On Saturday, 3 December, the Clubs of Area 04 in District 27 met in Odessa. Governor Griet de Prycker and Lt. Governor Régine Deguelle visited the Area Meeting. Attendees took a stand against Violence against Women.
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Zonta Club of Berlin takes stand again VAW
On 26 November, the Zonta Club of Berlin took a stand against violence against women and raised money for the Zonta International Service Projects. Past Governor Florence Fischer and Governor Griet de Prykcer visited the club’s event while they were in Berlin to organize the 2017 District 27 Conference. Upon their arrival they went to visit the stand of Zonta Club of Berlin.
Day 16: Human Rights Day
Today is Human Rights Day, and the last day of the 16 Days of Activism. “We are very, very proud of all our clubs and members who have stood up for the rights of all women and girls globally over the last two weeks,” said President Sonja Hönig Schough. Read more in a blog post: http://bit.ly/2h0bIe0
Zonta Club of Ilocos Norte distributes banners, petitions throughout province, lights up Provincial Capitol in orange
In anticipation of the opening of the campaign, 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, the Zonta Club of Ilocos Norte, Philippines, distributed banners with the heading, “Zonta Says No to Violence Against Women,” to the two cities and 21 municipalities in the province of Ilocos Norte, to the mayors.
Included in the banners were hotline numbers to the city and municipality Women’s Desk as provided by the Philippine National Police Ilocos Norte Provincial Office through its Women and Children Protection Desk, and the numbers to the Social Welfare and Development Offices of the Province of Ilocos Norte and of each city and municipality.
The club took the opportunity to give petition letters to the mayors for their endorsement to the local council for the passing of resolutions/ordinances in support of the Sustainable Development Goal 5, under the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Added to the petition letter is the request for the support on the reinforcement of the Philippine Republic Act No. 9710, otherwise known as the “The Magna Carta of Women” that promote empowerment of women and pursue equal opportunities for women and men.
The distribution took five days to complete, taking almost all day, with many members of the club supporting the activity through their participation. The campaign received positive responses to the campaign as manifested in the display of said banners in conspicuous places around the cities and municipalities before and on the day of the start of the campaign.
Likewise, the club was able to present at some municipal council sessions and during the flag ceremony of Laoag City, the capital of Ilocos Norte, where the City Mayor and Local Council together with all the heads and members of the city government offices were present, and were given immediate affirmative replies to the petition.
The next activity to support the campaign is to make a follow-up on the petition letters and to document the display of other banners as the club requested that said banners were to be displayed as long as possible.
As requested by the Zonta Club of Ilocos Norte and Z Club of Ilocos Norte National High School and approved by Governor Imee R. Marcos, the Provincial Capitol is lit in orange. This follows the lighting of landmarks in other countries, in manifestation of their support in the campaign to put an end to violence against women and girls.
Austria Zonta clubs join to spread awareness with chocolate bars
Zonta clubs in Austria joined together to raise awareness for violence against women by distributing specially produced fair-trade chocolate.
The chocolate from renowned Austrian chocolatier Zotter not only tastes delicious, but is also a great means to inform people about Zonta and the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign (on the inside cover).
The chocolate bars are sold at Zonta charity events and through Zonta club members. Proceeds fromare donated to local projects that fight violence against women.
Day 15: Women in Conflict
Violence against women has been used in conflicts throughout the known history of man. In modern times, it has often been met with denial and silence. Zonta International calls on the United Nations and its Member States to commit to stopping violence against women in conflicts, and to find effective short-term and long-term working methods.
Zonta Club of Parker County recognized by mayor, spreads awareness
Zonta Club of Parker County, Texas, USA, received a proclamation from their city mayor Craig Swancy declaring 25 November as Zonta 16 Days Of Activism in the City of Weatherford and urged citizens to join to end violence against women and girls.
This year, the club placed eight new banners in the downtown square as well as at six different locations in Parker County to spread the work of the Zonta Says No To Violence Campaign. Club members tied orange ribbons around the trees and banners to bring awareness to the 16 Days of Activism. The club has made it a goal to create hope and to give help near and far to those who are in need.
The Zonta Club of Kungälv creates knitted art against violence
Members of the Zonta Club of Kungälv, Sweden, have knitted orange articles in different shapes and patterns during the past two 16 Days of Activism campaigns. These works of knitted art made the local people aware of the message of Zonta and Zonta Says NO. This year, the club cooperated with the municipality of Kungälv. The arts are displayed at the city hall, in Mimers High School and in the shop window of Goopy By Spot.
Zonta clubs in France work together to illuminate landmarks
Multiple Zonta clubs in France coordinated a special day to work together. The Zonta Club of Mâcon is just one of the many clubs in District 27 Area 02 that illuminated monuments or town halls in orange light to raise awareness against violence against women and to spread the Zonta Says NO message in their communities.
Day 14: Migrants
Whether migrant women are fleeing their countries of birth to escape conflict, exploitation, the after effects of natural disasters or humanitarian crises, or migrating by choice in search of greater economic opportunities, women migrants face a multitude of risks.
Nepal has long been a country of origin for labor migration and trafficking in persons, particularly women and children, for the purposes of sexual, labor and other forms of exploitation. Trafficking often takes place as part of undocumented migration and is a serious violation of human rights.
In the aftermath of the April and May 2015 earthquakes, Nepal faces a heightened risk of human trafficking and unsafe migration. Zonta International has committed US$1,000,000 to UN Women to create sustainable foundations for addressing the nexus between human trafficking and foreign labor migration of women and girls in Nepal.
Learn more at http://foundation.zonta.org/Nepal.
