News Articles
This page contains information on some of the projects and events during the year. There are also occasional items from the Federation Assistant Programme Directors (APDs) and from clubs wishing to share projects etc.
Also, from time to time, we will add reports that, whilst not always dealing with work specifically in the UK, the committee feels would be of interest to the membership of clubs in the British Isles.
If your club or region has a project that you would like to share with other Soroptimists in the UK, please let us know.
Purple Teardrop Campaign launches 11-4-11 project
The next step in SI Poole's Purple Teardrop Campaign is the launch of their 11-4-11 project - eleven things that every club could do to help combat trafficking. Go to the Violence Against Women flagship project page for full details.
Launch of UN Women
The official launch of UN Women took place in New York, on 24 February 2011, Visit our Violence Against Women page for more information on this, a transcript of the opening address and a vidoe on YouTube.
Government Equalities Office newsletter
The Women’s National Commission quango closed on 31 December 2010. The Government is committed considering how best to ensure direct Ministerial engagement with women and women’s organisations.They have produced a newsletter and the first, February 2011, can be accessed here.
International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
On 25 November - the UN's day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, Theresa May, Home Secretary and Minister for Women, announced new proposals.
WaterAid e-newsletter
For the latest newsletter go to the link
Older news articles can be found in the news archive.