{"id":202,"date":"2014-02-12T23:51:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T22:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/?page_id=202"},"modified":"2021-09-25T14:57:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T13:57:23","slug":"programme-action-our-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/programme-action-our-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Programme Action and Our Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Soroptimist International is a world -wide service organisation which provides dynamic opportunities to transform the lives and status of women and girls. We work on projects to EDUCATE, EMPOWER &amp; ENABLE women and girls, observing these five objectives \u2013 PEOPLE \u2013 PLANET \u2013 PROSPERITY \u2013 PARTNERSHIPS \u2013 PEACE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/files\/2020\/05\/5ps-Infographic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4523 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/files\/2020\/05\/5ps-Infographic-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/files\/2020\/05\/5ps-Infographic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/files\/2020\/05\/5ps-Infographic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/files\/2020\/05\/5ps-Infographic.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">This is <strong>Programme Action<\/strong>. Each Soroptimist Club identifies the needs of local, national and international communities and establishes projects to address these needs. Clubs are able to network globally and form international partnerships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Programme Action is the most important aspect of the organisation as without it there would be no excitement, no action and no fulfilment of our aims and objectives. Our projects link to one or more of the Programme Focus areas which are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Food Security and Health<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Learning Opportunities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Economic Empowerment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Environmental Sustainability<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Violence and Conflict Resolution<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Every four years, an International Programme\u00a0 is developed which\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/files\/2020\/05\/road-to-equality.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4524 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/files\/2020\/05\/road-to-equality-300x107.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/files\/2020\/05\/road-to-equality-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/files\/2020\/05\/road-to-equality.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">concentrates more directly on one of the above areas. For the 2019-2021 project, SI President Sharon Fisher has selected <strong>The Road to Equality, <\/strong>which aims to advance the human rights and equality of women and girls through empowerment and education. Gender Equality is a cross cutting issue and women and girls are at the centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">The projects listed in this section include some of the local, national and international projects in which SI Southport are currently involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Soroptimist International Southport is actively participating in the following projects:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.donmcmath.org\/\">Don McMath Foundation School<\/a> &#8211; sponsorship of four girls at the school<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smallsforall.org\/\">&#8216;Smalls for All&#8217;<\/a> &#8211; recycling key items of underwear to women<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swaca.com\/\">Sefton Women\u2019s and Children\u2019s Aid (SWACA)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Plus our Federation Appeal 2019 &#8211; 2021: THE ROAD TO EQUALITY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ut-row-inner-5ec2c0dc45471\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid ut-row-inner-5ec2c0dc454b7\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div id=\"ut-column-inner-5ec2c0dc45f05\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_column-inner-nested\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_content_element vc_custom_1566301331241\">\n<header id=\"ut_header_5ec2c0dc4654c\" class=\"section-header ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-2 header-center\">\n<div class=\"lead \" data-delay=\"0\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\">The Appeal will target some of the worst causes of inequality and learn the root causes, hear stories from those who are in the \u201cfight\u201d for change and develop our voices to become advocates. SI President Sharon Fisher states, \u201cChange comes when enough people are talking and if you know the topic and you tell one person and they tell one person and they tell one person until so many are talking about something it cannot be ignored. \u201cTo this end, President Sharon hopes to use seminars, webinars, networking partnerships, our networks of neighbours, friends and family and our lived experiences to turn up the volume on the Rights of Women and Girls as we learn about the different areas of the appeal: FGM, Child Marriage, Domestic Violence, Migration, Sex Trafficking, and the Rights of Older Women. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\"><strong>And a new &#8216;Road to Equality&#8217; project \u2013 Making Masks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<header><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/files\/2021\/09\/SI-Presidents-Appeal-new-project-making-masks-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4776\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/files\/2021\/09\/SI-Presidents-Appeal-new-project-making-masks-1-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/files\/2021\/09\/SI-Presidents-Appeal-new-project-making-masks-1-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/southport\/files\/2021\/09\/SI-Presidents-Appeal-new-project-making-masks-1.jpg 766w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Soroptimists around the world have leapt into action in light of the global pandemic, supporting local communities and those facing increased physical, mental, and financial challenge.<\/span><\/header>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\">The very inequalities addressed in The Road to Equality SI President\u2019s Appeal are exacerbated by the pandemic. We are witnessing increasing threats to the safety of women and girls \u2013 domestic violence, \u00a0human trafficking, FGM and child marriage, with many older women facing the crisis alone, and refugee women lacking access to adequate healthcare and sanitation facilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px\">We have observed how Soroptimists are stitching and crafting, making masks and other protective equipment such as gowns, face shields and more, for themselves, for friends, for their communities and for those on the frontline.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soroptimist International is a world -wide service organisation which provides dynamic opportunities to transform 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