Catch up on past webinars and further details of new Road to Equality Projects.

Report by Zareena Bli - Federation Friendship Link convenor

During the first phase of the pandemic in 2020, the members of SI Lautoka were able to assist mothers and babies at the Lautoka Hospital.  The mothers and babies were stranded at the hospital and were unable to be discharged due to lock down precautions in Lautoka.  The club monitored the success of this original project and in 2021 due to the ongoing situtation caused by the 2nd wave of COVID and the Delta strain.  SI Lautoka wrote to President Suman seeking a donation from the SISWP Disaster fund. 

Read more how SISWP Clubs are working together helping those in need during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

You are invited to join our Women World Leaders at the International Women's Summit organised by Global Peace Foundation Philippines Inc. (GPFP), National Council of Women of the Philippines (NCWP) and YWCA Founder’s Federation Philippines Inc. (YWCA FFPI), to be held virtually on the 26-27 February 2021.

The Communications Team has compiled a SISWP IWD2021 Toolkit for Clubs, Regions and Countries to use.

IWD 2021 Campaign Theme #ChooseToChallenge. We are calling on all members to Strike the #ChooseToChallenge Pose. 

Raise your hand assertively and show that you choose to challenge inequity.

Show your solidarity in choosing to challenge and call out aspects that are unhelpful to women.  

Will you raise your hand high and pledge to #ChooseToChallenge?

Send in your Club, Region or Individual #ChooseToChallenge images to hq2@siswp.org and swppublicrelations2020@siswp.org for us to share images of Soroptimists from SISWP on our social media and website in the lead up to International Women's Day and throughout 2021.

Download the SISWP IWD2021 Toolkit for more details and downloads. 

Congratulations to the winners of the SISWP Best Practice Awards for Membership Retention and Extension 2021

Soroptimist International Bayside member, Jacky Burkett, recently received the Florence Drury Award for Excellence as a Soroptimist. Initiated by SI Gold Coast, this award honours Florence Drury who turned 100 earlier this year and who has been an active Soroptimist since 1962.

The Communications Team has compiled a SISWP IWD2021 Toolkit for Clubs, Regions and Countries to use.

IWD 2021 Campaign Theme #ChooseToChallenge. We are calling on all members to Strike the #ChooseToChallenge Pose. 

SI Southern Districts of Adelaide Inc celebrated 60 years of service on October 31st 2020. Soon after that, our only remaining Charter Member, Joyce Richardson OAM celebrated her 100th birthday.

On Saturday the 10th October 2020, SI Region of South Queensland and SI Gold Coast had the joy of celebrating SISWP Life Member Florence Drury's 100th Birthday.