If you want to go fast, go alone.

If you want to go far, go together.

Zonta was started in 1919 in Buffalo, New York, with a vision of improving the status of women. Today, Zonta International boasts over 29,000 members in more than 1150 clubs across 63 countries, a truly global organisation. In 2019, Zonta celebrated its centenary, and looks forward to another century of empowering women through advocacy.

Globally, every two years, Zonta International supports a range of self help programs for women and girls, as well as numerous scholarships in diverse areas such as business administration and aeronautical engineering.

Since its inception in 1919, Zontians have been involved in empowering women in developing countries through international service. Since the first international project was funded, over 19.2m $USD has been contributed to projects in 35 countries.

In the 2022 – 2024 biennium, Zonta International are supporting a number of projects:

  • Engaging Girls on Climate Change in Madagascar

  • Adolescent Girls’ Health and Protection in Peru

  • Strengthening Response to Gender Based Violence Survivors in Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste

  • UNICEF Ending Child Marriage Program

You can find out more about Zonta International here.

Zonta clubs, Zontians and friends of Zonta have joined efforts and taken action to achieve gender equality and provide opportunities for women and girls for the last 100 years. In the same year we celebrated our centennial anniversary, the Zonta Foundation for Women’s dedicated donors contributed more than $5.8 m $USD to support our projects and programs and the Centennial Anniversary Endowment Campaign.

We are grateful to all of our donors for their generosity and support of Zonta International and the Zonta Foundation for Women.

See what we do in the Northern Beaches.

Zonta Northern Beaches

Learn more about our international Projects.

Zonta Foundation for Women

News

We’re a busy bunch. Take a look at news about how the projects are going, as well as upcoming events you can join.

Events

If you’re trying to plan your diary, this is where you can see what’s happening in the future, as well as what you might have missed.

Contact

We’d love to hear from anyone who wants to get involved. Please get in touch and we can discuss how.