© Zonta District 3 2015
Service
The Zontians of District 3 provide to both the International Service Projects and assist their
communities through a variety of local service projects, many of which are aligned with
improving the human rights of women.
International Service
International Service Program
Zonta International Strategies to End Violence Against Women Program
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Ending Child Marriage: A Programme to Accelerate Global Action
Local Service
The clubs of District 3 provide local service to their communities along the east coast of the
United States from New York through Southern Virginia. One Club contributes to Adelaide’s
Place, where homeless women are provided day care for their children; another participated in
and donated to the Donna Darrien Sickle Cell Awareness Walk. One more club attended a local
Candlelight Vigil to honor and remember Victims of Domestic Violence, sponsored by Domestic
Violence Services of Cumberland and Perry Counties (DVSCP). Several Maryland clubs attend
yearly the Maryland Domestic Violence Memorial. A very busy club in New York donated a large
amount of new clothing for rape victims through the NuHealth SAFE/SANE program, and donated
personal care items to the Department of Social Services homebound Program. Another New
York club donated stuffed toys and toiletries to “Bridges of Hope”, a women-led program for
low-income single women and their children in Staten Island Public Housing projects. A New
Jersey club gave 3 scholarships to single mothers going to school, a grant to the Bergen County
Volunteer Center’s “Mentoring Mom’s” Program and another club provides grants to the Women’s
Rights Information Center and the York Street Project, a shelter for homeless women and their
children. A Maryland club worked with the Family Crisis Center, a local shelter for women
victims of domestic violence and their children; another Maryland club sponsored an Annual
RAVE (Rape and Violence Eradication) Walk which raised money and educated more than 150
walkers on the problem of violence against women in their community. Another Maryland club
provides material for Chrysalis House, a recovery program for women with addictions, and stuffs
bags for Women in Prison to help with their reentry into society. One Virginia club sponsored
a Food Pantry to help the victims of domestic violence for the county Domestic Violence Action
Center, and another supported the Final Salute Support program which was established to assist
female veterans that are faced with homelessness who often have other issues such as PTSD
and sexual abuse that make transition into independent living difficult. Service provided by
these clubs, as well as the other clubs of District 3. make a difference in the lives of women
and children in their communities.
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The most pervasive and least recognized human rights violation worldwide, gender-based
violence affects women and girls of every race, class, culture, ethnicity, age and country.
Zonta International strives to promote and protect the human rights of all women and
girls and reduce the incidences of violence against them. Through funding from the Zonta
International Foundation, the Zonta International Strategies to End Violence Against
Women (ZISVAW) Program has provided more than US$5.5 million to support projects to
prevent and end violence against women and girls in 42 countries.
During the 2018-2020 Biennium, one project is being supported by the ZISVAW Fund:
To learn more about ZISVAW and the projects being funded this biennium, click here
Since Zonta International was founded in 1919, Zontians have been passionate about
empowering women in developing countries through international service. In the more
than 90 years since its first international service project was funded, Zonta International
has contributed nearly US$15.5 million to projects benefiting women in 37
countries.Through funding from the Zonta International Foundation, the Zonta
International Service Program has provided training, education, health, sanitation,
agricultural and micro-credit assistance to women, primarily through projects implemented
by the agencies of the United Nations and other recognized non-governmental
organizations.During the 2018-2020 Biennium, two projects are being supported by the
International Service Fund:
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Let Us Learn Madagascar: An Integrated Program for Adolescent Girls
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Eid bi Eid (Hand in Hand): Support to the resilience and empowerment of Syrian
refugee and vulnerable Jordanian women
To learn more about the International Service Program and the projects being funded this
biennium, click here.