosen Regional Project which runs for 2-4 years.
