[av_three_fifth first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ av_uid=’av-3ps9i’] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” av_uid=’av-8x7eba’ custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] ManUp! On November 25th, 2015 the Zonta Club presented a cheque to students from ManUp! in support of their initiative to counter violence against women. The Zonta Club […]

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[av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_display=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] We began studying the issue in 2008 by meeting with the head of the RCMP’s humand trafficking desk.  Members were given an overview of trafficking in Canada.  After widely publicizing the event, the club […]

[av_one_half first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Building Awareness about Elder Abuse Program 2013-2014 The  Zonta Ottawa members held a strategic planning session and agreed to focus our program for 2013-2014 on violence against women locally. This focus is in keeping with the Zonta International program  “Strategies to End Violence Against Women” which has as one […]

Welcoming New Immigrants Program 2009-2012  Program goal for Zonta Club of Ottawa, 2009-2012:  To understand the diverse cultural and integration challenges of recently immigrated, internationally-educated, professional women in Ottawa so that the Zonta Club of Ottawa can use its newly acquired knowledge to work towards making a focused, manageable, and effective impact on local areas of need. […]