Zonta Club of Ottawa, Canada

About the Zonta Club of Ottawa, Canada (www.zontaottawa.ca)Chartered in 1930, the Zonta Club of Ottawa, Canada (ZCO CA), is a not-for-profit organization of dedicated volunteers who focus on building a better world for women and girls. We support women and girls locally and internationally through financial support, education, and advocacy. We are a nonpartisan and non-sectarian service club.About Zonta International (www.zonta.org)Zonta International is a leading global organization of individuals working together to build a better world for women and girls. It envisions a world in which women have access to all resources and are represented in decision-making positions on an equal basis with men. In such a world, women’s rights are recognized as human right and no woman lives in fear of violence. Founded in 1919, Zonta International is a global community of more than 27,000 women and men in 1,133 Zonta clubs in 64 countries.The Zonta Club of Ottawa, Canada has been a member of Zonta International for almost 95 years.Zonta clubs are not divided by country; instead, our members work in geographic regions that transcend national and provincial borders. For example, the Zonta Club of Ottawa Canada is part of a “District 2” that includes clubs in many parts of New York State. This global structure enhances the truly international nature and scope of our mission and mandate.About the name ZontaThe meaning of the word “Zonta” is “honest and trustworthy.” The word is derived from Lakhota, a language of the Native American Sioux peoples and was adopted by Zonta in 1919.

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