{"id":6590,"date":"2024-03-23T18:03:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T18:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/?p=6590"},"modified":"2024-03-23T18:03:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T18:03:37","slug":"on-our-55th-anniversary-which-women-inspire-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/2024\/03\/23\/on-our-55th-anniversary-which-women-inspire-us\/","title":{"rendered":"On our 55th anniversary, which women inspire us?"},"content":{"rendered":"

First have to be the ones whose vision brought us here!<\/h3>\n

Kenilworth folk are familiar with ‘The Old Bakery’ on High Street in the Old Town (incidentally Warwickshire’s ‘Pub of the Year’). Until 1979, this was the long-established ‘Fancott’s Bakery’. Joan Fancott was, in 1969, the founder President of Soroptimist International Kenilworth & District.<\/p>\n

Here’s Joan wearing the Presidential insignia our current President Amanda wears today.<\/p>\n

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Next must be the countless women throughout history who paved the way for us.<\/h3>\n

Women like Mary Wollstonecraft(1759-1797), the British writer and philosopher who is arguably one of the first women to advocate a feminist view of gender equality: one of the cornerstones of our own work and advocacy.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0And Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), the English writer and mathematician whose work pioneered computer science: a role model to encourage more girls to take their own place in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And next, the women of today, whose courage speaks to us in our support of the empowerment of women and girls.<\/h3>\n

Women like Malala Yousafzai, shot by the Pakistani Taliban to discourage all girls from receiving an education.<\/p>\n

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And Purity Soinato Oiyie, the\u00a0first girl in her village to say no to FGM and who is now a voice at the UN in its campaign to end FGM by 2030.<\/a><\/p>\n

And most recently, at our Charter Dinner we celebrated our own inspirational women.<\/h3>\n

We celebrated Presidents over the years who have inspired and encouraged our Club to achieve amazing things in the empowerment of women and girls.<\/p>\n

Such things as:<\/p>\n

The training of midwives in Malawi, enabling huge improvements in the survival and health rates of mothers and babies. And a lasting connection with the charity supporting sick children there. You can read about the charity here:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.friendsofsickchildreninmalawi.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

We’ve maintained a strong and lasting support for our local women’s refuge since one of our Presidents initiated the link several years ago. Read more about Warwickshire Refuge Support Services here:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/refuge.org.uk\/i-need-help-now\/refuge-domestic-violence-service-warwickshire\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Our current President Amanda inspired us to support a whole raft of women’s enabling agencies in our 16 Days of Activism. Read about one of them here:<\/p>\n

How Many Handbags? 54!<\/a><\/p>\n

And we celebrated the inspiration each member brings to our Club.<\/h3>\n

Because of the inspirational enthusiasm of members, we’ve learned about new ways in which to support healthier, stronger communities to allow women and girls to flourish. Here are just a few of them. Have a look!<\/p>\n

https:\/\/lendwithcare.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youcanflourish.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

How do we make our town feel flushed with success?<\/a><\/p>\n

Our 55th Charter Celebration Dinner was homage to the inspiration of women everywhere and in every time.<\/h3>\n

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\"\"\u00a0Here’s to the next 55 years!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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