Zonta International is a worldwide service organization of professionals working together to advance the status of women.  Founded in 1919 in Buffalo, New York, there are now 1,100 Zonta clubs chartered by Zonta International, with more than 26,000 individuals in 64 countries. Clubs are nonpartisan and nonsectarian.

Zonta International’s story is woven from a rich fabric of empowerment and progressive change.  In 2019, we celebrated our 100th anniversary and the milestones that made us the organization we are today.

Mission

Zonta International is a leading global organization of individuals working together to build a better world for women and girls.

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.

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