Soroptimist Club Grants for Women and Girls 2018-2019 ...

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Soroptimist Club Grants for Women and Girls 2018-2019 Impact Report

Each year, Soroptimist International of the Americas awards Soroptimist Club Grants for Women and Girls to Soroptimist clubs throughout the federation. By addressing specific local needs, these grants help clubs make a lasting difference in the lives of women and girls in their communities.

In order to prepare for Soroptimist's second century, our SIA board of directors has identified a strategy of increasing our collective impact. This strategy has begun to produce results: an increase in our Dream Programs impact; 80,000 supporters engaged in ; more and diverse funders; and a slowdown in our membership decline. In order to continue these improvements, we need to continue the strategic direction of increased collective impact identified by our board of directors. As a result, projects related to the Soroptimist Dream Programs are now given preference when making funding decisions for Soroptimist Club Grants.

For the 2018-2019 club year, 25 projects received grants totaling $74,000. Grants ranged from $500 to $5,000 each and were given to clubs in six different countries: Brazil, Colombia, Japan, Paraguay, Philippines, Puerto Rico, United States of America.

Clubs that receive grants provide information about project objectives and outcomes, including stories of participants. Twenty projects have been completed to date. One club declined their grant, 2 clubs returned part of their grants, and four clubs received extensions.

The results from the final impact reports are as follows:

? 95% of clubs reached their stated objectives ? 5,656 women and girls were served ? The average cost per life changed was $8.93 ? 58 women and girls were provided opportunities for economic advancement ? 2,653 women and girls gained access to educational opportunities ? 2,030 women and girls were given tools and resources to help them live free from violence ? 888 women and girls gained access to healthcare ? 27 women and girls were able to rebuild their lives following disasters

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Listed below are three samples from the 2018-2019 final impact reports:

SI/Encarnacion (America del Sur Region)

$4,000 Project Title: Learning to Undertake Project Focus: Economic Advancement

SI/Encarnacion provided sewing skills training for vulnerable women to promote their economic advancement. The grant funding was used to purchase sewing machines for the workshops. All club members were involved in the project, with responsibilities such as project research, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Impact: 16 women participated in the classes Women expressed in the evaluations that they felt:

? an increase in self-esteem ? improved quality of life ? increased motivation for their economic futures

SI/Okayama (Japan Nishi Region)

$5,000 Project Title: Increasing the Examination Rate of Mammography and Cervical Cancer Project Focus: Health

SI/Okayama provided community education to encourage women to get mammograms and cervical cancer exams. The grant funding was used for educational flyers, public relations, and 43 mammograms provided free of charge. Club members partnered with Pink Ribbon Okayama and the municipal government to distribute educational flyers and to reach women in need of the mammograms.

Impact: 43 women received free mammograms

SI/Mandalyuong (Philippines Region)

$5,000 Project Title: Empowering Teenage Moms for the Sustainable Development Goals Project Focus: Education

SI/Mandaluyong equipped teen moms with parenting, disaster preparedness, and civic engagement skills in support of local efforts to further the UN Sustainable Development Goals. SI/Mandaluyong included Dream It, Be It in their workshops. The funds were used for workshop supplies such as writing kits, emergency preparedness kits, food, certificates of appreciation, and gift bags. Club members were responsible for project research and planning, workshop facilitation, and evaluation. The club measured success by using Dream It, Be It evaluation tools, tracking the number of women and girls helped through various arms of the project, and comparing the teen mothers' family profile data at the start and end of the project.

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Impact: 875 women and girls participated in workshops and lectures related to the Sustainable Development Goals.

? 61 girls who participated in this project's Dream It, Be It component reported the following: ? 98% feel more confident about their future success ? 87% feel more prepared to pursue their career goals ? 100% feel they have the tools to overcome obstacles to their success ? 97% understand how their values can connect to possible careers ? 98% had an opportunity to create achievable goals for their future

SI/Rio Vista (Founder Region)

$1,500 Project Title: Dream It, Be It Project Focus: Education

SI/Rio Vista implemented Dream It, Be It with 30 high school girls. The funds were used to pay for the room rental fee, a laptop raffle for participants, and supplies associated with the curriculum activities. Club members worked with the Rio Vista High School on planning and implementation and club members alone were responsible for evaluation. The club measured success by using the Dream It, Be It evaluation tools.

Impact: 30 girls participated in Dream It, Be It

? 100% of participants feel more confident about their future. ? 96% felt more prepared to pursue their career goals. ? 93% stated they now understood how their values can connect to possible careers. ? 96% felt that they had an opportunity to create achievable goals. ? 91% reported having new tools to overcome obstacles.

2018-2019 Soroptimist Club Grants for Women and Girls:

Club Name

Region

Project Title

Borrego Springs, CA

Bucaramanga, Colombia Butler County, PA

Central Jersey Coast, NJ Davis, CA

Encarnacion

Fukushima

Desert Coast Region America del Sur Region North Atlantic Region North Atlantic Region Sierra Nevada Region America del Sur Region Japan Kita Region

Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls

Socioeconomic Empowerment for Female Victims of Violence A Place to Lay My Head

Bags for Girls and Women: Necessities + A Few Luxuries = Dignity Dream It, Be It: Empower Yolo

Learning to Undertake

Recreation of the Home Land Innovation School 2030

Guarapuava

Brazil Region

ARDUCT - Dream It, Be It

Idyllwild, CA Joetsu Kenton, OH

Golden West Region Japan Higashi Region Midwestern Region

Women's Cabinet Dream It, Be It Women's Health Festival

Amount Granted

$

2,000

$

5,000

$

5,000

$

2,000

$

1,000

$

4,000

$

5,000

$

5,000

$

1,000

$

1,000

$

3,000

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Mandaluyong

Philippines Region Empowering Teenage Moms for the SDGs-FACES

$

Milwaukee, WI

Midwestern Region "Move-In Basket" for Homeless Women

$

Okayama Rio Do Sul

Japan Nishi Region Increasing the Exam. Rate of Mammography and Cervical

$

Cancer

Brazil Region

Women and Social Wellbeing

$

Rio Vista, CA

Founder Region

Dream It, Be It

$

Rose-Fukuyama

Japan Nishi Region Cards to Help Women and Girls from Domestic Violence

$

Salt Lake City, UT

Rocky Mountain

Dream It, Be It

$

Region

San Juan, PR

Southern Region Raise Garden Bed

$

Tacoma, WA

Northwestern

Dream It Together

$

Region

Vacaville Twilight

Founder Region

The Great Dream It, Be It Academy

$

Valencia

Camino Real

Welcome Bags for Survivors of Domestic Violence

$

Region

Virginia, MN

North Central

Support for Range Hybrid Treatment Court Women

$

Region

Yosakoi Kochi

Japan Nishi Region Dream It, Be It

$

5,000 1,500 5,000

3,500 1,500

500 3,500

4,000 3,000

5,000 2,000

1,000

1,000

For a detailed description of any club project, please contact the program department at program@. Applications for the 2010-2021 Soroptimist Club Grants for Women and Girls are due March 1, 2020.

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