#OrangeTheWorldHerts – Soroptimist International St Albans & District Orange the World Campaign marks the United Nations 16 days of activism to end gender-based violence from 25 Nov to 10 Dec. The whole Soroptimist global organisation focuses on the goal to end violence against women and girls.
Wednesday 25 November – St Albans – Soroptimist International St Albans & District “Orange the World Hertfordshire” Campaign launch in St Albans Civic Centre Council Chamber 3.30-5.15pm. There will be time at the start for mingling over refreshments before interactive sessions with enlightening speakers.
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Soroptimist Ameeta Sabharwal will lead the event,
The interactive Session will be led by Ameeta with Cheryl Sharp. Cheryl Sharp FCCA trains employers to recognise and respond to domestic abuse at work. She built and sold the accountancy practice Pink Pig Financials, left an abusive marriage in 2011 and is a Trustee of the frontline charity Safer Places. For more about Cheryl please click here: Cheryl Sharp Bio
We will also hear from the Herts County Council Violence Against Women and Girls Strategic Partnerships Team who will introduce the VAWG Strategy for Hertfordshire for 2026-29 – importantly the strategy is survivor-led. Click below to view/download the documents: https://www.hertssunflower.org/media/documents/vawg-strategy-2026-2029.pdf https://www.hertssunflower.org/media/documents/vawg-strategy-on-a-page.pdf
Photos will be taken in front of the Museum + Gallery at 5-30pm. Please wear orange!
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Ahead of the main event above you can attend “Stand up to Harassment – Bystander Training” 2.30-3pm either online or in the Council Chambers – you need to book using this link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9bcc14ca-71aa-4270-8a9d-179426aca4fa@c4c81213-ca91-4529-8733-6d9b3e273f81 If you want to attend the training in Council Chambers please email sistalbans@hotmail.com to gain security access to the building.
The collage photo above is from just some of the events in 2025. More activities/events will be added here soon – watch this space!
CALL IT OUT ! #OrangeTheWorldHerts
What will you do this year?
Please send photos and a brief outline to us at sistalbans@hotmail.com . We are Soroptimist International St Albans and District and we are spearheading this campaign.
We work closely with the #WhiteRibbon Campaign in St Albans and Hertfordshire. White Ribbon Day, 25th November, is annually recognised as the day men show their year-long commitment to ending violence against women and girls. “It Takes All of Us.” is the theme for White Ribbon Day 2026. “ https://www.whiteribbon.org.uk/white-ribbon-day. The goal of both campaigns is the same; to end violence against women and girls.
Please click here to read about the Orange the World campaign we have been running in the area since 2020 and see how it has gone from strength to strength https://sigbi.org/st-albans-and-district/orange-the-world
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During the campaign we support two local organisations in our district working to support victims of gender-based violence and domestic abuse:
Herts Domestic Abuse Helpline and St Albans and Hertsmere Women’s Refuge
If you wish to make a donation please click here for the details: https://sigbi.org/st-albans-and-district/donate/ – please understand there is no pressure to do so.
Follow the campaign with the hashtag #OrangeTheWorldHerts
Please share any actions on Facebook and Instagram @sistalbans and/or email to sistalbans@hotmail.com