Zonta District 4

 

We Empower Women

ZONTA INTERNATIONAL IS A LEADING GLOBAL ORGANIZATION OF PROFESSIONALS EMPOWERING WOMEN WORLDWIDE THROUGH SERVICE AND ADVOCACY.

District 4 is a District of “Firsts”-first Club (Buffalo) in 1919 and first International Club (Toronto) in 1927.

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Building for Our Future

Online Learning Sessions 2020

 

Saturday, August 15, 2020 – Online Learning Session 4

9:00 – 11:00 AM

Registration open from August 1 -12, 2020

District 4 Membership Development

with

Sheena Poole, D4 Membership Chair

Celebrate Zonta & D4 Online!

July 4 – 8, 2020 Chicago, IL

Call to Conference Sept. 2021

Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

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Governor’s November Message

  Dear Zontians, It’s a pleasure to be writing to you on this eve of Thanksgiving (in the US - as our Canadians already celebrated in October). We certainly have a lot to be grateful for in District 4. Our Centennial Biennium is a busy & exciting one already. In...

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Visiting the UN

    Zonta and the United Nations Visiting the United Nations is always a great opportunity for Zonta members. In the past, many of our members had taken advantage of the League of Women Voters New York State (LWVNYS) UN Day which has been held in November....

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Sophie Grégoire Trudeau marks International Day of the Girl

CTVNews.ca Staff Published Thursday, October 11, 2018 10:40PM EDT To mark International Day of the Girl on Thursday, Plan International Canada urged Canadians to challenge the norms of gender inequality. “We’re having more and more honest conversations on the topic of...

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Zonta International & District 4

Mission & Vision

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Zonta International is a leading global organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy.

Vision

Zonta International envisions a world in which women’s rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential.

In such a world, women have access to all resources and are represented in decision making positions on an equal basis with men.

In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence.

Various advocacy campaigns to bring awareness to ending gender violence.

Service projects such as assembly of birthing kits for women in developing countries.

Club celebrate and host special events to bring attention to women’s issues and to raise funds for local and global initiatives.

Over 719 Members,

33 clubs,

15 Z Clubs &

1 Golden Z Club

Locally & Globally

Empowering Women

Service & Advocacy

Members in District 4 offer service and advocacy to both their local and international communities through a wide range of service projects and events.  Our members regularly support functions to acknowledge International Women’s Day and Zonta Rose Day, on the 8th March, and United Nations International Day for the Elimination of violence against women, November 25th.

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Welcome

Governor Janice Durmis
District 4 Governor
2020 - 2022

Governor’s Desk

Welcome to the 2020-2022 Biennium!

Message: ZI President Sharon and UNICEF USA

Ending child marriage ZI resources now available for members

Photo: ©UNICEF_UN0331598_Das

22 October 2019

Zonta International is committed to ending child marriage. The new Ending Child Marriage Tools page includes information about child marriage, toolkits and resources to help clubs and individual members in their efforts.

Zontian Issue July 2020

ZI Centennial Anniversary Biennium in Pictures

Follow District 4

ZC of Buffalo Film “Marian de Forest: Spirit of Zonta”

D4 Communications

D4 Archived Monthly Posts

Tony Dean, Canadian Senator, stood in the Senate today to recognize Zonta and the Amelia Earhart fellowship.

Statement on the 100th Anniversary of Zonta Clubs

On June 6, 2019, Canadian Senator Tony Dean acknowledges Zonta, its importance, and the work being done.  Senator’s Dean’s statement.

Let Us Learn Madagascar

Ending Child Marriage

ZI has committed to support the UNICEF/UNFPA Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage.

A different road to take: Ending child marriage

ZI Governing Documents 2018

Zonta District 4