• Funds the charitable and

education programs of

Zonta International.

• Contributions go entirely to

program support and

development.

• Zonta International

membership dues support

operating expenses.

• Clubs are requested to give

1/3 of funds raised to ZIF

Zonta International Foundation

Funding

Zonta

Clubs

Zonta

Members

Friends

of Zonta

2016-2018 Fundraising Goal

US$5,376,000

2016-2018 Fundraising Goal

US$5,376,000

International Service

$2,000,000

ZISVAW* $2,000,000

Education $1,076,000

Rose Fund $300,000

*ZISVAW: Zonta International Strategies to End Violence Against Women

International Service

Projects

2016-18

Goals:

• Help eliminate obstetric and

traumatic fistula

• Reduce maternal mortality,

morbidity and sexual

violence against women

Eliminating Obstetric Fistula in Liberia

• Improve overall health and

socioeconomic status of

women and girls and

empower them

economically

• Three-prong approach:

– Prevention

– Treatment

– Rehabilitation and

reintegration

• Since Zonta began supporting

the project:

– 1,079 women and girls have

been surgically treated

– 240 survivors have been

rehabilitated

Eliminating Obstetric Fistula in Liberia

• Improve the health and socio-economic status of more than

500 women and young girls

• Achieve a 25 percent reduction in the occurrence of obstetric

and traumatic fistula

• Treat 500 women and girls living with fistula

• Increase knowledge of obstetric fistula in 50 communities

• Improve capacity of 50 local health practitioners

• Eight specialist doctors trained in fistula management and care

Eliminating Obstetric Fistula in Liberia

2016-2018 Expected Outcomes

Goals:

• Create opportunities for vulnerable and excluded girls to

realize their rights to an education in a secure and

protective environment.

• Promote a common vision of investing in junior secondary

education for girls as an entry point for equilty

Let Us Learn Madagascar: An Integrated

Program for Adolescent Girls

The program is focused on

three pillars:

• Reaching out of school

children

• Expanding girls’ education

• Improving quality

outcomes for learners

Let Us Learn Madagascar: An Integrated

Program for Adolescent Girls Process

Let Us Learn Madagascar: An Integrated

Program for Adolescent Girls Process

Expected Outcomes: • 1,042 post-primary teachers

receive training

• 600 students receive catch-

up classes

• 1,000 households receive

conditional cash transfers for

a two-year period

• Four classrooms are

rehabilitated and constructed

with appropriate facilities

• 50 percent of girls in school

know about protection

services that are available

ZISVAW Projects

2016-18

Delaying Early Marriage in Niger

Goals:

• To reduce early marriage and

early pregnancy in critical mass

of communities in all regions of

Niger

• Interventions are planned on

three levels:

– Adolescent girls

– Community

– National

Photo | What Took You So Long

Delaying Early Marriage in Niger

• The program is designed to

build the health, social and

economic assets of adolescent

girls’ for their empowerment, to

arm them to protect themselves

against early and forced

marriage and early pregnancy.

Photo | What Took You So Long

Delaying Early Marriage in Niger

With an average cost of US$85 per girl, Zonta’s contribution

will enable approximately 11,000 adolescents to participate

in the program from 2016-2018.

Photo | What Took You So Long

The Future We Want: Creating

Sustainable Foundations for Addressing

Human Trafficking and Unsafe Migration

of Women and Girls in Nepal Goal:

• Create sustainable

foundations for

addressing the

connection between

human trafficking and

foreign labor migration of

women and girls in Nepal

Addressing Human Trafficking and

Unsafe Migration of Women and Girls in

Nepal Strategies:

• Enhance evidence base through

mapping report of underlying risk

factors for women in selected

districts

• Engage in public awareness

campaigns

• Enhance technical skills,

including financial literacy for job

placement and/ or

entrepreneurship development

Addressing Human Trafficking and

Unsafe Migration of Women and Girls in

Nepal Progress

Expected Outcomes:

• Legislative and policy framework that addresses

connection between trafficking and migration with Nepal’s

international and national commitments is in place and

effectively implemented

• A reduction in incidents of trafficking linked to foreign labor

migration of women

Educational

Projects

2016-18

Amelia Earhart Fellowship Fund

US$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 Award

US$144,000

• 10 international awards of US$4,000 each

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

6% 5% 4% 6% 12%

As of 9/30/2016

District 15

What Can We Do?

Donate Today

Donate to one of the following Funds:

- Amelia Earhart Fellowship

- Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship

- Young Women in Public Affairs Award

- International Service

- ZISVAW

- Rose

Campaigns and Giving Opportunities

Important Dates

• ZISVAW Campaign (October)

• Every Member Every November

• Amelia Earhart Month (January)

• Zonta Rose Day/ International Women’s

Day (March)

• Convention recognition - 30 April 2018

• Annual Report recognition – 31 May

• End of fiscal year – 31 May

• Celebrating successful events

• Honor milestone anniversaries

• Memorials when Zontians or their

family members pass away

Memorials and Honorary

Gifts

Join the District 15

10,000% Club

100% Club donations

100% Individual donations

Zonta International Foundation

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