Here is a good way of using up oddments from your wool stash. Tiny hats for premature babies and bigger hats for babies in the malnutrition wards can be any colour, the brighter the better are always needed, as are knitted socks. Follow the link for
Here are the links to some video clips shown at the 2015 conference that you may find of interest: Caught in the traffick – about the grooming of young women The locust effect – about everyday violence Millenium goals 2030 – young people’s
Intrepid sisters from SI Kenilworth swam 37 laps (74 lengths) in the annual Swimathon held at the Warwick School pool on 1st November 2015. Over £400 was raised for charity through sponsorship so far.
The 20th Soroptimist International Convention in Istanbul certainly lived up all the expectations of a great Convention, but for me the highlights came on Sunday July 12th 2015 with an all inspiring “Public Speaking Showcase” Fresh ideas and Empowering Women was a theme effortlessly demonstrated
It’s not all doom and gloom in Malawi – just because it’s different doesn’t make it wrong. I overheard a medical student say that they should just drop in a ready-made hospital complete with equipment and that would solve everything – I couldn’t disagree more.
We’re back safe and sound, enjoying the novelty of hot and cold running water, power and reliable internet. I’m back at the day job; Dave is happily sorting through his one thousand plus wildlife photos down to a respectable number that we can inflict them
Well, it’s my chance to become a blogger! Sharon has a calendar clash, and reluctantly agrees that even she can’t be in two places at once. We had planned to meet Dr Neil Kennedy for a guided tour of the One Stop Centre for victims of abuse, supported by
This summer, club members enjoyed two days out. In August there was a trip to Bletchley Park where a fascinating tour showed what life was like in the secret world inhabited by over 8000 men and women during World War Two. In September, Members visited
Next stop is the Kangaroo Ward, one of the projects we’ve supported by funding meals for the mums via Friends of Sick Children in Malawi. Here babies with birth weights of around one kilogram are kept skin to skin with mum until they reach one
If you want something doing ask a busy woman. Dr Queen Dube, takes time to introduce us to the Director of Queens, Dr Goonani, and embarrasses me by telling him about all the projects SI Kenilworth have supported through Friends of Sick Children in
