Our Structure

Soroptimist International
Soroptimist International, headquartered in Cambridge, England, has consultative status with the Economic and Social Council at the United Nations and is a recognized authority on matters that women value most. Visit www.soroptimist
international.org for complete information on current projects. Read Soroptimist International's magazine, The International Soroptimist.

Soroptimist International is composed of four federations:

Soroptimist International of the Americas
Headquarted in Philadelphia, PA, comprises 28 regions with more than 38,000 members in approximately 1,400 clubs in 19 countries.
http://www.soroptimist.org

Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland
Headquartered in Cheshire, England, comprises more than 11,000 members in 398 clubs in 30 countries.
http://www.soroptimist-gbi.org/index.php

Soroptimist International of Europe
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, comprises more than 33,800 members in 1,220 clubs in 67 countries.
http://www.soroptimist
europe.org/

Soroptimist International of the South West Pacific
Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, comprises more than 2,650 members in 138 clubs in 12 countries.
http://www.siswp.org/

Who We Are

Soroptimist is an international organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. Almost 95,000 Soroptimists in about 120 countries and territories contribute time and financial support to community–based and international projects that benefit women and girls.

The name, Soroptimist, means "best for women," and that's what the organization strives to achieve. Soroptimists are women at their best, working to help other women to be their best.

Soroptimist members belong to local clubs, which determine the focus of volunteer work to their communities. Club projects range from renovating domestic violence shelters and providing mammograms to low-income women, to sponsoring self-esteem workshops for teenage girls. In addition, Soroptimists participate in organization-wide programs including the Soroptimist Women's Opportunity Awards, Soroptimist Club Grants for Women and Girls, the Soroptimist Workplace Campaign to End Domestic Violence, the Soroptimist Ruby Award: For Women Helping Women, the Soroptimist Violet Richardson Award and Soroptimists STOP Trafficking. Clubs also participate in the Live Your Dream campaign, which encourages all women to live their dreams while helping others to do the same.

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