International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

What is FGM? International Day of Zero tolerance for FGM is on 6th Feb and the UN is striving to eradicate the practice by 2030. The rate is falling but 3 million girls worldwide are still at risk annually. Soroptimists are working in multiple ways to tackle FGM and the words Educate, Empower, Enable are so

President’s Message February 2021

There are many milestones in 2021. First and foremost Soroptimists International is 100 years old. Soroptimist International has over 72,000 members in 121 countries. It was founded in Oakland, California by a group of 80 women who wanted to change the lives of women and girls worldwide. Though interestingly their first project was to “Save

Programme Director’s February 2021 Message

This is your chance to engage with the world and help women everywhere through the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Each March we have the chance to engage with other women across the world at CSW. Last year the usual sessions in New York were cancelled, due to COVID, just as we

International Day of Education

Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility. January 24th 2019 was designated as the International Day of Education by the United Nations in celebration of the role education plays in promoting and supporting peace and development. The UN recognised that without inclusive and equitable high-quality education and lifelong opportunities for

Let’s have a Soroptimist Centenary Party

Everyone loves a celebration. Soroptimists love a reason for a party – after all fun, food and friendship are part of our lives. 2021 gives us a very special reason for celebrating for a whole year. I hope every Soroptimist by now knows that 2021 is the Centenary Year of Soroptimist International. Around the world

SI Statement to Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 2021

Soroptimist International has submitted the following statement to ECOSOC ahead of the sixty fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Download SI’s Statement as a PDF You can see the list of Soroptimist International’s Where We Stand statements on our website: Our Projects page (scroll down to see the Where We