Soroptimist

  • A Advocate
  • F Funder
  • I Implementer
  • N Network

Description

Soroptimist International, which consists of Soroptimist International of the Americas, Soroptimist International of Europe, Soroptimist International of Great Britain & Ireland and Soroptimist International of the South West Pacific, is a global volunteer movement working together to transform the lives of women and girls. Our network of around 72,000 club members in 121 countries works at a local, national and international level to Educate, Empower and Enable opportunities for women and girls.

Primary Functions

  • Funding
  • Networking/Convening
  • Program/Project Implementation

Secondary Functions

  • Awareness Raising/Advocacy
  • Capacity building/Technical assistance

Geographic Scope

  • Global / regional

Areas of work Back to Top

Education topics addressed

Other skills

  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Vocational training

Quality

  • School quality
  • School-related gender-based violence
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting topics addressed

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Female genital mutilation/cutting
  • Food/water security
  • Masculinities/boys
  • Migration
  • Other
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

Funders and partners Back to Top

Current girls' education partners

Locations and contact information Back to Top

Website

Soroptimist

Headquarters location(s)

  • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Office location(s)

  • Australia
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • United States of America

Locations of current girls’ education work

Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs

  • Fiji
  • India
  • Italy
  • Kenya
  • Malaysia
  • Nepal
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Philippines
  • Portugal
  • Sri Lanka
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Türkiye
  • Zambia

Projects Back to Top