The Zonta Club of Liestal, Switzerland, hosted an information booth on 28 November to make people aware of Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women.
The booth was set up in the center of Liestal, and club members distributed cards with an emergency number for women concerned. They also handed out small bottles of disinfectant with labels spreading the message to stop violence against women.
Zontians from District 31 gathered in Changhua County, Taiwan to participate in the child care and new emigration activities on 29 November.
In addition to caring for people with physical and mental disabilities, members from District 31 organized with Changhua New Residents Development Association to hold the Asian Food Cooking Competition, encouraging the new emigrate residents in Taiwan to improve their economic abilities, self confidence and respect multiculturalism.
For the event, which took place during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Zontians dressed in orange shirts and shouted, “Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women” as they marched.
Through service and advocacy, from awareness to action, the team showed orange power to arouse the attention for standing against gender-based violence and work together to maintain the harmony and progress in Taiwan.
Due to being in lockdown through 21 December to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon in Canada had to change their plans to engage in the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign.
Canceling their poster campaign because of the lockdown, the club is posting on their social media accounts daily, focusing on gender-based violence and human trafficking.
Local leaders such as Caldeon Mayor Allan Thompson, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and the Peel Regional Police have participated in the social media campaign.
The Zonta Club of Parma, Italy, organized an online interview with Sonia Montegiove, one of the 100 most influential women in the digital space, as part of its Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign.
Topics included the gender pay gap, gender inequality and gender violence. Sonia was interviewed by Matilde Perego, third-year medical student at the University of Pavia, and Allegra Semenzato, third-year student at the International Relations and Organizations Faculty at Leiden University.
The interview was broadcasted via Facebook Live on 21 November.
| The Zonta clubs of Area 5 in District 30 illuminated iconic buildings in the color of orange on 25 November as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. |
As part of efforts to commemorate Zonta International’s 101st birthday and mark the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism and Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign, the Zonta clubs of Lagos I, Ibadan I and II and the Zonta e-Club of West Africa organized an online dialogue titled “From Awareness to Accountability.”
The theme is apt considering how significant happenings in 2020 has played out with the COVID19 pandemic, #StateofEmergencyonGBV, #EndSARS Protests and other campaigns pushing for awareness and accountability on multiple issues.
The two-hour virtual event included keynote speakers and a three-person panel.
The Zonta Club of Roma Parioli III, Italy, conducted their Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign via social media.
On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the club posted the above photo on their Twitter and Facebook pages with a message about gender-based violence and the 16 Days of Activism. The club hopes this will bring attention and awareness to the issue of violence against women and to Zonta.
Following last year’s campaign, the Zonta Club of Punta del Este-Maldonado, Uruguay, is supported by the Navy Coast Guard men of their city. The campaign was shown on local TV channels and all media.
The Zonta Club of Pampanga in the Philippines organized a Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women mall event featuring the four participating high schools and some Indigenous children of Pampanga, performing “Break the Silence, Stop the Violence” dance interpretation, sending the message to more than 300 spectators the club invited to join in the campaign.
Eight like-minded groups have enjoined showing support of the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign.
The event was sponsored and supported by the local government unit and SM City ClarkMall as the venue of this activity.
Also during this event, the club has honored and recognized the 3 Centennial Champion Awardees who have been part of Zonta’s advocacy and service projects in this biennium. Three organizations were also given Centennial Community Awards for the cooperation and assistance of Zonta’s campagin on ending child marriage.
The Zonta Says NO Campaign for the Zonta clubs of Bombay I and Bombay III, District 25, commenced on 4 December with members of both the clubs saying no to violence against women and child marriage.
The students of Lady Engineer School, both girls and boys in ninth and tenth grade classes participated in the program. Club members showed a video of Kirti Bharti of Saarthi Trust, who is a warrior against child marriage and interviews of girls rescued from child marriage and now leading a better life. These depicted the ill effects of child marriage and created social awareness.
Next, slides were projected with various captions saying no to violence and child marriage and advocating for the protection and safety of women.
The students were asked to share their views and it was nice to see the boys equally and enthusiastically participating along with the girls.
Two dances were performed by the students. One depicted violence against women, particularly rape and how to fight it and the second focused on women’s empowerment.
A pledge was taken by the students, teachers and Zonta members to stop violence and child marriage whenever and wherever witnessed or heard. The session ended with the dance participants receiving certificates of appreciation.
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