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We proudly announce our four YWLA awardees 2025 Zonta International winners 2025 Angel Akpovi, Romania, Zonta e-club London | Area 03 and Felicia Bulat, Germany, Zonta Club Oberhausen | Area 05 are two of 32 international winners - as one of the five largest districts...

Save the date | 13 July 2025 All members are welcome to join the Zonta Says NOW to Gender-Equal Climate Action Intercontinental Think Tank. Come share your ideas and gather inspiration on how we can address Gender-Equal Climate Action NOW! Read more at Zonta...

© UNODC / Laura Gil 30 July by Lydia Chaillou, UNO-Komitee UNESCO and Zonta Club Meaux 1. What is the World Day against Trafficking in Persons? The World Day against Trafficking in Persons, observed annually on 30 July, was established by the UN General Assembly to...

... in 2025 Congratulations to the following clubs and best wishes for continued prosperity and great projects! July 25 years | Zonta Club of Gouda, Netherlands, District 29 May 35 years | Zonta Club of De Baronie Breda, Netherlands, District 29 March 40 anniversary |...

© D29/Area 02 /05 On 24th May 2025, 25 Zontians from Area 02 and Area 05 met in Dortmund Phoenix West. We walked along the skywalk of the impressive blast furnace plant with an enthusiastic guide. Her explanations were not only very informative, but also amusing. The...

28 May 2025 World Menstrual Hygiene Day was established in 2014. This day was chosen taking into account the woman’s menstrual cycle (28 days) and the fifth month of the year, May, which corresponds to the average number of days in the period. MAY 28 IN YAMOUSSOUKRO...

Area 02/29 April 5th 2025 | Ratingen, Germany On April 5, 2025, 30 Zontains from 12 clubs of area 02 met in Ratingen for the area meeting. Thanks to the initiative of our Vice Area Director Antje Buch, we were able to meet in the town council chamber. The meeting...

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As you know District 29 decided to introduce a District Women in STEM scholarship for the biennium 2024 - 2026 at the District Conference in Le Havre. The scholarship is for female students in the STEM field who are still enrolled and study at university/college for...

Nominations to D29 offices are open and nominations are welcome until May 15, 2025. Elections will be held at the District Conference in Essen October 3 through 5, 2025. At a time like this when women's rights are being reduced in countries around the world and what...

Copenhagen, Denmark | 2. - 4. May 2025 A first short review of a wonderful Zonta European Interdistrict Seminar com 2-4 May 2025 in Copenhagen.Thanks to the organisers from District 13. A total of 350 participants registered for this seminar, including many Zontians...

The Committee “NGOs as advocates for gender equality and women’s rights” invites to the webinar: 'Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality: A New Perspective' Rethinking Masculinity: What prevents men from engaging in gender equality? This webinar flips the...

On 8 March, International Women’s Day, Zonta International joins the global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The Zonta community also marks 8 March as Zonta Rose Day, a time to reflect on past achievements and honor...

Equal rights, opportunities, power and security for women and girls everywhere © UNWomen, Zonta District 29 International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8 , is an opportunity to mobilize and call for action and the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and...

8 March 2025 30th anniversary of the 1995 World Conference on Women in Beijing Under the aegis of the UN, the Beijing Conference produced a political declaration accompanied by a program of action adopted by 189 countries, a veritable road map for achieving twelve...

10th European Interdistrict Seminar Copenhagen 20252nd – 4th May 2025 Good news! Status April 7 2025 The organisers have managed to get a larger auditorium (for 500 instead of 300 people). This means that tickets are now available again! Interested parties can...

February 20/21 th 2025 by Lydia Lydia Chaillou | Foundation Ambassador D 29 Area 1 | Coordinator NGO -UNESC0  Photo: UNESCO © Lucy Brown/Shutterstock.com February 21, 2025 International Mother Language Day, celebrated on 21st February, is a global observance...