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Soroptimist International Programme Director
Hilary Ratcliffe
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Soroptimist International:a Global Voice for Women?
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So what do we mean by Global?
• 127 countries & territories
• Links with other global networks Commonwealth, AWID, YWCA, WAGGGS, Women for Women International
• Part of UN Women
• Over 87,000 women worldwide
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International Women’s DaySoroptimists worldwide speak out
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How do we have a Global Voice?
New York UN Reps meet new Head of UN Women
Delivering oral statement on femicide and delegation to CSW57
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International President speaks on your behalf
• Malala in Pakistan
• Multiple rapes in India
• Thanks Michelle Bachelet
• Congratulates Commonwealth on new Charter
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Accredited to the Commonwealth
• Education conference in Mauritius
• Attending reception where the Queen signed the new Commonwealth Charter giving due importance to issues on gender
• CHOGM (Commonwealth heads of government meeting) to be held in Sri Lanka
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Accredited NGO at the United Nations• SI granted general consultative status in 1996 and SIGBI special consultative status in 2013
• Status is subject to review every 4 years (last in 2012)
• Accreditation with UNHCR:UNICEF:UNEP
• Official relationswith UNESCO:ILO:UNIDO:FAO
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SI UN Representatives
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We work for Women and Girls
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So if we are a Global Voice for Women, where do you come in?
• Without you we have no voice
• We are a grassroots organisation
• Your work gives us the right to speak and be listened too
• With you we are a credible voice at the international table
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How do we know what those voices say?
Soroptimist International Global Impact Report 2013
• Based on evidence collected from you• Programme Focus Report Forms • Collated in the Soroptimist International database
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Global Overview: Action
• 109,632 women and girls directly benefited from Soroptimist projects
• Soroptimists carried out 3,727 Educate to Lead projects
• 630 projects reached a wider audience of indirect beneficiaries – ranging from community-wide to nation-wide work
• $5,743,307 was raised to support this work
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Global Overview: Action
• 31% of projects working to educate, empower and enable at risk adult women
• 26% helping girls and women into work
• 18% increasing women’s participation in society
• 14% working to increase enrolment, retention, and survival rates
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SI/UN Feedback Loop – Our Channels
• Websites
• Blogs/News stories
• Social Media
• Monthly focus
• Global Voice
• Reporting & Databases
• Federation publications
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SI/UN Feedback Loop – In Action
• UN DPI/NGO 2011 – Bonn, Germany
• CSW 57 in 2013
• UN Conference on Sustainable Development 2012 in Rio de Janeiro
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So are we a Global Voice for Women?
• You Educate; Empower; Enable
• You are the grassroots approach to change
• You are committed to a world where women and girls together achieve their full potential realise aspirations and have an equal voice
• You truly are a Global Voice for Women