Who We Are

At Soroptimist International Club Kuwait, we are part of a global network of professional and businesswomen committed to creating positive change for women and girls—starting in our local communities and reaching across borders.

As Soroptimists, we work at the local, national, and international levels to Educate, Empower, and Enable women and girls, with the goal of improving lives and advancing gender equality.

Soroptimist International is a global volunteer movement of nearly 65,000 members in 118 countries, all united by a shared mission to make a meaningful and lasting impact.

Our Global Structure

Soroptimist International is comprised of five Federations that support and guide members in their respective regions:

Soroptimist International Africa Federation

Soroptimist International of the Americas

Soroptimist International of Europe

Soroptimist International of Great Britain & Ireland

Soroptimist International of the South East Asia Pacific

Each Federation empowers its clubs to lead locally relevant, high-impact initiatives that reflect Soroptimist values and respond to the needs of women and girls in their region.

Our Federation: Soroptimist International of Europe (SIE)

Soroptimist International Club Kuwait proudly belongs to the Soroptimist International of Europe (SIE) Federation—the largest of the five—representing over 29,000 members across Europe, the Middle East, and the Caribbean.

Through SIE, our members connect with a wider network of women who implement more than 4,000 projects annually, investing in initiatives that promote education, equality, economic empowerment, and women’s rights. Through this Federation, we are part of a broader platform of advocacy and impact on both a local and global scales.

Soroptimist International Club Kuwait was inaugurated on October 23, 2015, at a gala dinner officiated by SIE President Maria Elisabetta de Franciscis, in the presence of the SIE Board and esteemed guests from Kuwait and Europe.

Our founding members are accomplished women across fields such as medicine, psychology, education, business, law, engineering, marketing, banking, real estate, public relations, and more. United by a shared vision, they committed their time and expertise to local service and international sisterhood.

Since then, our club has grown into a vibrant network of over 50 passionate members, leading impactful projects in:

- Education

- Health and wellness

- Environmental sustainability

- Economic empowerment

- Safety and protection from violence

We work closely with government bodies, civil society, and international organizations to create initiatives that are locally responsive, culturally grounded, and socially transformative.

Together with Soroptimists around the world, we are helping build a future where every woman and girl in Kuwait has the opportunity to thrive.

Soroptimist International is active in all the major UN centers around the world. SI holds General Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and official relations with several agencies and technical bodies and a network of permanent SI representatives at all of the major UN centers:

- UN Women (the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women), New York

- Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), New York

- Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), New York

- Department of Public Information Non-Governmental Organizations (DPI/NGO), New York

- World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva

- Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Geneva

- Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Geneva

- International Labor Organization (ILO), Geneva

- Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the UN World Food Program (WFP), Rome

- UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna

- UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna

- UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris

- UN Environmental Program (UNEP), Nairobi

- Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the UN