Programme BPA Nominations are now Open
Nominations are now open!. Nominate a project or advocacy action which your club undertook during 2024,
Your report must have been submitted to the SISEAP Programme database and have been approved.
Applications close on the 1st of April 2025.
Awards are open for each of the 8 objectives and Award recipients will be announced at the Federation Meeting in May 2025
Information to Members
Soroptimist International South East Asia Pacific, Best Practice Awards are a celebration of the work of Clubs throughout the Federation. It achnowledges expertise in the planning and process of creating an effective project.
It serves also as an inspiration to other Clubs of what can be achieved with careful planning and can stimulate a willingness to undertake something different and challenging in their own Clubs.
The Programme Best Practice Awards (BPA's) are an annual award. These awards are presented yearly at the Federation Meeting.
There is an award presented for each of the 8 Objectives. Follow this link to view the Objectives.
The Process
Clubs are able to nominate a chosen project for one or more objective.
The chosen project must have been submitted to the Programme Database and have been approved. The chosen project will have been allocated what is known as a PFR No. This number must be included in the application.
The Programme Team will call for Nominations around January / February of each year. Please watch out for the link to the nomination form in the Latest News section of the Programme Members area, it will also be publicised in the eSPAN. Additionally Programme Zone coordinators will also encourage Clubs to submit a project for nomination.
Members of the Programme team and at times independent judges will be appointed to judge the applications.
The questions on the application form are weighted, this assists with the judging process.
An document example (99 KB) of a BPA application form can be viewed here, please note that these questions may change slightly each year.
Winning a Best Practice Award is a valued reward for a Soroptimist Club initiating a project or advocacy work which has benefited their community and contributed to the improvement in the lives of women and girls.
Additional Resource Material
document SMART Tasks Template for Project Planning(49 KB)
document How to prepare a successful BPA Nomination(488 KB)
Previous Best Practice Award Winners
