SOROPTIMISTS DONATE € 700,000 TO WATER PROJECTS

19TH EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF EUROPE 10 – 12 July 2009 Amsterdam, the Netherlands

MAIN THEME
‘Soroptimists go for water’ http://soroptimistsgoforwater.nl/SIECongress/tabid/72/Default.aspx
As 2005 – 2015 is the UN Decade of Fresh Water and Basic Sanitation, Soroptimist International of Europe is actively contributing to the UN Millennium Development Goal ‘to halve the number of people living without sustainable access to safe and affordable drinking water and to basic sanitation by 2015’.

Building on our social involvement and commitment as a NGO, Soroptimist International of Europe plans to bring this important water issue and our SI objectives into the limelight at the Congress. We need swift and decisive action rather than creating more policies. Sanitation is fundamental to dignity and water is the essence of life. As women are always central when it comes to providing the necessities of life, it stands to reason that we actively contribute to this incentive.

So far, we donated € 700,000 to water related projects and we are not done yet! SI/E is an INTERNATIONAL organization; this is an opportunity for Soroptimists from 57 countries to attend – be one of them!
There will be WATER PROJECTS presentations, and a huge board on display representing the projects which will be seen by all. You'll meet the clubs that took on these projects and also the members from the countries where these projects were implemented.
During the Congress you will find goodwill and understanding and you'll make friends for life. Join hands to improve the lives of women and girls in their local communities throughout the world! What better way than to start in Amsterdam this summer!

Join us for a rewarding and fulfilling weekend in Amsterdam – 10 to 12 July 2009!
Mariet Verhoef-Cohen