April 2010
7 posts
Study Tour to Moldova
From 17-22 March, 23 participants from Norway, Denmark, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Austria and Switzerland visited the project “Hopes and Dreams for Everyone” which is SI President Hanne Jensbo’s December 10 Appeal.
They travelled across Moldova to Napadova, Soroca, Balti, and Edinet. There they visited boarding schools where the beneficiaries of this project receive life skills education.
SI...
Newsletter
Dear Soroptimists,
Another issue of interesting news about our Programme work worldwide. Share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues!
http://www.soroptimisteurope.org/data/files/Programme%20News%20April%202010.pdf
Haiti Petition
Ensuring Haitian Women’s Participation and Leadership in All Stages of National Relief and Reconstruction, see the Petition signed by Soroptimist International of Europe.
Call to Women and Girls
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5095/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=2433
PEP Water Projects in 18 Countries
<a href=”http://soroptimistsgoforwater.nl/SoroptimistsgoforWater/WaterandSanitationProjects/tabid/202/Default.aspx”> <span style=”font-weight:bold;”>Water and Sanitation Projects</span></a> There are many water-related diseases and most of them are due to lack of sanitation Infected person > Pathogen in excreta > Contamination of water source...
8th European Meeting and Friendship Days 2010
The 8th European Meeting and Friendship Days in Mijas, Spain 15th -17th of October 2010. The five Spanish Clubs have great pleasure in inviting all our Soroptimist sisters to Spain to participate in the Friendship Days which will be held in Spanish, English and French. We have chosen the theme ‘The Power of Optimism’ in order to infuse everybody with good vibrations and renewed energy! We ...
March 2010
16 posts
UNESCO-IHE and Women for Water Partnership form...
UNESCO-IHE and Women for Water Partnership form alliance
UNESCO-IHE and the Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) have agreed to jointly enhance women’s participation in achieving sustainable
With the launch of this strategic partnership, UNESCO-IHE and the WfWP will work on UNESCO-IHE’s Waters & Society Programme, on the World Water Development Report of the United Nations and on the...
“Water and sanitation underpin health, education and livelihoods!”
– http://www.soroptimistsgoforwater.nl
2010 World Water Day
This is a United Nations Day.
The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro.
UN-Water has chosen ”Communicating Water Quality Challenges and Opportunities” as theme for World Water Day 2010. The overall goal of the World Water Day on 22 March 2010 campaign is to...
Today is World Water Day! →
See events taking place across the globe on this map
Soroptimist International Incentive Prize
The Soroptimist International Incentive Prize was awarded at the International Women’s Day in Berlin.
The SI German Union hosted the event in the federal State building of Nordrhein-Westfalen. This was the second time the German Union presented this prize. The prizewinner Prof. Dr. Dagmar Schipanski received a cheque of € 20,000 for her project to which inspires and stimulates women and...
Old Cell Phones for WATER
Dear all, water is precious, as we all know. However there is more we can do than taking shorter showers or brushing teeth without running water. An initiative that goes along with the “World Water Day / Weltwassertag 2010” is aimed at helping those people that have no or bad access to clean water: http://www.wasserfuerafrika.de/ I would like you to help me supporting one of the...
International Women's Day 2010
International Women’s Day 2010
Monday, 8th March 2010
Even though it may not be considered fashionable these days, I have to confess that I am a feminist. Originating from the suffragettes who chain-linked themselves to lampposts and the bra-burning hippies from the seventies, feminism is now considered slightly ridiculous and outdated. The young women of today either think that women have...
Huge Garbage Patch Found in Atlantic Too
source: National Geographic News
Published March 2, 2010
Billions of bits of plastic are accumulating in a massive garbage patch in the Atlantic Ocean—a lesser known cousin to the Texas-size trash vortex in the Pacific, scientists say.
“Many people have heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” said Kara Lavender Law, an oceanographer at the Sea Education Association in Woods...
March is Women’s History Month! Check out the... →
February 2010
5 posts
Jointly achieving sustainable livelihoods
UNESCO-IHE and the Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) have agreed to jointly enhance women’s participation in achieving sustainable livelihoods
With the launch of this strategic partnership, UNESCO-IHE and the WfWP will work on UNESCO-IHE’s Waters & Society Programme, on the World Water Development Report of the United Nations and on the follow-up of the outcomes of World Water Forum...
“China has 20% of the world’s population but only 7% of global water resources....”
– http://www.businessinsider.com/15-facts-about-china-that-will-blow-your-mind-2010-2#the-majority-of-chinese-drink-polluted-water-15
WHITE PAPER ABSTRACT: Teen Dating Violence
source: soroptimist.org/whitepapers/wp_teendating.html
In this white paper, Soroptimist International of the Americas, working to improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world, examines the issue of teen dating violence.
Dating and intimate relationships are a normal part of growing up for many adolescents. Yet teenagers frequently form their first romantic...
WatchSee how Soroptimists support their sisters in various development projects and in helping to build a better future. Projects run by Soroptimists in Africa for improving conditions for young women. soroptimisteurope.org soroptimistsgoforwater.nl webclips by: buzzmedia.net
January 2010
17 posts
Clean Water for a Healthy World
Water and sanitation
Clean Water for a Healthy World
Water is life. It is as simple as that!
Did you know that 1 in 6 of us around the world does not have access to safe, clean water? That for many, the only water available is over five miles away or brown or too expensive? Can you imagine going a day without water? Or seeing a child die from diarrhea because he or she only had dirty water to...
SI Project: Rainwater Harvesting Bambusi, Eastern...
The project: Many villages in the interior of East Surinam are already enjoying the luxury of clean and safe drinking water. However, several small villages still remain to be provided with these facilities since, in general, sponsors tend to focus on larger villages. Formerly, water for all purposes was gathered from the mighty rivers. Pollution nowadays has reached a level that has become a...
SI Project: Let our children drink safe water
SI Karşıyaka, Turkey Project: Mevlana Primary School Improve access to clean water, sanitation and essential food resources In our visits to Mevlana primary School, we observed that the outside garden fountains were not sanitized enough and we established a filtration system to clean water. We believe that safe water is essential in our lives and we want to protect our children from the...
Join the advocacy campaigns
JOIN THE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS
8th March 2010
www.womenforwomen.org
JOIN WOMEN ON THE BRIDGE – is the crescendo of our first integrated global event. It unites women all over the world in showing that they can build the bridges of peace and development for the future. By joining this event women will be standing alongside women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Bosnia...
A shared message from social NGOs across Europe
from The European Women’s Lobby and End Poverty
2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion 2010 has been designated as the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. The Year comes during a time of severe financial, economic and social crisis. Part of the necessary response to this crisis is the renewal of a common vision for the type of society we want...
SI/E extends support to Soroptimists in Haiti
January 13, 2010
Dear Soroptimist Sisters,
We are deeply saddened at the horrendous earthquake that has caused so many deaths in Haiti. We would like to extend our heart-felt sympathies to our sisters in Haiti and reassure them that we will support them throughout this disastrous ordeal.
We share the grief of all those who have lost loved ones and hope for the recovery of those who have been...
Hanne Jensbo, Lala & Club of Fianarantsoa
Dear Hanne Jensbo, On behalf of all the members of the Club of Fianarantsoa, I hereby send you and all the members of the club of Aarhus and Aarhus Kraka our big thanks for the help you gave us in 2009. In fact, the club has realized the building of toilets in the park and all the accessories (games such as toboggan, swing,…and the garden and the hedges around it) ; they all have been...
Outcome of the Water Project of the Swiss Union
I will gladly inform you about the outcome of the Water Project of the Swiss Union
2006 – 2008 We are very proud that the project was a bigger success than was anticipated. The Swiss Union collected much more money than was foreseen. We got 120’000,- Euros, the Soroptimists in Lviv act as trustee and survey the progress of the project. They make sure that the money is spent...
“Don’t keep what you do for yourself - Share it with others! Inspire us...”
– soroptimist.europe@googlemail.com
WatchAnna Tibaijuka talks about sanitation issues, at the Soroptimist International of Europe Water Congress, held in Amsterdam, 2009. Water is Life, Sanitation is Dignity. Anna Tibaijuka is the Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT. (www.unhabitat.org) soroptimisteurope.org soroptimistsgoforwater.nl webclips by buzzmedia.net
“What is needed along with fresh water is fresh thinking. We need to learn how to...”
– Kofi Annan
SI/E Vice Presidents
Vice Presidents
SI/E 1st Vice President
Tasks of the SI/E 1st Vice President (2009-2011) Ulla Madsen :
Twinning of mature and Young Unions
Countries responsible for : Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia
SI/E Vice President
Tasks of the SI/E Vice President (2009-2011) Daniela Stern :
Mentoring Project
Countries responsible...
A Call to the 6th Peace Marathon 2010 in Rwanda
on Whitsun 23 May
There are many reasons to go to Rwanda for the Peace Marathon 2010.
The first Marathon was organised by Soroptimist International of Europe in 2005:
For one thing, you will witness the enormous progress this beautiful country has made since the horrific genocide of 1994. Be inspired by the incredible enthusiasm of the youngsters participating in the Run for Fun event. They...
Solar-Powered Irrigation Significantly Improves...
Solar-powered drip irrigation systems significantly enhance household incomes and nutritional intake of villagers in arid sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new Stanford University study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The two-year study found that solar-powered pumps installed in remote villages in the West African nation of Benin were a cost-effective way...
WatchAnna Tibaijuka express her thoughts about sanitation issues at the Soroptimist International of Europe Water Congress, held in Amsterdam, 2009. Water is Life, Sanitation is Dignity. Anna Tibaijuka is the Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT. (www.unhabitat.org) soroptimisteurope.org soroptimistsgoforwater.nl webclips by buzzmedia.net
December 2009
14 posts
SI/E Seminar: "THERE WAS HOPE IN THEM"
Soroptimist International Club Krakow Galicja invites to the seminar: “THERE WAS HOPE IN THEM. - Women at the time of war and occupation and their difficult choices” Place and Date: Krakow, Oswiecim (Auschwitz), April 23rd-25th 2010. Aims: Learn, understand, communicate - save the historic remembrance and truth for future generations. - Broadening the knowledge and raising awareness of...
WatchAnimated Climate Talks: Voices from COP15: The African U.N. Delegation
WatchAnna Tibaijuka express her thoughts about sanitation issues at the Soroptimist International of Europe Water Congress, held in Amsterdam, 2009. Water is life, Sanitation is dignity, and unfortunately for the majority of humankind, this dignity is simply not there. Anna Tibaijuka is the Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT.
(www.unhabitat.org) soroptimisteurope.org...
Soroptimists of Saratoga celebrate 30 years of...
By MAREESA NICOSIA, The Saratogian
Soroptimists (from left) President-elect Joan Gerhardt, former President Susan Van Raalte, current President Jovanka Harrison and former President Mary Huber display an award the Saratoga club received in honor of its accomplishments. (ED BURKE/The Saratogian)
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Loosely translated from Latin, the term “Soroptimist” means “best for women.” ...