On November 13 members of ZCGS sponsored a Saturday Girl’s Night In at the Sacramento
Area Emergency Housing Center. We provided pizza and drinks plus all of the materials
needed for a fun and inter-active evening of collaging. Our suggested theme was “Things
that make you Happy. Most of the women participated
and all of us had a wonderful time.
If you are interested in donating to the SAEHC here
are some of the items needed by the shelter:
sheets, blankets, towels, toothpaste, shampoo/
conditioner (the ones from hotels are perfect), laundry
soap, feminine hygiene products, women’s underwear,
socks and bras (new), paper goods, diapers and children’s puzzles and games.
Monday, December 13 we will be at the St. John’s Women and Children’s Shelter. Since this
is our first visit we opted for preparing and serving dinner to the estimated 120 women and
children. St. John’s Mission: to support homeless women and children to advance to a point of crisis to a position of self-sufficiency.
Showing posts with label women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women. Show all posts
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Update on 2010-2012 Zonta International Service Projects
After four months in the new biennium, we would like to update you on the status of our international projects and respond to some inquiries about promotional material.
As you remember at the 2010 ZI convention, we agreed to the proposed International Service and ZISVAW projects for the 2010–2012 Biennium. As a result, Zonta International Foundation (ZIF) entered into negotiations with the UN agencies which will manage the projects.
ZIF has been negotiating with the three UN agencies concerned and has reached agreement with UNICEF for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Gender-Based Violence in Rwanda project.
The remaining four projects:
• Elimination of Obstetric Fistula and the Reduction of Maternal and Newborn Mortality and Morbidity in Liberia UNFPA
• Safe Cities for Women in Guatemala City, Guatemala and San Salvador, El Salvador UNIFEM part of UN Women
• Comprehensive Strategy to End Burns Violence against Women in Cambodia, Nepal and Uganda UN Trust Fund/UNIFEM part of UN Women
• Security and Empowerment for Women and their Families: Ensuring a Gender-Responsive Humanitarian and Early Recovery Response in Haiti UNIFEM part of UN Women
are to be delivered by UNIFEM part of UN Women and UNFPA. UNIFEM is in the midst of a merger into the new UN Women organization which has delayed negotiations. We are still in negotiations with UNFPA for the obstetric fistula project.
ZIF, exercising its fiduciary responsibility, will not make payments until the contracts have been signed. The ZIF Board recognizes the importance of resolving this issue quickly.
We are committed to keeping you updated on the progress. In the meantime, a PowerPoint presentation on the Rwanda project will be posted on the website by 5 November so you may download these slides and notes and use them for your communications.
Kind regards,
Zonta International Board
As you remember at the 2010 ZI convention, we agreed to the proposed International Service and ZISVAW projects for the 2010–2012 Biennium. As a result, Zonta International Foundation (ZIF) entered into negotiations with the UN agencies which will manage the projects.
ZIF has been negotiating with the three UN agencies concerned and has reached agreement with UNICEF for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Gender-Based Violence in Rwanda project.
The remaining four projects:
• Elimination of Obstetric Fistula and the Reduction of Maternal and Newborn Mortality and Morbidity in Liberia UNFPA
• Safe Cities for Women in Guatemala City, Guatemala and San Salvador, El Salvador UNIFEM part of UN Women
• Comprehensive Strategy to End Burns Violence against Women in Cambodia, Nepal and Uganda UN Trust Fund/UNIFEM part of UN Women
• Security and Empowerment for Women and their Families: Ensuring a Gender-Responsive Humanitarian and Early Recovery Response in Haiti UNIFEM part of UN Women
are to be delivered by UNIFEM part of UN Women and UNFPA. UNIFEM is in the midst of a merger into the new UN Women organization which has delayed negotiations. We are still in negotiations with UNFPA for the obstetric fistula project.
ZIF, exercising its fiduciary responsibility, will not make payments until the contracts have been signed. The ZIF Board recognizes the importance of resolving this issue quickly.
We are committed to keeping you updated on the progress. In the meantime, a PowerPoint presentation on the Rwanda project will be posted on the website by 5 November so you may download these slides and notes and use them for your communications.
Kind regards,
Zonta International Board
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Help women in war torn countries: sign the petition "say no to violence against women"
September 29, 2010
Dear Zontians,
Ten years ago, on October 31, 2000, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325, the first formal document from the Security Council that requires parties in conflict to respect women’s rights and to support their participation in peace processes. Many civil society organizations lobbied for the passage of the resolution. It calls for prosecuting crimes against women, extra protection for women and girls in conflict areas and involving more women in peace talks and reconstruction planning. Since then two more resolutions, 1820 and 1888, have also been adopted unanimously. Both of these resolutions emphasize and build on Resolution 1325.
Zonta International has supported these resolutions and now, ten years later, we find that women are still pawns of conflict. Sexual violence against women is in the headlines every day. According to UNIFEM, “In contemporary conflicts, as much as 90 percent of casualties are among civilians, most of whom are women and children. Women face devastating forms of sexual violence, which are sometimes deployed systematically to achieve military or political objectives.” We can help to stop this brutality by joining with UNIFEM in Women Count for Peace. This campaign is part of SAY NO UNITE, End Violence against Women.
All Zontians can add their names to a petition which asks governments to support 3 steps to implement Resolution 1325. The petition asks the individual governments to: Prosecute those who command and/or commit sexual violence and exclude them from armies and police forces after conflict; Ensure that women participate in peace negotiations and all post-conflict decision-making institutions; and Increase the number of women in troops, police forces and civilians within international peacekeeping efforts.
You can add your name by going to www.saynotoviolence.org/make-
Yours in Zonta,
Dear Zontians,
Ten years ago, on October 31, 2000, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325, the first formal document from the Security Council that requires parties in conflict to respect women’s rights and to support their participation in peace processes. Many civil society organizations lobbied for the passage of the resolution. It calls for prosecuting crimes against women, extra protection for women and girls in conflict areas and involving more women in peace talks and reconstruction planning. Since then two more resolutions, 1820 and 1888, have also been adopted unanimously. Both of these resolutions emphasize and build on Resolution 1325.
Zonta International has supported these resolutions and now, ten years later, we find that women are still pawns of conflict. Sexual violence against women is in the headlines every day. According to UNIFEM, “In contemporary conflicts, as much as 90 percent of casualties are among civilians, most of whom are women and children. Women face devastating forms of sexual violence, which are sometimes deployed systematically to achieve military or political objectives.” We can help to stop this brutality by joining with UNIFEM in Women Count for Peace. This campaign is part of SAY NO UNITE, End Violence against Women.
All Zontians can add their names to a petition which asks governments to support 3 steps to implement Resolution 1325. The petition asks the individual governments to: Prosecute those who command and/or commit sexual violence and exclude them from armies and police forces after conflict; Ensure that women participate in peace negotiations and all post-conflict decision-making institutions; and Increase the number of women in troops, police forces and civilians within international peacekeeping efforts.
You can add your name by going to www.saynotoviolence.org/make-
Yours in Zonta,
Mary Ann Tarantula
Zonta International United Nations Committee, Chairman
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