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CanterburySlide2
Section
1 -
Who
are we
?
Section 2 –
What are our Aims
?
Section 3 –
What we do
?
Locally
Nationally
Internationally
GloballySlide3
Section 4
–
Partnerships
Section
5 –
Friendships
Section 6 –
How did we b
egin
?
Section 7 –
Where are we
now
?
Section
8
–
How do you get
Involved
?Slide4
Who are we?Slide5
Who are we?
Soroptimist International is a vibrant, dynamic association of professional and business womenSlide6
Who are we?
We are the world's leading
international women's
organisation, focused exclusively on building a better world for women and girls. Slide7
Who are we?
We are women who use the expertise and management skills developed in our working lives to help other women.Slide8
We have just under 100,000 members in 3,085 clubs worldwide
Who are we?Slide9
Who are we?Slide10
SIGBI
SI Great Britain & Ireland
30 countries including Commonwealth
439 clubs divided into 17 regions
South East Region has 15 clubs
Who are we?Slide11
What are our Aims?Slide12
We focus exclusively on building a better world for women, young and old.
Our AimsSlide13
We are committed to helping women and
girls;
Achieve
their full
potential.
R
ealise
their
aspirations.
C
ommunicate
and compete
on
equal
terms.
Our
AimsSlide14
What do we do?Slide15
We
undertake a wide variety of projects.
Locally
Nationally
Internationally
Globally
W
hat do we do?Slide16
Project work is the essence of Soroptimism and we call it:
Programme Action
What do we do?Slide17
Programme Action
falls into a number of categories:
Fundraising
Hands-on support
Awareness-raising
Partnerships with
others
What do we do?Slide18
What do we do Locally?Slide19
What we do locally
East Kent
Mammography
AppealSlide20
What we do locally
ABF
The Soldiers’
CharitySlide21
What we do locally
Women’s
RefugeSlide22
What we do locally
Loud & ProudSlide23
What we do locally
Woman of the Year AwardSlide24
What we do locally
Girl Guides LinkSlide25
What do we do Nationally?Slide26
What we do nationally
Against Human TraffickingSlide27
What we do nationally
Voices in Verse AnthologySlide28
What we do nationally
Tellers of TalesSlide29
What do we do Internationally?Slide30
What we do Internationally
Ed-Aid in the Gambia
Slide31
What we do Internationally
Jacob’s Ladder Art Project in South Africa
Slide32
What we do Internationally
Lumene Water Project Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Slide33
Gambia 3E
Project.
Educate
Empower
Enable
What we do InternationallySlide34
What do we do Globally?Slide35
UKPAC has five areas of concern under its flagship Violence Against Women Project
What we do
GloballySlide36
What we do
Globally
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
‘STOP
IT NOW
!’
Domestic violence
Elder abuse
Female genital mutilation
Forced marriages & “honour”
killings
Trafficking and the sex tradeSlide37
What we do
Globally
Soroptimist International has consultative status at the United Nations Slide38
What we do
Globally
We have twelve permanent UN representatives, based in;
New York
Geneva
Vienna
Paris
Rome
NairobiSlide39
What we do
Globally
We have representatives in many other organizations, including
;
UNICEF
Landmine Action
The Status of
Women
Commission
The Human
Rights
CommissionSlide40
What we do
Globally
We have accreditation with many bodies, including;
The UN High Commission for Refugees
The UN Environmental ProgrammeSlide41
PartnershipsSlide42
Just a few of our PartnersSlide43
And the list goes on….
Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Cluster Munitions Coalition
End Violence Against Women
Fawcett Society
Say No – Unite
Smart Justice for Women
Trade Justice Movement
Unicef UK
Unifem UK
Women’s Environmental NetworkSlide44
FriendshipsSlide45
How Did We Begin?Slide46
How did we begin?
We
were started by a man!
Stuart MorrowSlide47
Where are we now?Slide48
Where are we now?
Soroptimist International is now the largest women’s service organisation in the world.Slide49
Where are we now?
“The
3E’s of education; empowerment and
enabling
are relevant for every club and every member
.
There
are
still gaps. We
can’t stop or
rest on
previous achievements. The rate at which girls and women die even in western countries is
higher
for lower and middle income families
.”
Hilary
Rowberry
Regional SI President 2012Slide50
Where are we now?
“Our
job is to
speak
out to
governments
on proposals, such as the pressure we applied against the use of land mines.
S.I
. covers 124 countries
,
a global membership of over 90,000
women. Over
60% of those in UN member states
.
We are;
Agents
of
Change.”
Hilary
Rowberry
Regional SI President 2012Slide51
How do I get involved?Slide52
How do I get involved?
What are the benefits of being a Soroptimist?Slide53
We are worth getting to know…Slide54
A Global Voice for Women
Salter/West S.I.
Canterbury APRIL
2012