Zonta International

Founded in Buffalo, New York, USA, in 1919, Zonta International is a worldwide service organization of executives in business and the professions working together to advance the status of women.

Zonta International seeks to:

• provide service at the global and local level;
• improve the legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional status of women;
• work for the advancement of understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of executives in business and the professions;
• promote justice and universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms;
• be united internationally to foster high ethical standards, implement service programs, and provide mutual support and fellowship for members who serve their communities, their nations, and the universe.

“Zonta” is derived from a Lakhota (Teton Dakota), a language of the Native-American Sioux peoples, word meaning honest and trustworthy. It was adopted in 1919 to symbolize the combined qualities of honesty and trust, inspiration and the ability to work together for service and world understanding.

Learn more – Visit the Zontal International Website