The power of finding your voice at an early age is inspiring to us all.
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Milena: Building a Path for Herself and Her Children
This is part of our series celebrating the award winners for 2026.
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Nagham Alyousef: Leading with Strength, Compassion and Purpose
This is part of our series celebrating the award winners for 2026.
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Khatira Daryabi: Courage, Education and Her Freedom Story
This is the first of our series celebrating our award winners for 2026.
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Our Annual Awards Event
On March 28th, we celebrated our award recipients and meet members of our club. Here's how it went!
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Growth and Purpose
Reflections on Growth and Purpose: Annelise van der Veen’s Journey Through the Soroptimist House for Women Project At HAVAN’s Agents of Change: Women Building Women event on October 16, Annelise van der Veen of Purpose Driven Development, shared how her work on the Soroptimist House for Women became both a professional milestone and a deeply personal journey. Initiated by Soroptimist International of Vancouver, this project continues to inspire collaboration and mentorship in the construction and development community. Annelise spoke about her first mentor, Carla Guerrera, whose vision to help non-profit organizations navigate development projects became the foundation of Purpose Driven Development’s mission. When Annelise first met Carla, she saw…
