Soroptimist International of Bridgend and District Club, Wales South Region, SI Great Britain and Ireland became our second official Friendship Link on 27 October 2025 per the Certificate of Friendship sent by the SIGBI Friendship Link Coordinator. This was initiated by the Welsh club with particular interest in our region and how an online club functions. They …
Soroptimist International of Canada West Online Club is pleased to announce another online women’s empowerment film screening. Friday, March 6, 5:00 PST / 8:00 EST on Zoom It’s never too early or too late to start taking control of your money! Women lag in earnings, wealth and economic safety; you – and your daughters – …
Members Donna Webb and Ching Shih created podcasts with 3 high school girls in their time with SI Vancouver. They featured a neurodivergent girl, a girl in STEM, and a girl’s story of being bullied. It was Donna’s first time doing podcasts. She interviewed the girls after doing research, and created the questions afterwards from …
A lifelong learner, Taylor is completing her Master’s in Indigenous Land-Based Education at the University of Saskatchewan. Her capstone project, Ask Auntie, is a land-based wellness program she founded for Indigenous girls and two-spirit youth in her community. By braiding together cultural teachings, language, and holistic wellness, Ask Auntie creates safe spaces for youth to …
Kiara is a software engineer, early in her career. While she was still a few months away from finishing her undergraduate degree, she interned in a special internship from Microsoft called “The Garage”. She had a unique experience, working with a small team of other interns to develop a software project from scratch, taking it …
In 2011 Canadian activist and feminist Maude Barlow made the documentary Blue Gold, about the looming crisis in water availability. When SI Canada West Online aired the documentary in October, 2025, Maude sent a short update on the gains made and the current urgent water crisis in Canada. It is a women’s issue: women are …
In the summer of 2025, SI Canada West Online got the opportunity to expand the Western Canada Region’s Virtual Career Library with 32 amazing Indigenous women Career Role Models. The Virtual Career Library started in 2020 out of a desire to create a virtual tool to inspire girls and women when in-person Dream It Be It …
Salvation Army Brigadier Frances Evangeline WAGNER 1905-1998 (SI WCR Gov 1958-1962) Born Frances Evangeline BURROWS in York, Toronto, Ontario on 4 July 1905, third of twelve children of William Herbert BURROWS and Frances Jane BOWERS, Frances spent her childhood in Toronto. In 1925 she became an Officer in the Salvation Army in St. John, New …
90% of the women of Iceland walked off the job and out of their homes one fall morning in 1975, refusing to work, cook, or take care of the children. The brought their country to a standstill and catapulted Iceland to the “best place in the world to be a woman” today. Watch the Movie, …
Violet Richardson Ward (1888–1979) holds a very special place in Soroptimist history. She was the very first president of the very first Soroptimist club, founded in Oakland, California, back in 1921. What started as one group of women determined to make a difference has grown into Soroptimist International — a global movement that continues to …
Blue Gold: World Water Wars, based on the book “Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water” by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke. Maude will give us a video update on the outlook for water wars since 2012. Water – the need for it, the lack of it, the dangers to it …
We are happy to announce that Kim Hainsworth, President of the Soroptimist International of South East Asia Pacific Sisters Online Club, and Barbara McCoy, President of the Soroptimist International of Canada West Online Club, signed the Certificate of Friendship to commemorate the establishment of a Friendship Link fostering goodwill, mutual understanding, and friendship between the …
The Frances Wagner Woman of Achievement Award, presented annually at the Western Canada Region conference, honours an outstanding Soroptimist in Western Canada Region who has demonstrated her achievements in her field of work and her service to the community. Nominees must be members in good standing. This Award is named in honour of Salvation Army …
Soroptimist International of Canada West Online is proud to announce that our member Turquoise Chiang was invited by Wear2Start to speak at its upcoming event “Culture Connected: Empowerment Through Identity” on June 18, 2025. The message of the event is to tell the public whether your identity is rooted in ancestry, lived experience, language, gender, …
At the 92nd Annual Conference, Shirley Stewart, Governor-Elect of the Soroptimist Western Canada Region, presented the region’s highest honour – the 2025 Frances Wagner Woman of Achievement Award – to Carell Wingrave, member and Advocacy Chair of Soroptimist International Canada West Online. In her remarks, Shirley described this year’s award recipient as “a strong, determined …
Melissa Deally, a member of Soroptimist International Canada West Online and Co-Founder of Girls Matter, and her colleague, Billie Aadmi, a Board Member of Girls Matter, were the guest speakers at the 92nd Soroptimist Western Canada Region Conference. Their powerful presentation took us on a journey through their meaningful projects that are changing the lives …
Our first get-together is Saturday Feb 15, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Pacific on Zoom. Questions that come to me for discussion: In the NFB film – what surprised/ shocked you the most? What’s at least one new learning/ perspective? Economic reconciliation: what’s the link to the Soroptimist mission? Economic reconciliation & education – how can we undo …
“No Barriers, Period” is our newest advocacy project which will begin in January 2025. We will be approaching public places, ie. Museums, libraries, restaurants, health offices, gas stations, hair dressers, gyms, schools, or literally anywhere the public may use the public facilities, to encourage them to place free menstrual supplies in their washrooms. These are …
First International Friendship Day was held online on October 2nd, 2024. “This is the first Friendship link for our online club. Then we had our first annual Friendship day celebration with our Friendship folks. We created a quilt and cookbook.” Pamela MacDonald, Friendship Chair for SI Canada Online Every participant sent a picture, photo, image …
“It is my honour to send on this esteemed invitation and bio of our incredible volunteer and advocate for women & girls and member of our club, Soroptimist International Canada West Online, Megin Alvarez. Tomorrow Megin will be receiving the King Charles III Coronation medal for her volunteerism. We are so proud of you Megin.” …
SIGN: Petition e-5164 (Health) to the Government of Canada Whereas: Canada is one of only two countries in the developed world that do not have national drinking water regulations; Canada annually reports over 400,000 episodes of enteric disease deemed to be related to drinking water; The responsibility for providing safe drinking water in Canada is …
Soroptimist International’s 3 key words are educate, empower & enable. Education is the key to unlocking economic empowerment. Research shows that When Women are educated: families live healthier lives (Source: Population Reference Bureau) their daughters are more likely to be enrolled in school and to reach higher levels of education (Source: Population Reference Bureau) their …
DATE: Saturday, November 16 TIME: 10:00-11:30 AM Pacific COST/DONATION: $25 Don’t miss this online cooking class centred on the classic Ukrainian beet soup. Join Bella and hosts from Canada’s first online club, Soroptimist Canada West Online for lively discussion about our favourite soups, Ukrainian traditions and vegetable gardens while you learn how to make delicious …