1. Soroptimist International Programme Director Hilary Ratcliffe

2. Soroptimist International: a Global Voice for Women?

3. So what do we mean by Global? 127 countries & territories Links with other global networks Commonwealth, AWID, YWCA, WAGGGS, Women for Women International Part of UN Women Over 87,000 women worldwide

4. International Women’s Day Soroptimists worldwide speak out

5. How do we have a Global Voice? New York UN Reps meet new Head of UN Women Delivering oral statement on femicide and delegation to CSW57

6. International President speaks on your behalf Malala in Pakistan Multiple rapes in India Thanks Michelle Bachelet Congratulates Commonwealth on new Charter

7. Accredited to the Commonwealth Education conference in Mauritius Attending reception where the Queen signed the new Commonwealth Charter giving due importance to issues on gender CHOGM (Commonwealth heads of government meeting) to be held in Sri Lanka

8. Accredited NGO at the United Nations SI granted general consultative status in 1996 and SIGBI special consultative status in 2013 Status is subject to review every 4 years (last in 2012) Accreditation with UNHCR:UNICEF:UNEP Official relationswith UNESCO:ILO:UNIDO:FAO

9. SI UN Representatives

10. We work for Women and Girls

12. So if we are a Global Voice for Women, where do you come in? Without you we have no voice We are a grassroots organisation Your work gives us the right to speak and be listened too With you we are a credible voice at the international table

13. How do we know what those voices say? Soroptimist International Global Impact Report 2013 Based on evidence collected from you Programme Focus Report Forms Collated in the Soroptimist International database

14. Global Overview: Action 109,632 women and girls directly benefited from Soroptimist projects Soroptimists carried out 3,727 Educate to Lead projects 630 projects reached a wider audience of indirect beneficiaries – ranging from community-wide to nation-wide work $5,743,307 was raised to support this work

15. Global Overview: Action 31% of projects working to educate, empower and enable at risk adult women 26% helping girls and women into work 18% increasing women’s participation in society 14% working to increase enrolment, retention, and survival rates

16. SI/UN Feedback Loop – Our Channels Websites Blogs/News stories Social Media Monthly focus Global Voice Reporting & Databases Federation publications

17. SI/UN Feedback Loop – In Action UN DPI/NGO 2011 – Bonn, Germany CSW 57 in 2013 UN Conference on Sustainable Development 2012 in Rio de Janeiro

18. So are we a Global Voice for Women? You Educate; Empower; Enable You are the grassroots approach to change You are committed to a world where women and girls together achieve their full potential realise aspirations and have an equal voice You truly are a Global Voice for Women