Who We Are - Zonta Club of Greater Queens
Our Organization
Zonta International was founded by women pioneers in 1919 to empower women worldwide. It consists of 1,100 Zonta clubs that continually advocate to change laws, harmful cultural norms, and overall attitudes that have hindered gender equality and human rights for all.
Zonta Club of Greater Queens are chartered by Zonta International.
Our Mission
Zonta International is a leading global organization of individuals working together to build a better world for women and girls. Through programs, projects and actions, we build a better world by:
- Improving women’s health and education
- Ensuring women’s economic empowerment
- Strengthening women’s representation in decision-making positions
- Working to end violence against women.
Our Vision
Zonta 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, every woman is literate and has access to education, health care, and legal and economic resources; women represent themselves 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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Our Name
“Zonta” means honest and trustworthy and is derived from Lakota (Teton Dakota), a language of the Native American Sioux peoples. Adopted in 1919, it symbolizes the combined qualities of honesty, trust, inspiration and the ability to work together for service and world understanding.
Our Activities
We participate in United Nations programs, advocate with local and state legislators on laws and policies aligned with Zonta’s mission, serve food to the needy at local community centers, provide support to local service agencies focusing on women, purchase and deliver holiday gifts to women and children in homeless shelters, and give scholarships and awards.