Soroptimist International GBI

Patron

At the Federation Conference in Barbados, October 2008, Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland were delighted to welcome as their new Patron, Barbara Stocking, director of Oxfam GB.

Barbara Stocking joined Oxfam GB as director in May 2001. Oxfam is a humanitarian, developing and campaigning agency, whose purpose is to work with others to overcome poverty and suffering. During the last six years, Barbara has led Oxfam’s response to humanitarian crises in Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, for the Tsunami and the Pakistan Earthquake. She has strengthened Oxfam’s campaigning (eg Make Trade Fair, Education) and pushed for Oxfam’s scale up of development work eg on Livelihoods and HIV/Aids.