Soroptimist International Bath and District

Thursday 3rd December our club had the pleasure of zooming in with the Mayor of Bath, Manda Rigby for a very interesting talk from her detailing her time as Mayor during Covid-19. It isn’t the year that she was expecting and she has had to make many changes including all of her social events being done through social media. Her passion and theme for the year is loneliness and she has succeeded in reaching out to many local organisations. It was a pleasure to chat to Manda and we hope to see her in person for more of a chat next year when things are back to some sort of normality!

Child marriage threatens the lives, the well-being and the future of girls. We Believe to Achieve a reversal of this situation by 2030.

Join us #16daysofactivism when we #Orangetheworld

www.unicef.org #GenerationEquality. @UN_Women @SIGBI1  

Soroptimists Believe to Achieve that women and girls with disabilities should rightly demand enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms

Join us #Orangetheworld for #16daysofactivism#GenerationEquality @UN_Women @SIGBI1

Today there is more slavery in the world than in any other time of history. An estimated 40 plus million people are in modern slavery. Soroptimists focus of all forms of modern-day slavery, through their projects worldwide. Raising awareness of widespread and multiple forms of slavery is the first step during #16daysofactivism, #Orangetheworld @UN_Women @SIGBI1 

We at our club support #OrangetheWorld on World AIDS Day, because women must be empowered to protect themselves from HIV. Women and girls dealing with HIV face larger challenges during the COVID 19 crisis. #Orangetheworld for them. #GenerationEquality. @UN_Women @SIGBI1  

Today the focus is on Human Trafficking present in all countries.  SI and our club acknowledges that this violation of human rights disproportionately affects women and girls. Join us to #Orangetheworld

 #EndHumanTrafficking

#GenerationEquality @UN_Women @SIGBI1

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Soroptimists today honour the human rights defenders of the past and present in pursuit of defending justice. We Believe to Achieve the work of human rights defenders so vital to promote and uphold equality. Join us!  #GenerationEquality @UN_Women @SIGBI1

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We rally against Female Genital Mutilation. Soroptimists Believe to Achieve a total end to this assault on girls rooted in gender inequality. We focus on FGM through the SI President’s Appeal-Road to Equality. Join us! #GenerationEquality @UN_Women@SIGBI1

Members from our club with the help of a member from the Bathhampton WI club have made these beautiful knitted bunnies for the Women and Girls charity supporting period poverty in India. These little gems will be sold to raise money to provide sanitary wear. One bunny will provide sanitary wear for one girl for at least a year. Member Diane presenting Kathryn, Founder of Women and Girls charity with the fluffle!

The first lot of gift donations have been given to the Salvation Army in Bath ready to be dispersed to the relevant recipients at Christmas time. There will be more on its way in the coming weeks.