Zonta International FoundationChange a life today!

• Funds the charitable and education programs of Zonta International.

• Contributions go entirely to program support and development.

• Zonta International membership dues support operating expenses.

Zonta International Foundation Funding

2014-2016 Fundraising GoalUS$5,306,000

Interna-tional

Service $2,044,00

0 ZISVAW* $1,986,00

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Education $1,076,00

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Rose Fund $200,000

*ZISVAW: Zonta International Strategies to End Violence Against Women

2014 - 2016Prevention of Root Causes Through Education

Goals:• Help eliminate obstetric

and traumatic fistula

• Reduce maternal mortality, morbidity and sexual violence against women

Eliminating Obstetric Fistula in LiberiaUS$600,000

• Improve health and socio-economic status of more than 400 women and girls

• 100 inoperable fistula survivors will be identified and empowered by 2016

• A pilot revolving fund loan scheme increased health facility delivery from 5 percent of the clinic’s area population to 25 percent.

• Procured and distributed essential drugs and medical supplies for maternal health services.

• 20 fistula survivors were trained to serve as advocates.

Eliminating Obstetric Fistula in Liberia Progress

Goals:

• Contribute to a nation free of AIDS and build an HIV-free generation.

• Support the national scale-up strategy for One Stop Centers.

• Invest in community-based prevention of violence.

• Improve access to HIV prevention and care in underserved and vulnerable populations.

• Strengthen national capacity for programming for HIV-positive adolescents and HIV health systems.

HIV-Free Generation in Rwanda

• Empower women and girls to protect and claim their rights to safety and dignity.

HIV-Free Generation in Rwanda Progress

• Increased number of health facilities providing Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission services

• Reduction in new pediatric HIV infections

• Adolescent friendly services are now a key component of the program with more than 7,000 beneficiaries, aged 10-19 years

• 109 health workers in 32 clinics received training, expected to benefit more than 2,000 pregnant women and families annually

Gender Responsive Schools in VietnamUS$644,000

Goals:

• Create a school environment for adolescents that is free from gender-based violence.

• Promote gender equal norms and respond to gender-based violence in and around 20 schools in Hanoi.

• Actively engage adolescent school children in preventing and responding to school-related gender-based violence.

Gender Responsive Schools in Vietnam Progress

• Plan Vietnam has trained 450 youth leaders on leadership and innovative communication skills.

• As a result, 20 school-wide events were successfully initiated on school-related gender-based violence and were covered by 36 local newspapers and radio programs.

• The project trained 500 teachers, giving them knowledge on gender and gender-based violence.

Delaying Early Marriage in NigerUS$1,000,000

Goals:

• Reduce early marriage and early pregnancy.

• Reach 25,000 adolescent girls; 400,000 members of their community will benefit.

• Adolescents will develop health, social, and economic assets; know their rights; be safer and have a protection against violence; and more.

Delaying Early Marriage in Niger Progress

Pilot Phase Update: November 2014 • The girls improved their health knowledge and changed their health-seeking behavior.

• The girls now aim for autonomy and have enhanced their financial capacities.

• The girls know how to be heard and they want to be heard.

• The girls say no to early and forced marriage.• Parents change their perceptions of their girls.• Dialogue starts in communities.

Voices Against ViolenceUS$986,000

Goals:

• Prevent and reduce gender discrimination and violence against women and girls.

• Develop action plans for participants to roll out the curriculum.

• Increase engagement of young people in prevention of gender stereotypes, discrimination and violence.

• Enhance participants’ understanding of the safety measures to deliver the curriculum.

Voices Against Violence Progress

• The first of four regional workshops was held in Pune, India, in December 2014, where 48 trainers (from seven countries) participated.

• Each trainer is expected to run national trainings that will train an additional 30 leaders in their home countries to deliver the Voices Against Violence curriculum to young people, ages 5 to 25 years.

Amelia Earhart Fellowship FundUS$700,000 US$700,000

• 35 US$10,000 Fellowships are awarded each year to recipients from all over the world

Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship Fund

US$232,000

• 12 international scholarships of US$7,000 each

• 32 district/region scholarships of US$1,000 each

Young Women in Public Affairs AwardUS$144,000

• 10 international awards of US$4,000 each

• 32 district/region awards of US$1,000 each

Donate Today

Donate to one of the following:

• Amelia Earhart Fellowship• Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship• Young Women in Public Affairs• International Service• ZISVAW• Rose Fund

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