SI Wellington local projects

The following are some examples of local projects carried out or assisted by Soroptimist International of Wellington over the decades:

  • 1941 – raised money to purchase ambulances for forces during the war
  • 1945 – 1950 – assisted in the rehabilitation of refugees from Greece
  • Save the Children sponsorship
  • Donated an annual prize for students at Wellington Girls’ College
  • Assisted with the formation of The Multiple Sclerosis Society (Wellington branch) 
  • Helped send a ton of medical supplies to Tonga, plus books and tools for High School students
  • Hearing aids for the Community Clinic
  • Swivel arm design project, to enable disabled children to feed themselves
  • Talking books for sight impaired
  • Making Peace dolls to raise funds towards SI humanitarian project “Women, Survivors of War”
  • Assisted in the ‘Books in Homes’ programme
  • Provided toilet bags for Kosova refugees in Auckland
  • Provided social outings for the elderly in the Wellington region
  • Donated an annual prize to an outstanding student at He Huaraki Tamariki, a local school for teenage parents
  • Raising funds to help purchase a local surf rescue boat
  • Donated research equipment to Karori Wildlife Sanctuary (now Zealandia)
  • Donation to Kimi Ora School for Physically Disabled Children in memory of Sylvia Spear
  • Yearly donation to the Betty Loughhead Soroptimist Scholarship (which gives second chance education grants for women)
  • Donation to Wellington Children's Hospital for incubator
  • Donation and support in setting up Homeless Women’s Trust in Wellington
  • Donation to new Ronald MacDonald House to purchase BBQ for family dinners
  • Donation to Wellington@Heart to assist in holiday family time camps
  • Donation to Bellyful, providing meals for new mothers and their families
  • SPELD - supporting teachers and children with Dyslexia
  • Dress for Success Wellington client for a Community Project
  • Scholarships for staff at Hohepa Home
  • Te Tonu retreat camps for young victims of sexual violence
  • Foster Hope - 'Bring a smile at Christmas' gifts
  • STAR project - assisting children with reading
  • Cure our Ovarian Cancer - 2021 Awareness advocacy and fundraising campaign
  • 100th Anniversary of Soroptimist International 1921 -2021 donation to "Trees that count"
  • 2020 -2021 Wellington Children's Hospital donation of two ward hoists equipment
  • 2022 -  Shakti Women's Refuge & Dress for Success Wellington
  • 2022 - Cure our Ovarian Cancer, Talk Peach, K9 Medical Dogs for Ovarian Cancer support