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SI Ipoh Empowers Jenny Pong

SI Ipoh's project to empower double amputee Jenny Pong to create her own self-sustaining business is progressing very well. SI Ipoh held a Press Conference on 16 January to launch all the products cooked by Jenny Pong - her signature homemade Nyonya curry paste and two...

SI IP leads in Walk Against Violence

  The message, “Stop Violence Against Women” shouted loudly from placards held up by participants in the recent Walk the Talk event organized by Soroptimist International Club of Iskandar Puteri (SI IP). Soroptimist International Club of Iskandar Puteri members with Walk the Talk...

Volunteer Malaysia Awards 2016

SIROM congratulates SIPJ's SIROM delegate Siti Aishah Hassan Hasri for receiving the "Superelawan of the Year" award -  on behalf of Project Transformation Rural Youth (TRY). This was the highest award presented at the first ever Volunteer Malaysia Awards – A Prime Minister’s Award event,...

SI Penang Uniting to Stop Cyber Violence

Soroptimist International Penang joined Penang Women’s Development Corporation (PWDC) on 25 November 2016 as part of their campaign in Penang with the theme ‘Stop Cyber Violence’, which is in line with the UN 16 Days of Activism. This event was also featured in an article,...

Walking The Talk 2016

More than 700 had signed up for this fifth edition of the annual Walk the Talk, held at Taman Botani Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, on 27 November, during UN's 16 Days of Activism. However, while the heavy rain reduced the numbers a little, Soroptimist members and...

An SI Weekend of Food & Fun

The Soroptimist Food & Fun Fiesta on 19-20 November 2016 at the Bukit Damansara Community Centre was a culmination of many months of hard work by the SIROM Exco and Club representatives. It was the first time that the clubs had all come together to organise an event like this. Clubs outside the Klang valley who participated included SI Kota Kinabalu, SI Iskandar Puteri, our newest club which was just chartered recently, SI Penang and SI Ipoh.

The Charter of SI Iskandar Puteri

The newest SI club in Malaysia was chartered on Saturday, 5 November 2016. SWP President Theresa Lyford came to witness the proceedings and signed the charter. SIROM members who attended included SWP President-Elect and YSM Chairman Dato' Anusha Santhirasthipam, SWP PP...

Press Launch of Walk the Talk 2016

Women, Family and Community Development Minister YB Dato' Sri Rohani Abdul Karim was our Guest Of Honour to officially launch the fifth edition of SIROM Walk The Talk 2016 on 26 October 2016. The Key Partners this year are KPWKM, JPW, PDRM, MCPF and NCWO....

Visit by SI President Yvonne Simpson and PE Mariet Verhoef-Cohen

During a recent visit to Kuala Lumpur for meetings on the 21st SI Convention 2019, SI President Yvonne Simpson and PE Mariet Verhoef-Cohen viewed the venue at the KL Convention Centre and several hotels. Their visit included a lunch with SIROM council members and listening...