On the 4th of November 2006 Soroptimist International Costa del Sol was founded, the official ceremony took place at the Town Hall of Mijas. Through the years, the association has been actively involved in local activities, like the International Days and has supported many organisations and people.
Just to mention a few, they started by supporting ADIMI as beneficiary of the first fundraising dinner, later supporting the local food bank, victims of domestic violence and now sponsoring a local girls basketball team. The last big event was the presentation of the Soroptimist Awards, celebrating businesses and organisations that work towards a more sustainable local food system.
Fundraiser for the victims of the DANA
“We planned this fundraiser to collect money for our local projects some time ago, there are local guests and Soroptimist friends from abroad coming, which is really special.” says Daphne Theunissen, President of the association, “Over the last days following the news about the destruction caused by DANA, the loss of lives and homes, we got together to talk about what we could do. We decided to go ahead with the fundraiser and donate money to the victims. At the moment we are looking into the different initiatives in the area, we think it would be good to help more locally, Cartama, Alora, Pizarra. We decided to join #MijasSolidaria and asked our guests to bring some items, like tinned food, toiletries, food for cats and dogs, which we will bring to the collection point the following day.”
Soroptimists from all over the world
One of the organisers Anette Skou adds: “One of the reasons I am a Soroptimist is that it gives me the possibility to help others especially when they are going through rough times. Having a network and knowing that the money donated reaches the people is very valuable. We are getting a lot of messages from friends, family and Soroptimists from all over Europe and are looking into how to collect more donations and help our neighbours.
SI Costa del Sol is part of a worldwide Non-Governmental Organisation with more than 66,000 members in 120 countries, all professional women who want to help empower, enable and educate women and children.
For more information visit their website or send an email to soroptimist.costadelsol@gmail.com and follow the association on Facebook and Instagram: Soroptimist International Costa del Sol.