Welcome to SI Middlesbrough

Welcome to the website of Soroptimist International (SI) Middlesbrough. Our club consists of a group of friendly, lively and energetic women from all walks of life and of all ages who work together using our various skills and talents to make a difference to the lives of others. We do this through awareness-raising, lobbying, practical help and fund-raising.

In 2023-24 the club is focussing on three main areas:  climate change, human rights and supporting communities. This links with two of SIGBI’s five Ps on which we should be taking action: Planet and People. We are, of course, strongly committed to supporting women and girls to achieve their highest potential. At the same time, we are linked to the United Nations, which is a major supporter of human rights across the world.

So, we have updated our awareness of issues facing the planet, have supported climate change action through the Middlesbrough Climate Action Forum, have joined in litter-picking initiatives and hope to progress the campaign about the mass deaths of crustaceans along our coastline. We visited a local not-for-profit company working to reduce the carbon footprint of major industrial processes such as steel-making and concrete-making.

We have had excellent speakers on asylum and refugee issues, on housing and homelessness and on local support to victims of domestic violence. We made a substantive collection of Christmas gifts for women clients of My Sister’s Place and their children.

In the new year we will be focussing on community engagement with a community worker as speaker and also a Cleveland Local Resilience Officer telling us of her  work to build resilience in communities which may be affected by flooding or other major disasters.

We continue to have social event to which friends and family are invited: indeed, most of our meeting are now open to others. And, we welcome guests from neighbouring clubs and our local communities.

Do have a look at the rest of our website and if you are interested in what we do, we would love to meet you.