#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.
The UNiTE campaign has also proclaimed the 25th of each month as “Orange Day”, a day to raise awareness and take action to end violence against women and girls www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/unite/orange-the-world
“Orange is a bright and optimistic colour, representing a future free from violence against women and girls.” UNiTE, UN Women.
There are two montages of photos here – one from 2021 and one from 2023 showing a whole array of orange events and buildings lit up orange that happened in those two years and also showing how much the campaign has developed since it’s outset!
The project is run by the Club’s Peace Team and all Club Members are involved in the implementation of the campaign.
#OrangeTheWorldHerts with Soroptimist International St Albans & District and say NO to violence against women and girls!
There is an information pack for everyone who wants to join in: Orange the world 2024 Info pack (this is a PDF – email sistalbans@hotmail.com if you need in a different format). We also produced these two posters, to explain why the campaign. One has an orange background and one has a white background to provide different print options: Orange-the-World-Flyer-Poster-Updated
We started small in 2020, during lockdown, and made an impact when the St Albans Museum and Gallery in the City Centre turned orange https://sigbi.org/st-albans-and-district/2020/orange20/
We went bigger in 2021 to spread knowledge about violence against women and girls and the significance of the 16 Days of Activism.
Club Members identify organisations to contact and they are given a comprehensive resources pack. We hold a 
launch event at the St Albans Museum, providing opportunities for media coverage and creating inspiring images. We created more great images at Herts County Council headquarters.
Our Club has been recognised for an award for this campaign by our parent organisation Soroptimist International. We created a poster which was displayed at the Soroptimist International 
Convention in Dublin in 2023. The poster received a lot of attention. Denise Powell and Jane Slatter “womanned” the poster during the breaks in the first 2 days of the Convention which led to some wonderful conversations with Soroptimists from around the world (see pic of Denise and Jane with the poster).
Organisations joining the campaign are the County Council, secondary schools, local businesses and pubs, shops and offices, councillors and individuals – see the website pages for more information for each year of the campaign:
https://sigbi.org/st-albans-and-district/2020/orange20/
https://sigbi.org/st-albans-and-district/2021/orange21/
https://sigbi.org/st-albans-and-district/2022/orange22/
https://sigbi.org/st-albans-and-district/2023/orange23/
Click here to find out about the 2024 Campaign: https://sigbi.org/st-albans-and-district/2024/orange24/
