Zonta District 14

Welcome and Greetings from the Governor

Dear Guests,

Welcome on the Zonta International District 14 Website! You will find valuable information and resources at your fingertips! Come back often – even just to browse.

District 14 is one of 32 districts of the worldwide operating relief organisation Zonta International. Within this organisation we are one of the most multicultural districts and are divided into five areas with altogether 47 clubs. Our clubs are located in Southern Germany (Bavaria and Thuringia), Austria, Northern Italy (South-Tyrol), Hungary, Croatia, Greece and Cyprus.

Zonta International is a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide. Zonta, established in 1919 in Buffalo, New York, USA, has more than 33.000 members in over 1230 clubs in 67 countries and geographic areas. The Zonta International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Zonta International, raises and oversees funds to support and promote Zonta’s global service programs. Local Zonta Club Projects are chosen by each Zonta Club to promote the status of women, reflect United Nations emphases and serve the needs of the local community.

If you would like to support our mission, search for the Zonta Club closest to your home town or contact the Governor.

Hela Prosteder

Governor

Here is some further information on our work to advance the status of women worldwide:

Zonta has Consultative Status with the: United Nations Economic and Social Council ECOSOC, United Nations Fund for Children UNICEF, United Nations Development Fund for Women UNIFEM, International Labour Organisation ILO, and Council of Europe. Zonta maintains operational relations with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO, and maintains representatives at United Nations sites in Geneva, New York, Paris and Vienna.

International Service Projects are adopted by delegates to Zonta’s Biennial Conventions. Past funding through the Foundation International Service Fund has helped UNIFEM improve the health, educational and economic status of women in more than 20 developing countries. Our support for UNICEF has helped to reduce Female Genital Mutilation in Burkina Faso and Neonatal and Maternal Tetanus in Nepal and Afghanistan. Support for the STAR (Strategies, Training, Advocacy, Resources) Network of World Learning, has helped develop efforts to prevent the trafficking of women and girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina, support for the Afghan Institute of Learning provided educational opportunities and access to healthcare for women and girls, and support for CARE International Micro credit and Health Education project for HIV/AIDS-affected Women Mata Masu Dubara in Niger, etc. During the 2008-2010 Biennium, Zonta will provide support for Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Rwanda in cooperation with UNICEF; for the Save Cities for Women Project in Guatemala and San Salvador with UNIFEM; for Reduction of Obstetric Fistula in Liberia within the context of Maternal and Newborn Health with UNFPA.

Education, Leadership and Youth Development. The Amelia Earhart Fellowship Awards for graduate study in aerospace-related sciences and engineering, established in 1938 to honor the famed pilot and Zontian, have awarded more than US$ 7 million for more than 1200 Fellowships to women worldwide. The Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship program enables young women to pursue university level studies in business management. The Young Women in Public Affairs Award program is designed to encourage more young women to engage in public service. Z Clubs for high school students and Golden Z Clubs for college and university students encourage leadership skills development, career exploitation and service.

Zonta International Strategies to Prevent Violence against Women (ZISVAW) provides grants to UN Agencies or recognised NGOs for projects that seek to change personal and/or political knowledge, attitudes and behaviour contributing to gender-based violence.

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Imke Smekal

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