Soroptimist Stafford

16/10/2025

Most concerning, though not surprising news. I think we all knew that the situation had deteriorated, our sixth sense told us, but this confirms it. Soroptimists recently looked at safety at our local railway stations, the information is being analysed at the moment, but will provide a local picture. The personal safety of women and girls is important to us. Standing up for women and girls is what we do.

A BBC investigation reveals a 37% increase in reports of sexual offences across England, Scotland and Wales.

12/10/2025

Day 4 of Babyloss Awareness Week.
Words shared by a friend of Soroptimist Stafford, Jules, who is a Trustee and local Ambassador for Cradle Charity.
Everyone who has suffered or supports anyone who lost a baby knows only too well that this is not something we walk away from without something changing in us. The figures of 1 in 4 miscarriages, 1 in 80 ectopic pregnancies and 4 in 1000 still birth is a figure none of us wants to read nevermind be part of. To hear family or friends express such words as "move on", "forget it happened" and aren't you over it" are some of the cruellest words you can hear as a bereaved parent but we consistently hear them said. At Cradle we stand beside every bereaved parent with love, open hearts and ears that hear you. If you need support you will find it on our weekly CRADLE Connected call, please book on https://cradlecharity.org/connected/


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CONNECTED OUR WEEKLY ONLINE PREGNANCY LOSS SUPPORT GROUP Welcome to our CONNECTED online support group, hosted by our team of trained CRADLE facilitators. The online sessions provide a safe and inclusive space and give the opportunity to be surrounded by people who really understand. Each session is...

11/10/2025

11/10/2025

11th October 2025, the International Day of the Girl Child. It aims to promote awareness about the rights of the girl child and to increase awareness of the importance of girls education, their health and nutrition and also to promote girls position in society to make living better for them. This year the theme has been shaped by girls worldwide "The girl I am, the change I lead: Girls on the front lines of crisis."
As Soroptimists we support women and girls through education, empowering and enabling opportunities.

10/10/2025

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

10/10/2025

It’s World Mental Health Day 2025, we acknowledge and offer our support to all whose lives are affected by poor mental health.

09/10/2025

We have a Club Lendwithcare account, investing in women entrepreneurs around the world, ensuring their independence, improved life standards, social status and their ability to invest in their children’s education. It’s a small amount to us, but it’s life changing to them.
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Soroptimists are a leading women’s charitable organisation and we work tirelessly to raise women and girls out of poverty.

One of the many ways we achieve that is by working with organisations such as Lendwithcare and Kiva, where a small loan can change someone’s life.

It’s a great scheme which partners businesswomen with ideas with organisations like us who are keen to help and see women grow and thrive. Over four years we have helped hundreds of women and nurtured many more ideas to fruition.

Many of our Soroptimist clubs also use microfinancing as a way to support female entrepreneurs and together with the SIGBI Microfinance team, who meet monthly to discuss and suggest which schemes we should lend to, we have nurtured and supported hundreds of women to realise their ambitions.

You can follow our progress with Lendwithcare and KIVA here: https://lendwithcare.org/teams/soroptimist-gbi
https://www.kiva.org/team/join/soroptimist_gbi

Find out more about our work and charitable objects here: sigbi.org/what-we-do/our-work.

09/10/2025

One in four pregnancies end in loss. That's so many dreams shattered, so much hope dashed, so many hopes for the future disappearing, so many plans unfulfilled, so many lives changed. Talk about it, this was life-changing for you, your friends, your loved ones and you can honour the loss carefully, respectfully, lovingly by remembering.

08/10/2025

A timely reminder to us all. Be breast aware, we all have a personal responsibility for the sake of our own wellbeing and for those we care for and who care for us.

At Boots, we’ve placed Change + Check reminders in all 1,500 pharmacy consultation rooms across the UK, with our expert pharmacists ready to answer any breast health questions or concerns.

With over 2,200 Boots Macmillan Information Pharmacists and thousands more specially trained colleagues, we’re proud to stand alongside Change + Check in supporting people through every stage of their breast health journey. 💗

Read more here: https://boots-uk.visitlink.me/iOVGJs

08/10/2025

So delighted to announce our next expert speaker webinar, led by Dani Binnington, Founder of Menopause and Cancer.

Navigating the Menopause and Womb Cancer
14th October 2025
12noon - 1pm

Sign up here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/expert-speaker-navigating-menopause-and-womb-cancer-tickets-1780237441109?

03/10/2025

Peaches have 10 free tickets to Pause Live being held in London on the 4th October.
If you and a friend would like tickets please email [email protected]
Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis! 😊