
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: What did SI Bristol do?
For every woman silenced, for every girl living in fear”, Soroptimist Bristol turns the world orange. Our Soroptimist Bristol project to collect and donate 60 Orange Bags full of essential toiletries for the women survivors of domestic abuse in Bristol culminated today when 8 Soroptimist Bristol members presented the bags to Sarah O’Leary, CEO of Next Link Domestic Abuse Services, and other members of staff at their office. The donation of orange bags are part of Soroptimist Bristol’s action to mark the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in 2024. We hope the welcome bags will bring a small amount of comfort to women and children fleeing abuse, often arriving at Next Link Domestic Abuse Services with nothing, that many people care. On this occasion our treasurer also presented Next Link with a cheque for £250, the proceeds of