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

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