Soroptimist International GBI

Charitable Appeals

International Projects

Every four years at the International Convention, Soroptimist International adopts an international joint service project which involves all clubs worldwide. During the recent past we have:

• Worked in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross on our joint project Limbs for Life. Soroptimists worldwide raised over £1million for the victims of landmines in Afghanistan, Angola and Georgia.
• Helped prevent the spread of AIDS in Thailand by giving young women occupational training and scholarships so that they do not have to enter the commercial sex trade.
• Built eye clinics in Bangladesh in collaboration with Sight Savers to prevent pre-school children going blind
• Helped the poorest women and children in the highlands of Peru
• Provided safe water for many villages in Senegal