The Soroptimist International 2007- 2011 Quadrennial Project

Every four years, Soroptimist International launches a major international project in partnership with a United Nations or civil society agency.  Soroptimist members around the world join forces to give active support to the chosen project during its four year duration, with the result that over the last thirty years they have significantly improved the lives of many thousands of women and children across the globe.

Project SIerra - a Family and a Future
in partnership with Hope and Homes for Children in Sierra Leone, Africa.

The project will support women caring for children in extreme poverty and provide
a caring secure family home for children who are alone or at risk of abandonment. 
n Children aged 6 to 12 years who live on the streets will be helped to return home.
n Very young mothers estranged from their families will be  empowered to be active community members
and where possible reintegrate with their families
n Families at risk of breakdown due to poverty, illness or death of one or both parents will be supported to self-sufficiency
Sierra Leone’s recent history has been overshadowed by a bloody ten-year civil war which resulted in the death of 50,000 people. The conflict displaced half of its population and destroyed the country’s infrastructure.

Vital services such as health and social care, water, sanitation and education remain deeply affected. In January 2003 Sierra Leone celebrated its first year of peace in over a decade; the country is now safe but many areas are still devastated.

To learn more about our project,
please link to the
Project SIerra website.

To learn more about our partner in this project : Homes and Hope for Children please visit their website.

Please visit the Soroptimist International website for information about Our Global Voice for Women.

Our last Quadrennial Project:  Project Independence Soroptimist International
members contributed over $1,656,000.  This project partnered us with Women For Women International.
Our project helped women in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Rwanda.