Northern Highlands Soroptimists have initiated a new award in 2014 to support young women from the Jamestown district who wish to travel to volunteer/assist women and children in a particular project. We have young women in our community who have the foresight to participate in these types of volunteer projects and we wish to support them in their endeavours. For more details on how to apply click here
This award was formally launched at our International Women’s Day breakfast on 7 March 2014.
For further information, contact sinorthernhighlands@siswp.org
At the February meeting Brie Simpson, Northern Highland Soroptimist’s first Trish Noonan Travel Award recipient spoke about her time in Pokhara, Nepal working at the Gandaki Western Regional Hospital Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit through the ‘Work the World’ volunteer organisation.
Brie said her experience was an extreme culture shock, not the least of which was the language barrier. She was quite overcome at times by the insanitary conditions in the hospital but acknowledged that the opportunity she had gave her an appreciation of her life and living conditions at home and was a wonderful experience.
Brie said she would like to go back to Nepal at some time in the future and expressed her gratitude to NH Soroptimists for their contribution to her trip and to the community in general who contributed towards the purchase 2 new baby heaters to be used at the Hospital in Pokhara. Brie is shown being thanked by Northern Highlands’ member Joan Blanden for her excellent presentation sharing her incredible story.
