We also raise funds to support local, national and international projects with a view to educating women and girls around the world. For example, the Club I belong to in Winchester http://sigbi.org/winchester-and-district has raised money to build a school via our friendship link Club at SI Kisumu (Kenya). Globally we have raised almost £1 million to support Project Sierra which was a four year partnership between Soroptimist International and Hope and Homes for Children that has transformed the lives of women and children in Sierra Leone.

For my sins I am on the organising committee for the Great Britain and Ireland conference this year. There has been a huge amount of work involved by a fantastic group of volunteers to make sure the 1200 delegates who descend on Brighton on Thursday 27 October 2011 will have a great time. If you wonder where I am this week – I shall be in Brighton!