Zonta International District 29 
 Advancing the Status of Women Worldwide

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2010-2012 FOUNDATION FUNDRAISING GOALS  

During  the 2010-2012 Biennium, three projects are being supported by the International Service Program Fund

Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV and Gender-Based Violence in Rwanda

Funding: US$500,000 to UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
Women and children in Rwanda are still vulnerable to the repercussions of the genocide and war that took place 16 years ago.  Treating HIV-positive women, preventing transmission of the virus to their offspring, and ensuring access to health care and reproductive services, as well as preventing and responding to the violence awoken by the brutalization of the society during the genocide, are critical issues for the development of Rwanda and the safety of its women and children.  Building on the success of the project during the 2008-2010 Biennium, the project will continue focus on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV by providing the full range of family package services at 20 UNICEF-supported PMTCT sites throughout Rwanda during the 2010-2012  Biennium.  In addition, the project will seek to expand holistic care and services at support centers for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence to ensure access to proper medical, legal, psychosocial and police support. | PMTCT VIDEO

Safe Cities for Women Project in Guatemala City, Guatemala and San Salvador, El Salvador

Funding: US$500,000 to UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women)
In Guatemala and El Salvador, rates of urban violence and violent homicides are above the already high regional average and women are at an even greater risk of violence due to the traditionally subordinate position of women in society. During the first phase of the project, significant results were achieved in both Guatemala and El Salvador.  In Guatemala, women's organizations submitted proposals to local authorities to improve public spaces and identified insecure spaces which led to the transformation of an abandoned house to a day shelter for people living with HIV/AIDS.  In El Salvador, a map of unsafe places determined by the perceptions of local women was presented to the local authorities who are committed to implementing recommendations to make these areas safer for women.  For the next phase of the project, efforts will be focused on increasing visibility and impact by disseminating information on violence against women in the most violence districts of both cities and replicating the experience in all districts of the capital cities.  The project will also expand to incorporate the issue of violence against women in the context of HIV/AIDS. 

Elimination of Obstetric Fistula and the Reduction of Maternal and Newborn Mortality and Morbidity in Liberia

Funding: US$500,000 to UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund)
With properly trained surgeons, well-equipped facilities and the necessary aftercare, the treatment of uncomplicated obstetric fistula has a 90% success rate. The cost is a mere US$300, a small sum to many but well beyond the means of the average woman in Liberia. Building upon the experiences and progress achieved thus far, UNFPA, with Zonta's support, will continue to provide fistula treatment through the proper equipment of health care facilities and the training and capacity strengthening of health care providers to treat fistula.  The project will also continue to focus on the reintegration of survivors while raising awareness and conducting outreach among communities and health care providers about the definition, causes and treatment of obstetric fistula.

FREEDOM FROM FISTULA VIDEO
CAMPAIGN TO END FISTULA
Thank you to Catherine Hamlin
Poster (pdf)

ZISVAW PROGRAM During the 2010-2012 Biennium, two projects are being supported by the ZISVAW Fund:

Comprehensive Strategy to End Burns Violence Against Women in Cambodia, Nepal and Uganda

Funding: US$430,000 to the UN Trust Fund, administered by UNIFEM
Acid violence and other forms of burning are prevalent forms of violence against women and girls, especially in countries where regulatory monitoring and controls are weak, and where the judiciary, lawyers and police have limited knowledge on the appropriate laws to prosecute perpetrators.  Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI), the only organization working internationally on this issue, will collaborate with national Acid Survivors Foundations (ASF) in Cambodia, Nepal and Uganda to pilot an innovative and holistic community-based approach to address these forms of violence.  The project will focus on improving response from the justice, police and health sectors, mobilizing communities to monitor and advocate for the implementation of legislation reform, and encouraging individual responsibility to end this gender-based violence. 

Security and Empowerment for Women and their Families: Ensuring a Gender-Responsive Humanitarian and Early Recovery Response in Haiti

Funding: US$200,000 to UNIFEM
Haitian women carry the disproportionate burden of care for children and family; however, rigid gender roles and inequalities make women vulnerable to gender-based violence and exclusion from political decision-making.  During times of emergencies, Haitian women and girls have experienced heightened exposure to acts of violence and in particular sexual violence.  With the overall objective of ensuring a gender-responsive humanitarian and early recovery response, the project will focus on increasing the capacity to provide services to victims of gender-based violence, to deliver support for women's economic livelihoods and to promote, support and ensure women's empowerment and participation in the recovery process.

EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

In the 2010-2012 Biennium, the below education programs will be funded by your contributions to the respective Fund within Zonta International Foundation.

Amelia Earhart Fellowships (AE)

In total 700,000 USD is apportioned as 35 international awards at 10,000 USD each year of the biennium. The Fund provides monetary Fellowships to women for graduate study in aerospace-related sciences and engineering.


Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarships (JMK)

In total 184,000 USD  The program operates at the Zonta club, district and international levels. Zonta clubs provide awards for club recipients. Zonta International awards scholarships of US$1,000 each at the district level and twelve international scholarships in the amount of US$5,000 each. The Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarships are awarded annually and may be used for tuition, books or living expenses at any university, college or institution offering accredited business courses and degrees.


Young Women in Public Affairs Awards (YWPA)

In total 94,000 USD is apportioned to 32 district awards at 1,000 USD and five international awards at 3,000 USD each year of the biennium. The Award honors young women in secondary level or pre-university schools who demonstrate a commitment to leadership in public policy, government and volunteer organizations.

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