Zonta International
The Zonta Club of Metropolitan Dunedin is a member of Zonta International, a global organisation of women working together to advance the status of all women worldwide through service and advocacy. With more than 31,000 members belonging to more than 1,200 Zonta Clubs in 64 countries and geographic areas, Zontians all over the world volunteer their time, talents and support to local and international service projects, as well as scholarship programmes aimed at fulfilling Zonta’s mission and objectives.
OBJECTIVES
- To improve the legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional status of women at the global and local level through service and advocacy.
- To work for the advancement of understanding, goodwill and peace through a world-wide fellowship.
- To promote justice and universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
- To be united internationally to foster high ethical standards, to implement service programs, and to provide mutual support and fellowship for members who serve their communities, their nations, and the world.
Zonta International, its districts and its clubs are nonsectarian and nonpartisan.
To find out more about what projects are being supported this biennium, head to www.zonta.org.
Zonta International Foundation
Zonta International Foundation (ZIF), the official charitable foundation of Zonta International, advances and sustains Zonta’s global service and advocacy programs.
Every biennium, ZIF provides more than US$5 million for programs and projects that benefit thousands of women around the world. Through the Foundation, Zonta International helps women and girls overcome gender barriers to educational and professional advancement; provides opportunities for women to earn higher wages and achieve economic independence; ensures that women and children have access to quality, affordable health care; and strives to end violence against women and help survivors rebuild their lives.
The Zonta International Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization supported solely by contributions from Zonta clubs, Zontians and friends of Zonta International around the globe who share a commitment to advancing the status of women worldwide.
Thousands of children in Madagascar receive education because of Zonta’s support.
Zonta International Foundation Awards and Funds:
- Amelia Earhart Fellowships.
- Jane M Klausman Business Scholarships
- Young Women in Public Affairs Scholarships
- Rose Foundation
- ZISVAW, (Zonta International Strategies to Eradicate Violence Against Women & Children). Now including the anti-trafficking of women and children in Bosnia and Herzegovina project
- Rose Fund
- Endowment Fund
Membership dues collected by Zonta International support the operating expenses of Zonta International and the Zonta International Foundation. Contributions to the Zonta International Foundation go entirely to program support and development.
The word “Zonta” is derived from a Lakota word, a language of the Native-American Sioux peoples, meaning honest and trustworthy. It was adopted in 1919 to symbolize the combined qualities of honesty and trust, inspiration and ability to work together for service and world understanding.
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