While there is no doubt that progress has been made both in access to water and sanitation and in the protection of fresh water sources, it is still true that in some countries, and particularly in rural areas, high water stress levels indicate a scarcity of water in the future.
The UN Environment Assembly, the world's highest-level decision-making body on the environment, gathers in Nairobi, Kenya, from 4-6 December 2017 under the overarching theme of pollution, and more specifically Water Pollution, Land Pollution, Marine Pollution, Air Pollution, and Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste
Hosted by Soroptimist International of Weston-super-Mare, ‘RAILING AGAINST ABUSE’ saw Dame Joan Collins join Soroptimists and others on a march on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
The UN International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is annually held on 2 December to raise awareness of the atrocities of modern slavery. The focus of this day is on eradicating all forms of slavery, such as child labour, forced marriage, forced labour, bonded labour, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.
The Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards assist women who provide the primary source of financial support for their families, by giving them the resources they need to improve their education, skills and employment prospects. Each year, more than : $2.1 million in education grants are awarded to more than 1,500 women. This year, SIA is honoured to award $10,000 to three passionate, hard-working, strong women, one of whom is Sara, now pursuing her dreams of becoming an educator. Here is her story.
In recognition of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, SI takes a look at projects from Soroptimist International of Europe that focus on violence against women and girls.
In recognition of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, SI takes a look at a handful of projects from Soroptimist International of South West Pacific that focus on violence against women and girls.
SI President, Mariet Verhoef-Cohen visited the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which took place 6-17 November in Bonn. Mariet spoke at three events, including reporting on the progress of The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture, (WASAG) on Water Action Day 10 November. Kathy Kaaf reports.
November, sees the first in a series of exciting new interactive webinars organised by Soroptimist International for the Soroptimist membership. As part of the SI Leadership Development programme, November will see four Webinars covering SDG 5 & 6 and the President's Appeal 'Women, Water & Leadership'.
