Governing document SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL MEDWAY AND MAIDSTONE CIO
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 24 Mar 2026
Charitable objects
1 TO PROMOTE EITHER DIRECTLY OR BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT OF OTHERS INCLUDING CLUB MEMBERS: (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAVING LIVES; (C) THE RELIEF AND/OR PREVENTION OF POVERTY; (D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; (E) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS; (I) RELIEVING NEED AMONG VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; (II) RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS REDRESS E.G. MODERN DAY SLAVERY; (III) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE, RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, AND PROMOTING SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; (IV) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY. 2 TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEERING IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN 1 AMONGST INDIVIDUAL CLUB MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. IN EACH CASE (1 AND 2 ABOVE) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ACROSS THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS TO ADVANCE THEIR STATUS, POSITION AND ROLE IN SOCIETY WHERE CURRENTLY UNEQUAL OR DISADVANTAGED (?THE OBJECTS?).