As the Soroptimist team continues its work to create sustainable, measurable change in the lives of girls in our 20 countries and territories, we are optimistic this program will help girls to reach their full potential and live their dream.
"Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls" will help girls grow up to be strong, successful, happy adults. The program targets girls in secondary school who face obstacles to their future success. It provides girls with access to professional role models, career education and the resources to live their dreams.
This is a highly successful antihuman trafficking project in partnership with SI Moldova, Norway. The program provides life-skill education and sustainable living conditions for girls aged between 13 and 16 while they are in school and girls aged 16 and 18 after they have left school. Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe. Largely owing to poverty, Moldova is a major source and, to a lesser extent, a transit country for women and girls trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation.
The See Solar, Cook Solar Appeal supports projects all over the world that educate women about renewable energy and empower and enable opportunities for them by providing solar lanterns and cookers.
January 11, 2008, the first National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness, club members placed sex slavery awareness cards in visible locations throughout their communities, including police statioins, women's centers, hospitals, etc.
