A global voice for women
Celebrating our 100 year Anniversary in October 2021, Soroptimist was founded in Oakland, California!
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.
Throughout history and still to this day, women throughout the world face obstacles solely because of their gender. They disproportionately suffer from poverty and discrimination. It’s for this reason that Soroptimist, an organization of and by women, chooses to focus on the special challenges facing women and girls.
Soroptimists in Soroptimist International Central California Online Club are residents of the Central California area and beyond since we are an online club.
Our local online club will be part of the Sierra Pacific Region which includes over 32+ clubs and close to 1,000 members located in Central California from the coast to the valley from San Francisco to San Luis Obispo from Los Banos, Ceres, Clovis, Kerman, Merced, Modesto, Patterson, Taft to Carmel to Twain Harte and Mariposa. In addition to providing women and girls with access to an education, these clubs and our members also participate in the global organization-wide programs.
The online club is in the Sierra Pacific Region of Soroptimist International of the Americas, Inc., (SIA) Federation.
Soroptimist International of the Americas has 30,000 members and is one of the five federations in Soroptimist International and has nearly 1,300 clubs in 20 countries and territories (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guam, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, United States of America, Venezuela) who work to improve the lives of women and girls. Soroptimist clubs receive assistance in their volunteer efforts by participating locally in programs developed and sponsored by the Soroptimist organization.
Soroptimist International Global has almost 80,000 Soroptimists in about 132 countries and territories contribute time and financial support to community–based and international projects that benefit women and girls. FYI – there is a brand new Federation now in Africa, so technically, we now have 5 Federations!
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