Since 2012, our club has regularly supported particularly talented and socially committed female students at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) with the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship. Teanwhile, there are eight young women from the subjects of ethnology, physics, theology, medicine, book sciences, law, psychology and dentistry.

The scholarship holders receive 300 euros per month through the Deutschlandstipendium, of which 150 euros come from the scholarship providers and 150 euros are paid by the German state.

LMU carries out the pre-selection in terms of eligibility and our selection criteria. It also organizes the official award ceremonies, as well as networking opportunities for students among themselves and with the scholarship providers. Since 2023, LMU has been awarding a tree sponsorship in the form of an exclusive tree in the LMU forest near Landshut as a thank you for the donors' commitment. This is intended to honour the idea of sustainability, as a tree seedling is an investment in the future, just like the support of a young person through the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship.

The scholarship holders have the opportunity to take part in our club evenings at any time and thus familiarise themselves with Soroptimist International's commitment to women.

Supporting young, talented people who are socially engaged is a great pleasure and enrichment for our club -
and in our opinion also

 a good investment in the future.

A heart for pensioners
Many older people have worked all their lives, yet their pensions are barely enough to cover their basic needs. Women are particularly affected by this due to the time they spend raising children and providing care throughout their lives. For them, poverty in old age means not only financial restrictions, but often also social isolation and having to forego the little moments of happiness that make our lives worth living. A cup of coffee in their favourite café, a trip to the cinema, an ice cream or a visit to the zoo with their grandchildren, or the daily newspaper – for many senior citizens, none of this is possible anymore. 
With a monthly sponsorship of £38, we can make such moments and others possible again and give a pensioner enjoyment of life and social participation. 
Ein Herz für Rentner e.V. (A Heart for Pensioners) has made it its mission to help precisely such pensioners. The SI Club München-Schwabing would like to support this work this year and has therefore taken on a monthly sponsorship for a pensioner.
Our small contribution ensures that a pensioner can treat herself again and feel seen and valued. The ‘pocket money’ is not counted towards social benefits. 

SI Club München-Schwabing supports financially and ideally the goals of

medica mondiale

medica mondiale

We support medica mondiale financially because we are convinced that medica mondiale does meaningful and important work worldwide to help women in war and crisis areas. This is more important than ever in the current situation.

medica mondiale e.V. has been supporting women and girls in war and crisis zones who have experienced gender based violence during war for over 28 years. This non-profit organisation is currently working in 14 project countries in Africa, Asia and Europe and provides on-site help - medical, psychological, legal and economic. It also works politically to promote equality, justice and sustainable change in society.

HEROES Munich - Against repression in the name of honour

HEROES is an AWO Munich project for equal rights for men and women, in which young men from patriarchal cultures work against repression in the name of honour and for equal rights and equality for women and men.

The basic idea behind HEROES is that change must start with each individual, in families, schools and neighbourhoods.

In regular training sessions, young men deal with topics such as honour, identity, gender roles and human rights. In addition to being taught specialist knowledge, they are made more aware and empathetic, their mindsets are strengthened and they are also given plenty of space to share their personal experiences.

At the end of the training phase, they are certified as HEROES and can then offer workshops independently. As official HEROES, they visit school classes, training centres or youth facilities where they lead workshops for girls and boys

By encouraging young people to discuss concepts such as ‘honour’ (e.g. through role play), they are able to question these attitudes in society; alternative perspectives are developed and young people are encouraged to take a stand against oppression in the name of honour.

We Soroptimists support this project because we believe in a society in which everyone has the same rights - regardless of their gender.

Kifafa e.V.

SI Club Munich -Schwabing supports the Kifafa AIDS orphanage in Kendu Bay , Kenya

  For many years we have been supporting Kifafa e.V. with a sponsorship.

Kifafa e.V. was originally founded by a club sister to provide vital medical care for people with epilepsy in Kenya. Many people with epilepsy live there without any medication or other medical care. Left alone and stigmatised, they vegetate with their families in the slums of Nairobi and in rural areas.

It soon became apparent, however, that although the supply of medication was improving, the living conditions and, above all, the children's chances for a better future were not. 
So the idea of sponsorship was born and in 1995 the society Kifafa e.V.. was founded.

Over the years, the work of the society changed. In addition to the individual care of the sponsored children and the support of the sick people with medication, the construction of an orphanage for epileptic girls and female AIDS orphans in Kendu Bay on Lake Victoria was started in 2004..

Additionally, to contribute against hunger in the Kendu Bay community, a food programme for hungry children was launched in May 2009.

Today, Kifafa e.V. continues to support seven epilepsy outpatient clinics in Kenya with deliveries of free anti-epileptic drugs. The main focus of the work, however, will be Kendu Bay, where 22 sick girls are currently cared for in the orphanage and 40 children are currently fed five days a week with the additional food programme for 50 cents per lunch.

Kendu Bay will remain the centre of work in the future. Kifafa, which now employs 9 people, is one of the major employers in the region and an economically important factor for Kendu Bay.

Club sisters who have visited Kendo Bay/Kifafa were convinced and enthusiastic about the work that is done there for the girls. Even if we only make a small contribution, it helps the girls to lead a more self-determined life.