Date: 18th to 20th February, 2023 SI Bombay Chembur hosted President Cathy Cottridge and Program Director Lindsay Green from Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) on the Mumbai leg of their India visit. Cathy and Lindsay were received at the airport on 18th February by SIBC members Yvette Lee and Preeti Pawar. On
Date: 11th February, 2023 SIBC observed International Day for Women and Girls in Science on 11th February, 2023 in association with MES Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur. An expert talk titled, ‘My Life- My Science: Challenges faced by Women in Science’, by Dr. Shobona Sharma, Retd Senior Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
Date: 6th February, 2023 SIBC observed World cancer Day in association with MES Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur by organising an expert talk on the topic – “Role of Teachers in dealing with children undergoing treatment for Cancer”. The talk was delivered by Dr. Sandra Pinto, Former Deputy Manager and Principal, CanShala, Mumbai.
Soroptimist Welfare Association (SIBC) distributed around 250 blankets and 3 boxes of warm clothes to street dwellers in Navi Mumbai in January 2023. This was much needed with temperatures dropping in Mumbai. 500 biscuit packets were also distributed among children living on the street. The SDGs served were #1 and #3.
25th November to 10th December, 2022 SI Bombay Chembur observed ‘16 Days of Activism 2022’ with several activities related to gender rights and end of violence against women. 1. Expert Talk on “Women’s Rights and Laws” SIBC in collaboration with Stree Mukti Sanghatana observed International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women on 26th November,
Project ADARSH is our village adoption project. It is still in its infancy stage and the club members are doing need assessment as well as building rapport with the villagers. On the 3rd December, 2022 club members visited the village and distributed art books and supplies to the children of the Zilla Parishad School. Also
Date: 26th November, 2022 Soroptimist International Bombay Chembur with PCER, Chembur and Stree Mukti Sanghatana observed International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Session was conducted by Advocate Ms. Uwalla Kadrekar, who delivered an expert talk on the topic ‘Women Rights & Laws’. She deliberated on the details of the provisions listed in
Date: 14th November, 2022 Soroptimist International Bombay Chembur observed the ‘World Science Day for Peace and Development’ in association with Edukidz International pre-school. Students were involved in developing appreciation towards science as they learnt about its role in bringing out the Covid vaccination. The teachers got the students to enact a skit prepared by SIBC.
Date: November 2022 SI Bombay Chembur and Chembur English High School in collaboration with Chembur Police Station conducted an awareness session on narcotics and drug abuse for the students in the age group of 14 to 16 years. Senior Police Inspector Mr Londhe from the Crime Branch Mumbai Police spoke on the various aftereffects of
Date: 1st November, 2022 to 7th January, 2023 The main activity for observing World Toilet Day is conceptualising an annual inter-college competition, named as NIRMAL Design Competition, in partnership with MES Pillai College of Architecture, New Panvel. This was initiated in the year 2020. The 2nd round was organised in 2021. This year, NIRMAL 2022