On January 20th, 2018 the ladies of SI Newtown excitedly began their upgrade project on the library at El Socorro Primary Government School. Their relationship with El Socorro began during their Literacy Day Project for 2017, when they selected this primary school as the recipient of several boxes of books donated to the school’s library. With a clear path in mind, the ladies of SI Newtown structured a plan, in two phases, and set out on a mission to Make Reading Fun! Their “Knowledge Is Power” concept was inspired by the mandate of Soroptimists to… Educate, Empower, Enable. The first phase, on January 20th, was aimed at completing the “Knowledge Corner”—a space for infants to Relax and Read. This space was deliberately done to be visually appealing with bright colours. The club purchased, and installed brightly-coloured interlocking soft foam tiles; added a large bean bag

  The SI Chaguanas Environmental Project project aims to create awareness on the effects of de-forestation by means of a video which entails the causes, effects and means of alleviation of deforestation. The CD being distributed to various schools is a visual means of bringing forth a greater appreciation of the environment from students across the nation and by extension the general public. In addition to the distribution of the CD’s, a number of plants have also been donated to each school to help encourage reforestation. Nice work SI Chaguanas!