All posts in category GLOBAL INITIATIVES

Fresh Water & Toilets – Give so that women & girls can live a dignified life

Life without access to clean water and toilets is tough for everybody. But the consequences of not having these basic services affect girls the most. Short WaterAid film made for International women’s day 2012, looks at the impact not having access to these basic services has on women and girls. This segment is general viagra […]

President’s Initiative – BIRTHING IN THE PACIFIC

“Although the latest UN Statistics reported a trend that there are fewer women dying from complications of pregnancy and childbirth, globally there are still 1,000 women dying a day due to pregnancy and childbirth complications. That is like two giant jumbo jets full of women crashing down daily or 41 women dying every hour and yet no one […]

News Release: Soroptimist helps disaster victims in Japan

Organization grants more than $66,000 to help women and girls affected by earthquake and tsunami December 19, 2011. Contact: Kamali Brooks, Public Relations Manager, 215-893-9000 x130, kamali@soroptimist.org Though it’s been several months since a series of natural disasters devastated the eastern part of Japan (a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, followed by a 20.4 meter high tsunami, […]

STOP THE TRAFFIK: People Should Not be Bought & Sold

WHO/WHAT IS STOP THE TRAFFIK? STOP THE TRAFFIK is a growing global movement of individuals, communities and organisations fighting to PREVENT the sale of people, PROTECT the trafficked and PROSECUTE the traffickers. STOP THE TRAFFIK was set up in 2006 to: Educate: raise awareness and understanding of human trafficking and what can be done about […]