Soroptimist
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Founded in 1921, Soroptimist is an international volunteer organisation for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. Through their General (Category One) Consultative Status as NGO at the United Nations they strive for equality, peace and international goodwill.
The official main aim of the organization is to improve professional skills and to support human rights and especially women's rights.
Headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, the organisation comprises approximately 95,000 members in more than 120 countries and territories worldwide who contribute time and financial support to community-based and international projects.
The name, Soroptimist, means “best for women,” and that’s what the organisation 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 service to their communities.
