Become a Member – Today!

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A leading global organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy

Mission

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• Women’s rights are recognized as human rights

• Every woman is able to achieve her full potential

• Women have access to all resources and are represented in decision making positions on an equal basis with men

• No woman lives in fear of violence

Vision

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Member ValuesConviction, Commitment, Courage!

Guiding Principle

Women’s rights are human rights, essential for the development of all peoples.

Zonta International endorses the values expressed in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Conviction

Zonta’s programs, projects and actions build a better world

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Commitment

We conduct business in an honest and trustworthy way to fulfill Zonta’s mission and reach Zonta’s vision, with respect and acknowledgment of members’ diversity

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Courage

We shall not rest until we achieve

Our impact

Nearly 70 countries

30,000 committed members

Founded in 1919

2014 – 2016 Prevention of the Root Causes

through Education

Why Join ?

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Empower

Become empowered

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Zonta Empowers Women

Members

• Participate in service projects that help women achieve their potential

• Advocate Zonta’s position on women’s issues locally and internationally

• Achieve greater impact internationally by combining our voices with like-minded organizations and the United Nations

• Work with government and community leaders who share common goals

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Zonta Empowers YouMembers

• Unite with other members in world fellowship

• Connect with professionals globally who share the same passion to empower women

• Receive mentoring and leadership development organized at the local and international levels

• Discuss viewpoints and exchange ideas

• Grow as a dynamic leader in organizing projects and activities

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We Focus on Projects That Matter

• Advocacy

• International Service Program

• Zonta International Strategies to End Violence Against Women (ZISVAW)

• Educational Programs and Awards

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Advocacy – Zonta possess

General Consultative Status at

Member of The Conference of NGOsConsultative Relationship to ECOSOC

Operational relations with

Participative Status at

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Advocacy

• Members also perform local advocacy in their communities

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International Service Program

• Eliminating Obstetric Fistula in Liberia

• Towards an HIV-Free Generation in Rwanda

• Gender Responsive Schools in Vietnam

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ZISVAW*

• Delaying Early Marriage in Niger

• Voices Against Violence in 12 countries (Japan, Korea, Philippines, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Nigeria, Malawi, Zambia, India, USA, and Brazil)

*Zonta International Strategies to End Violence Against Women

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Educational Programs and Awards

Amelia Earhart Fellowship

Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship

Young Women in Public Affairs Award

Z- and Golden Z clubs

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Join us!

Together, we can accomplish more!

www.zonta.org