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World Water Day – 22 March

One could easily mistake the water in the above photograph for a small lake or reservoir.  However, it is a photograph taken very recently of the cricket pitch in Lyminge, the village where I live in Kent.  It is hoped that by the summer the

SI Dunfermline in the Dunfermline Press

The annual Scottish Women’s Convention took place on Saturday 2 March 2024 at Holyrood Parliament, celebrating International Women’s Day. Eva Tyson represented the Dunfermline Soroptimist club, and wrote an article for the Dunfermline Press, which was published on 7 March 2024. Read the article

World Day of Social Justice, 20th February, 2024

BRIDGING GAPS, BUILDING ALLIANCES The UN World days provide an opportunity to spend a little time thinking about universal concepts which affect each of us.   Today we need to think about Social Justice and particularly to see where it might impact, on where gaps need

Global Voice Newsletter

The February 2024 issue of Global Voice is now available. Articles this issue are International Day of Education Our Voice at the UN: UNESCO General Conference Visible and Vocal: public speaking competition Commission on the Status of Women Read Global Voice Global Voice is produced

International Day of Education – 24 January 2024

Education is often hailed as the key that opens many doors or the universal tool for progress and development. Although its value in making the difference in the lives of humans is known and often spoken about, there remains a divide between the access to

World Braille Day – 4 January 2024

To the average person, Braille may just seem like a series of dots on a paper or any other material or surface. But, to visually impaired and blind individuals, it is more than that – it is their connection to the world, a form of

SI Harrogate in the Harrogate Informer

SI Harrogate have been the subject of two articles in the Harrogate Informer. Maureen Ingleton took part once again in the Great North Run, and raised £628 for charity, in this instance the charity is Henshaw’s Society for Blind People. Read the article President Pat

Human Rights Day – 10 December

On 10th December 2023, the world will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The theme this year is “Dignity, Freedom and Justice for All”. When you consider all the troubles and injustices currently taking place throughout the world, this is