Economic and Social Development
Eliminate poverty and gender discrimination through ensuring women’s full social and economic rights.
Project Sierra
SI Poole is committed to supporting Soroptimist International’s global quadrennial project, Project Sierra. Project Sierra is a 4 year partnership between Soroptimist International and Hope & Homes for Children which aims to raise more than £1m to help transform the lives of some of the world’s most deprived women and children, in Sierra Leone.
Soroptimist International of Poole has a full programme of fund-raising in 2009/10 and the club is committed to providing a further donation, in addition to that already made, to Project Sierra in the coming year.
In addition to keeping up-to-date with the project within the wider Soroptimist community, Poole Soroptimists are committed to taking the project forward in terms of awareness and support into the local community.
SI Poole is represented on the Mayor of Poole’s Christmas Parcels Fund and on Save the Children. On a personal level, members support Fairtrade, give donations and sign petitions.