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From Individuals to the Collective:
Creating a
Better World
for Women & Girls
At age 11, what did you dream about?
Imagine being raised in Pakistan…
“How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?”
Malala Yousafzai: Survived a Taliban attack and
now is championing social change for women.
Women throughout history…
Dr. Tai-Young Lee Beate Sirota Gordon
Lizbeth Cabrera: Violet Richardson Award Winner
“I am a Latina who has faced many challenges… but nothing has made me give up on my .” dreams
“There is nothing like a dream to create the future…”
There’s still work to be done…
1 in 3 women have been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in their lifetime.
Of the 600,000-800,000 people trafficked across international borders annually, 79% are female.
2/3 of the 880 million illiterate adults are women.
Of the more than 110 million children not in school, approximately 60% are girls.
Increasing our COLLECTIVE Impact
Focusing on Education of Women & Girls
SI/Canoas, Brazil: providing at-risk women an
administrative assistant training course,
improving employment prospects.
SI/Toms River, New Jersey: Adopt-a-Village
providing high school girls with college test
prep tools and help with financial aid.
SI/Marilao, Philippines: Women Forging an
Uplifted Life providing young mothers with
education and training to start small
businesses.
SI/Japan Regions: Kizuna project providing
scholarships to girls who lost their parents in
devastating disasters.
Women’s Opportunity Awards
Survey Says: Of our recipients…
63% secured higher paying employment
79% report a higher standard of living
98% have improved self-esteem
92% now serve as positive role models for their kids
79% entered service professions such as nursing, teaching, social work or counseling using their skills and education to help others.
2012 Women’s Opportunity Award Recipient: Dawn Johnson
Since 1972, we’ve
helped more than
30,000 women
reach their goals and
live their dreams
through our Women’s
Opportunity Awards!
Dawn Johnson, British Columbia, Canada
“I take pride in being a strong and independent woman, but I have learned how to ask for help. This award is a huge help for my family and my future.”
“I hope to use my marketing degree to help my tribe figure out how we can economically sustain our farming activities while also promoting our culture and developing pride in our heritage…”
“The Women’s Opportunity Award is exactly the kind of help I desperately seek to improve my life, the lives of my family and of our tribal community.”
Rowena Tutana Navaira, Canumay, Philippines
Dreams do come true…
Did you know?
We’ve invested over $25 MILLION in the
Women’s Opportunity Awards program over the past 40 years!
Made possible by donations: More than
$1.6 MILLION goes out each year to 1,500 women
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FUNDRAISING EXPENSES
PROGRAMS
OF THE $1.6 MILLION RAISED, EACH CONTRIBUTION DOLLAR…
Sustainable contributions for social change
Increase our Collective Impact
Expand Women’s Opportunity Awards program At-Large Awards for
women who do not live near SIA clubs
Focus on Women & Girls
60% of the working poor are women
2/3 of the world’s illiterate adults are women
By age 18, girls have received about 4.4 years less education than boys.
*COMING SOON: NEW GIRL PROGRAM!
Sustainable Contributions Social Change
President’s Challenge
100% of all clubs… Give 10% of funds raised locally!
“I’m just a girl who can’t say no!”
President’s Challenge
Give 10% of funds raised locally!
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Working together as a whole…
Our Collective Impact Helping women and girls live their dreams!
THANK YOU, BEAUTIFUL FRIENDS!
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