STATEMENT FOR WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS JULY 30 2023

Soroptimists from SI Barbados Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking for World Day Against Human Trafficking in Persons on July 30th 2023

Soroptimists from SI Barbados took actions as part of their mission to inspire action and transform the lives of women and girls world-wide by having a webinar with experts in the field throughout the Caribbean on Saturday July 29th 2023 and releasing a video on the topic.

This year’s theme, “Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind,” calls on governments, law enforcement, public services and civil society to assess and enhance their efforts to strengthen prevention, identify and support victims, and end impunity.

1 Web and Social Media addresses:

Website: www.sibarbados.com

Facebook:www.facebook.com/Soroptimist-International-of-Barbados

Instagram: www.instagram.com/sibarbados

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sibarbados/

2. Soroptimist International is a leading global women’s voluntary organisation. It has close to 80,000 members in more than 3,000 Clubs in over 100 countries around the world. The Federation of Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) has members in 270 clubs in 18 countries in the British Isles, Asia, the Caribbean and Malta.

3. Soroptimists inspire action and create opportunities to transform the lives of women and girls through a global network of members and international partnerships. Soroptimists are committed to a world where women and girls together achieve their individual and collective potential, realise aspirations and have an equal voice in creating strong and peaceful communities worldwide.

4.  Soroptimists focus on transforming the lives of women and girls, locally, nationally and globally, through education, empowerment and enabling initiatives. Soroptimists make a difference to the lives of more than half a million women and girls in the world every year.

5.  Soroptimist International Great Britain & Ireland, our umbrella Federation, is an organisation in Special Consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) since July 2013. This is in addition to the General Consultative status held by the umbrella organisation Soroptimist International. Soroptimist International is a recognised Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) representing women from all over the world.

DEBRA JOSEPH

PRESIDENT