SI Aberdeen is part of a worldwide volunteer organisation, Soroptimist International, for women who support and change the lives of other women and girls. Our Aberdeen club is currently 97 years old, founded on 9th March 1929.
We are a group of committed women from a variety of backgrounds who are actively involved in supporting and changing the lives of women and girls through project work and fundraising in our local community as well as at national and international level.
From September to December, and from February to June we meet together twice a month -on the first and third Wednesday - to discuss and plan our activities and to hear a speaker as well as enjoy a meal.
Our meetings take place in the Atholl Hotel at 7 pm. We also meet on 25th of every month to enjoy coffee and treats at our 'Orange Cafe' in Pret a Manger in the city.
Our actions focus on our guiding principle to educate, empower and enable women and girls worldwide, while our project choices are directed by the United Nations International Days e.g. International Women's Day, UN International Day of Hope and International Literacy Day. We folllow UN Sustainable Goals for Women's Good Health, Quality Education, Gender Equality and Climate Action often in partnership with other organisations. From 25 Nov - 10 Dec we answer UN's call to 'Orange the World', taking part in the global campaign to stop violence against women. This year (2026-2027) we begin a campaign to seek information and further the research for the treatment of Endometriosis.
Club members are delighted to gather donations for the refuge and to hand over gift boxes of toiletries. Members of staff are always most grateful.
https;//www.grampianwa.com
Our club's support for Team Jak Foundation has taken the form of fundraising, visiting 'Jak's Den' in the city, attending their Ladies Day fundraiser and hearing a talk from the foundation's CEO. We have also donated funds at our annual disbursement.
https;//teamjak.org.uk
A group of members presented a wide range of books to Inchgarth Community library and gifted bilingual books for toddler patients in hospital. Our club also donated funds to Book Aid International.
https;//bookaid.org
Club members were delighted to welcome a member from SI Europe's Belgian club SI Val Brabant Waterloo who was on one of her regular visits to Aberdeen. We had an opportunity to exchange news of our clubs' activities, projects and future plans. We hope to meet up with her again in the new year. She took away our warmest wishes and friendship messages to all members of her club.
A group of club members travelled to Birmingham to celebrate the 60th anniversary of our friendship link club, SI Bromsgrove and Redditch. They enjoyed a warm welcome from the club along with members of the German club, SI Neuss. A 60th birthday cake took pride of place and meals together were much enjoyed by all the visitors. A highlight of their visit was a day out spent at Forge Mill which has been preserved by the local council since the 1960s and is now an industrial museum.
