Soroptimist International-Rogue Valley offers Women's Opportunity Award
Since 1972, Soroptimist has been helping women the world over reclaim their dreams through the Women’s Opportunity Awards program.This program provides cash grants to women who are working to better their lives through additional skills training and education.
You are eligible to apply if you:
Are a woman with primary financial responsibility for yourself and your dependants;
Are attending an undergraduate degree program or a vocational skills training program;
Have financial need;
Live in the Rogue Valley.
The videos below relate to Kimberly Thomson, our WOA winner in 2009, who also won Regional & Federation awards.
Are you trying to improve life for yourself and your family?
Are you going back to school?
Do you need financial assistance to complete your education?
SOROPTIMIST clubs of the Rogue Valley are looking for qualified women to consider for this year's Women's Opportunity Award. Click on the image in the upper right for more information and an application.
#1. Is Kimberly telling her story. Kimberly won the Women's Opportunity Award locally and then went on to win additional awards from the Northwestern Region and from the Federation, SI-Americas.
#2. SI-Americas President Cathy talks about the impact the Soroptimist Women's
Opportunity Awards has on women. This address was during the WOA awards lunch at the Biennial Convention in
San Francisco last summer in San Francisco. Cathy explains the award and how it is an example of our mission in improving the lives of Women and Girls. She ends with a quote from Kimberly.
Improving the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world.
