19th European Congress of Soroptimist International of Europe: ‘Soroptimists go for Water’, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 10-12 July 2009

Soroptimist International of Europe (SI/E) is one of four federations of Soroptimist International (SI), a worldwide network of women in management and professions, committed to providing assistance and service at local, national and international levels.

SI/E has chosen ‘water’ as its theme during the period 2007–2011 (see the “Soroptimists go for Water” web site). During the conference, successful SI/E-sponsored projects in Africa and Europe will be discussed.

Programme:

• Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation: a Human Right or a Need?
  - Prof. Joyeeta Gupta and Dr. Rhodante Ahlers, Delft University of Technology and UNESCO/IHE Institute for Water Education, Prof. Ellen Hey, Erasmus University, and Dr. Kiki Bröhlmann, University of Amsterdam.
• Gender Equity and Empowerment of Women
  - Dr. Christine Sijbesma, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, and Joke Muylwijk, Gender and Water Alliance (GWA)
• Functional Networking
  - Women for Water Partnership
• Sanitation projects in Africa
  - AMREF/Flying Doctors
• Water, Sanitation, Health and Hygiene
  - Saskia Geling, Simavi
• Economic Development and Microfinance
  - Frederik Claasen, advisor Micro Water Facility of Wash Secretariat, NWP Netherlands Water Partnership, Kajetan Hetzer, SNS Reaal Waterfonds, Fon Koemans
• Ecological Sanitation in Eastern Central Europe
  - Sacha Garbizon and Margriet Samwel, WECF Women in Europe for a Common Future, Dipl.-Ing. Claudia Wendland, Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Wastewater Management and Water Protection.
• Rainwater Harvesting
  - Sasja Kamil , Cordaid

Prior to the congress, on 09 July,  Women for Water Partnership, Soroptimists go for Water and Aqua for All, are organising a matchmaking event where grassroot women organisations will present eight water and sanitation projects.

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