{"id":28,"date":"2013-05-28T14:39:01","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T13:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/folkestone\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2024-09-23T15:28:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:28:57","slug":"programme-action","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/folkestone\/programme-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Programme Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;322&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #3366ff\">SI\u00a0Folkestone<\/span> \u00a0selects local, national and international projects to work on.\u00a0 These projects fit into one of Soroptimist International&#8217;s key Programme Areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/category\/economic-empowerment\/\">Economic Empowerment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/category\/environmental-sustainability\/\">Environmental Sustainability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/category\/food-security-and-healthcare\/\">Food Security and Healthcare<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/category\/learning-opportunities\/\">Learning Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/category\/violence-and-conflict-resolution\/\">Violence and Conflict Resolution<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">SI Folkestone&#8217;s\u00a0Current Projects<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000\">Women&#8217;s Refuge Garden\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Our ongoing project for 2017 which has continued in to 2018 is the garden at the Women&#8217;s refuge.\u00a0 We have provided play equipment for the children, painted the sheds and benches, provided hanging baskets and plants, as well as grass seeding an area all to try and make the environment better for the guests that are staying there.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;637&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Women\u2019s refuge<\/h4>\n<p>We support the local women\u2019s refuge by providing \u201cWelcome Boxes\u201d\u00a0for the women who\u00a0stay the refuge, providing some of the basics that they may need on arrival.\u00a0 We have also donated fair trade \u00a0Easter Eggs for children at the refuge at Easter. \u00a0We also provided gifts for the children to give to their mothers at Christmas[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;79&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Skirting Science Day<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;82&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]We partnered with the Folkestone Creative Quarter and their Women of the World Festival in 2016.\u00a0 The club are grateful to the Quarterhouse for curating and hosting the Skirting Science event to encourage girls to think about careers which embrace the STEM subjects \u2013 Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.\u00a0It was attended by approximately 50 girls from local schools in years 9 and 10.<\/p>\n<p>The day started with a keynote address from Ann-Marie Imafidon co-founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/folkestone\/programme-action\/www.stemettes.org\">Stemettes<\/a>\u00a0an organisation which inspires the next generation of females into Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) fields by showing them the amazing women already in STEM via a series of panel events, hackathons, exhibitions, and mentoring schemes.<\/p>\n<p>The girls then split into workshops which delivered by young women all working in their chosen field of STEM which areas such as Soil Sciences, Environmental Health, Physics, Clinical Psychology, Air Pollution. There was also a session on \u201calternative routes and overcoming obstacles and determination\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day staff accompanying the girls commented how worthwhile it had been and we were asked whether there would be a similar event next year![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_media_grid element_width=&#8221;6&#8243; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1586949489385-6e0f0ab9-a8fb-6&#8243; include=&#8221;67,68&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Hythe Food bank<\/h4>\n<p>We regularly support the Hythe Food bank, by taking part in collections at the local supermarket, where we persuade\u00a0members of the public to purchase tin and store cupboard items to donate to the Food bank whilst they are doing their weekly shop. \u00a0 We also support with transportation back to their storage facilities. \u00a0In addition to this, on a regular basis a number of our members support the Food Bank administration by donating their time to the Food bank 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