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Zonta Service Programs
Zonta International is organised
administratively into four levels: international, district, area and club.
Use the hyperlinks below to find out more about the range of service
programs and awards available at each 'level' of Zonta.
Zonta International Service Programs
District 23 Service Programs
Area 3 Service Programs
Zonta Club of Perth Service Programs
Community Projects
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Preventing Mother-to-child transmission of HIV
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Zonta International Service Programs
Zonta International is associated with the
United Nations and has representation on many UN committees including the
United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Fund for
Women (UNIFEM) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Through the
Zonta International Strategies to Prevent Violence Against Women (ZISVAW)
program, Zonta International is dedicated to preventing violence against
women through service, education, awareness and advocacy.
A proportion of funds raised by clubs
around the world is used to finance International Service and ZISVAW
Projects. Projects are selected by the membership at International
Conventions held once every two years. The 2008 Convention was held in
Rotterdam and at this Convention members agreed to the following Zonta
International service projects
for the 2010-2012biennium. These projects work with UN agencies to:
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Prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Rwanda (UNICEF)
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Reduce obstetric fistula within the context of maternal and newborn health
in Liberia (UNFPA)
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Create safe cities for women in Guatemala and El Salvador (UNIFEM)
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End burns violence against women in Cambodia, Nepal
and Uganda (UNIFEM)
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Provide security and
empowerment for women and their families following the earthquake in Haiti
(UNIFEM)
More
information about these projects can be obtained from the
Zonta International web
site.
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Breast care cushion
Birthing kits in Tanzania |
District 23 Service Programs
For
administrative purposes, Zonta International is divided into 32 Districts.
All of Australia (except New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT) forms
District 23. A District Conference is held every two years and at the 2009
Conference in Ballarat, Victoria, members agreed to support two District 23 Service
Projects for the 2010-2012 biennium. The 2011 District 23 Conference will
be held in Melbourne, Victoria.
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District 23 Birthing Kit Project
that provides materials to birthing assistants in developing
countries so that women may give birth in a clean birthing environment.
A person dies every minute due to complications caused by giving birth on
the ground in unclean conditions and this AusAID funded program has helped
tens of thousands of women in many countries. The simple kits
consisting of plastic sheeting, disposable gloves, string, scalpel and
soap are made up during social workshop events and the kits posted
directly to organisations overseas that have requested them. If you would
like to make a financial contribute to this valuable project through the
Birthing Kit Foundation just download and complete the application
form.
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District 23 Breast Cushions Project
helps women recover from breast cancer
surgery by providing small specially designed cushions that fit under the
arm to improve comfort. The cushions are requested through hospitals
and many Zonta Club members either sew cushions themselves or their club
funds materials for community groups to sew the cushions. The Zonta
Club of Perth is one of a number of clubs that provides funds so the women
at Bandyup Women's Correctional Facility may sew the cushions for this
innovative project.
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Area 3 Service Programs
Each District is divided into
Areas. The Zonta Club of Perth is part of Area 3, which includes the six
clubs in Western Australia. In April/May each year an Area 3 workshop is
held for members to learn more about the activities of Zonta and on a
weekend near November 8th an Area 3 Founder's Day dinner is held to
celebrate the founding of Zonta in 1919. The hosting of the workshop
and founders day dinners is rotated around all the clubs in the area.
Whilst there are no Area 3 service programs, some awards are organised at
the area level. (See awards page).
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Albany is the destination for many o f the Zonta
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Zonta Club of Perth Service Programs
The Zonta Club of Perth actively
raises funds so it may support International and District programs and also
support local women through our own Club’s service projects, advocacy
activities and awards.
Service projects
include:
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Zonta House Refuge:
providing financial and professional support, toiletries, clothes, and
furniture to help women rebuild their lives
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Zonta Holiday Relief
Scheme: providing holidays for
needy families so they can have quality time together. Families
often stay at Rotary's Friendship House in Albany as well as other places.
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Ngarinyin Project: creating
an extraordinary friendship with the
Ngarinyin women in the
Kimberley region of WA. (See Ngarinyin page)
Advocacy activities
include supporting:
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The Women’s Legal Referral
Service that provides legal support to victims of domestic violence
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Education and information programs
about female genital mutilation to eliminate this practice in Perth
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Initiatives to make the 10th
September International Gynaecological Awareness Day.
The Zonta Club of
Perth was instrumental in developing a
Legislative Awareness and Advocacy Kit. The
publication has been adopted throughout District 23 and provides a starting
point and guide for members to advocate for the status of women worldwide.
It describes what advocacy is and provides practical tips on how to
translate intentions into actions.
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Community
Projects From
time-to-time representation is also sought from service clubs towards
community projects for example, the Zonta Club of Perth has participated
in the
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you seen the Zonta plaque at the Swan Bells? |
State Images Community Art Project
What do the Swan Bells, wine
cruises and the Perth Tram have in common with Zonta? They are all
represented at Barrack Square—a place that is fast becoming one of the most
popular tourist venues in Perth!
The
wonderful mosaic floor panels around the lake and water fountains were the
result of the State Images Community Art Project, a project that
involved Zonta International and other community groups to celebrate the
Centenary of Federation in Australia.
This
project was one of a series of initiatives to celebrate the Millennium.
Funded by Lotteries WA, the project sought to involve artists (young and
old, professional and amateur) in creating their image of their region at
the turn of the century and in turn having that image translated onto
mosaics as part of the Barrack Square development. A copy of the mosaic was
also be made for display in the home region.
Adjacent to
the mosaics are plaques for all the community groups that helped with the
project. The Zonta International plaque is on the left hand side as you
walk from the river to the bells!
So how
about this for a bit of summer fun…. visit Barrack Square and see the
mosaics, then see if you can find the “twin mosaic” on your visits to other
parts of the state! The 9
regional duplicate mosaics are located in the following places:
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Great Southern– Albany
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Gascoyne—Denham foreshore
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Kalgoorlie/Esperance—main street Kalgoorlie
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Kimberley—Derby library
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Mid
West—New Geraldton Maritime Museum
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Peel—In
garden bed near tourist bureau in Mandurah
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Pilbara—Roebourne
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South
West—Bunbury
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Wheatbelt—In
front of tourist bureau in Merredin
So next
time you visit the Square take a look at the mosaics and the Zonta plaque.
Have fun looking for the mosaic twins!
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Western Australian Centenary of Women's Suffrage
Memorial and Pavilion, King's Park and Botanic Gardens
Zonta has been recognised for its role in
supporting women in Western Australia with a bronze plaque in the precinct
of the King’s Park and Botanic Gardens memorial Pavilion. The plaque
set in a pathway leading to the pavilion reads “Zonta International working
to advance the status of women worldwide”.
Do take the time to visit the Suffrage precinct
the next time you are visiting King’s Park and find us out!
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Zonta Rose Gardens
The beauty of a single yellow rose has been a
favourite Zonta motif for more than a decade and many clubs have created
"Zonta rose gardens" as colourful ways of promoting their clubs to the
community.
The Zonta Club of Perth has
a specimen rose bush at, The Niche, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre. The
rose provides stark contrast to the native garden in which it is located,
but is easily accessible to people in wheelchairs.
The rose bush was the
brainchild of our club member Freda Jacob who has worked tirelessly to make
life easier for those with physical disabilities.
Other clubs in Western
Australia have rose gardens including Peel Region, Bunbury and Dunsborough.
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