POOLE Soroptimists are currently welcoming applicants to their new funding scheme called Grants for Girls.
Many young women in the Poole area undertake voluntary work both near to home and far away.
With this in mind Poole Soroptimists want to encourage these activities which so often widen young women’s understanding of other cultures and inspire their professional future.
Applicants are to be aged between 17 and 25 years and have a permanent residential address within the Borough of Poole.
The idea of awarding a grant annually was created following a donation made to a Poole based young lady in the summer of 2010 who was undertaking voluntary work at a Tanzanian orphanage.
Work can be undertaken anywhere in the world and meet with Soroptimist criteria.
Closing date for applications is January 31.
For more information please contact enquiries@sipoole.org.uk or write to or write to Soroptimist International Poole, Grants for Girls, PO Box 7234, Broadstone, Dorset BH18 0BB.
PENNY BARTLETT, Press officer, Soroptimist International of Poole
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