Our Programme Action Work
Programme Action is where Soroptimists make a difference.
Throughout the world Soroptimist objectives focus on working to improve the lives of woman and girls.
In Great Yarmouth we have been involved in various ways with the two local Refuges for women who have been victims of abuse. Our work involves supplying clothing and food and the other items that women need for themselves and their children, because some come to the refuge with nothing! We make sure that when a woman arrives at the Refuge she is given essential toiletries. The Club members have great fun getting together to provide these - they also make an attractive bag in which they can be kept.
At Easter the children in the Refuge are given a small basket of Easter eggs which have been placed inside a colourful knitted chicken! Crazy as this may seem the children love them!
We work with Landmine Action and collected pairs of shoes to form a Pyramid to show the numbers of people losing limbs.