AREAS OF FOCUS
Health and Food SecuritySoroptimists work hard to ensure women and girls have food security and access to the highest attainable standard of healthcare
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Our health-related projects involve the building and refurbishment of hospitals, the provision of medical supplies, nurse/midwife training, tests/screenings, and much else, depending on the needs of women in different communities.
Soroptimist priorities in the area of health also include reducing some of the causes of child mortality such as malnutrition, water-borne diseases, and access to primary healthcare. As a ‘global voice for women’, we lobby actively for improved healthcare at the local and national levels in our own countries and communities, and promote education on reproductive health and rights.
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Lean in
Lean In Kuwait is partnered with Soroptimist International Kuwait to create Lean In Circles throughout Kuwait. Members meet in small groups called Lean In Circles about once a month to support each other and learn new skills. They talk openly about their ambitions and...
Hospital Visits
Hospital Visits One Smile at a Time: Pediatric Ward Visit in Mubarak Hospital - Long term hospitalization can take a toll on the patient, the care giver, and the care provider. In Mubarak hospital, there are 4 pediatric wards that contain terminally ill children who...
Women’s Health
Art for Medicine: Art as a Path of Self Discovery & Communication - Soroptimist Kuwait conducted training seminars to healthcare providers in different fields to increase their wellbeing (mental, physical, and emotional). In this project, the nurses and physicians...
Palliative Care
A Wonderful Evening for a Wonderful World: A Charity Concert – Soroptimist Kuwait facilitated a unique evening of song and music with Lebanese Oud Maestro, Charbel Rouhana. The renowned artist performed a stellar show to raise awareness for home hospice and palliative...
Grief Kuwait
The Soroptimist Kuwait Grief Support Group started in October 2017 with a small group of Soroptimist sisters who had experienced some form of grief and met to support one another. We are affiliated with the High Mark Caring Place in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Our...
Thalassemia
SI Club Kuwait’s Thalassemia Awareness project was initiated to • meet the Soroptimist International’s Mission “To ensure women and girls have access to the highest attainable standards of healthcare” Thalassemia Awareness Project (TAP) TAP was initiated to...
Towards a Pollution Free Planet
Pollution can have negative impacts and disproportionate burdens on everyone, and particularly on the poor and the vulnerable such as the elderly, children and the disabled, affecting their rights to health, water, food, life, housing and development. Many toxic dumpsites are located in poor areas, leading to environmental injustice. Pollution has significant economic costs from the point of view of health, productivity losses, health-care costs and ecosystem damages.
HEART PILLOWS FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
Breast-cancer charities in many countries produce heart-shaped pillows, which are designed to fit comfortably under the arm, thus relieving pain around the surgical area after the operation. The pillows also provide emotional comfort: patients know they aren’t alone and others are thinking of their needs.
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