Soroptimist International South Africa

Meetings
When: 3rd Tuesday every month

Where: Theosophical Society, 306 Avondale Road

Time: 17:30 for 18:00
Contact details
Postal address:
Box 50849, Musgrave, 4062
President
Annisha Shree
031 274 5003 (W)
083 538 0060 (C)
annisha@shreeprop.com
Secretary
Jane Naicker
031 209 4428 (H)
084 592 7112 (C)
janen@nedbank.co.za
Treasurer
Michelle Dalling
031 209 9491 (H)
082 493 4013 (C)
dumic@iafrica.com

SI Durban Honorary member, Hannah Lurie, has just published her book of poems: 'No Title Necessary'. Well done Hannah, we are so proud of you!

Bernad & Karen Franke (front row seated, third and fourth from left) from Germany - annual sponsors to SI Durban for school fees for children in Embo Valley.

SISA President Makkie Setshedi (back, first from left) and President-Elect Sally Currin (seated, third from left) visited SI Durban recently.

Past-President Sheila Moodley (left) with new SI Durban President, Annisha Shree.

Betty Eden-Sutton Coldfield handing a cheque to Andrew Wartnaby from Hope Farm.

SI Durban during the Spar Ladies' Challenge in 2010.

Club focus

Soroptimist International Durban club was chartered on 17 April 1964. Its work focuses on all facets of humanitarian support for those in need.

Upcoming event

Soroptimist International Durban Club, in conjunction with acclaimed actor and playwright Rajesh Gopie, are hosting a fundraiser production.
Play: Out of Bounds
Date: 12 April 2012
Venue: Sibaya Casino, iZulu Theatre
Time: 7:30 pm
Price: R120-00 pp
Your support will be greatly appreciated. All proceeds go towards Club Projects for: Education, Health and the Aged. Contact Annisha at 083 538 0060 or Aarti at 072 997 8834 for tickets.

Projects

Thembisa Embo Community Project

We have been supporting this project for more than seven years. Through donations of clothing, some of which are sold for an income, we support the caregivers of the Embo orphans. A 'Legacy of Love Village' has been established and we are working towards building an ablution block as well. The village will be used as an emergency and crisis centre for those caregivers who are sick and/or families who have terminally ill members needing medical attention and care. It will also be used as a rehabilitation and emergency centre for youth from the Stanger and Mpumalanga Welfare Society.

We are grateful for the financial support from our friendship links in Sutton Coldfield, UK, and Kyoto-Aoi in Japan.

With the help from our German friendship link, we've been able to pay the school fees of 45 learners from schools in the Embo region.

Vegetable garden

Our vegetable garden at the Tongaat School for Special Needs continues to thrive. A partnership with the Rotary Club made it possible to install a 5 000 l tank to collect rain water for watering the garden.

Adult education

The ABET, Adult Literacy Programme at Reservoir Hills Secondary School, continues to grow. Basic English and Maths is taught and the final level of education for these adult learners is grade 7. Classes are held from Monday to Thursday 17h00 to 19h30.

"If I ruled the World"

In this once off campaign aimed at promoting international Goodwill and Understanding, Hannah Lurie, past Club President and National Past President of SISA as well as a famous South African sculptor, collected expressions from prominent South African women starting with the quote "If I ruled the World".

The participants were: Margaret Lenta, Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Associate at the University of KwaZulu-Natal; Helen Suzman, politician; Professor Elizabeth Oehrle, Senior Research Associate Professor from the School of Music, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Professor Devi Moodley Rajab, psychologist, prize winning journalist and author; Hilary Semple, retired academic, lecturer of English and Poetry, Witwatersrand University of Johannesburg and Hannah Lurie, famous sculptor and Past SISA President and club member.

Diverse projects

Other projects include fun walks, notably in support of the international quardrennial project: Women survivors of war; social fundraisers celebrating Women's Day and other commemorative days, such as Literacy Day; and visits to old age homes - with entertainment and refreshments to boot!