2014 – 2016

International Service ProjectsZISVAW Projects

Educational Programs

Preventing Root Causes Through Education

Eliminating Obstetric FistulaLong title Towards Elimination of Obstetric Fistula and Reduction of Maternal

and Newborn Mortality and MorbidityLocation Liberia

Partner UNFPA

Funding US$600,000

Overall Objective

To improve the health and socio-economic status of women and young girls within Liberia.

Funding history Since 2008, ZI has provided a total of 1.95 million USD to support this project. A total of 1,020 women and adolescent girls with various types of fistulae have received surgical treatment.A total of 230 survivors have been rehabilitated and reintegrated into their mainstream communities.

Service aspects

Equip hospitals to treat and repair obstetric fistulae; train health care providers in fistula management; and enhance quality of services.

Advocacy aspects

Project fully aligned to the ten-year Health & Social Welfare Policy and accompanying Plan of Action. Engagement with policymakers including lawmakers with oversight on women’s health and development for increased local funding to support the obstetric fistula project.Focus on increase community awareness through collaboration with fistula survivors, journalists and female students.

Expected outcomes

• The health and socio-economic status of more than 300 women and young girls improved within Liberia.

• Achievement of a 25% reduction in the incidence of obstetric and traumatic fistula.

• 300 survivors received quality surgical and non-surgical treatment for obstetric and traumatic fistula.

• 50 inoperable fistula survivors identified and empowered.• Increased knowledge and awareness of obstetric fistula in targeted

communities throughout the country.

Eliminating Obstetric Fistula

Towards an HIV-Free GenerationLong title Working Toward an HIV-Free Generation and Effective Prevention and

Response to Gender Based Violence in Rwanda

Location Rwanda

Partner UNICEF

Funding US$800,000

Overall Objective

To contribute to a nation free of AIDS and new HIV infection among children, adolescents, women and families; to support the national scale-up strategy for One Stop Centers; and to invest in community-based prevention of violence against women and children.

Funding history Since 2008, ZI has provided a total of 2.2 million USD to support this project.89% of health facilities offer PMTCT services & 62% of HIV+ pregnant women received ARV treatment during pregnancy.More than 6,000 survivors of violence were treated at the Isange and Rusizi One Stop Centers.

Service aspects

Train health care workers on PMTCT and antiretroviral guidelines and implement HIV prevention services. Train One Stop Center personnel and coordinate follow up of cases treated.

Advocacy aspects

Conduct awareness-raising on violence in order to change social norms and behaviors using participatory methods in communities and with local authorities. Conduct advocacy with community leaders and training sessions in One Stop Center districts on gender, women and child rights and protection, positive norms and parenting.

Expected outcomes

• Build an HIV free generation.• Improve access to HIV prevention and care in underserved and

vulnerable populations.• Strengthen national capacity for programming for HIV positive

adolescents and HIV health systems through quality improvement activities in health facilities.

• Implementation and monitoring of a standard package of minimum multi-sectoral protection services for victims of violence.

• Empowerment of women and girls to protect and claim their rights to safety and dignity.

Towards an HIV-Free Generation

Gender Responsive SchoolsLong title Gender Responsive Schools Pilot Model

Location Vietnam

Partner UN Trust Fund

Funding US$600,000

Overall Objective To create a school environment for adolescent girls and boys across Hanoi that is free from gender-based violence.

Background • Worldwide, 66 million girls are not in school with gender-based violence a significant barrier to girls’ access to education.

• Preventing and responding to gender-based violence requires establishing safe and child-friendly schools, rights-sensitive approaches to discipline, and increasing family and community engagement with schools.

• A “gender responsive school” ensures that all activities, processes and mechanisms are designed to encourage and support gender-equal norms; discourage harmful and inequitable gender stereotypes; and report violence and discriminatory practices.

Service aspects

Train youth group ambassadors to organize school campaigns and assist teachers; train teachers and empower them to prevent and respond to violence; and inform and engage parents and caregivers.

Advocacy aspects

Work with the Department of Education and Training to build a strong response mechanism within the target schools to prevent violence, support survivors, and take action against perpetrators.The proposed response system will have three key components: 1) a school code of conduct2) A reporting system3) Direct support for students and trained teachers

Expected outcomes

• 20 schools in Hanoi have increased capacity to promote gender equal norms, and prevent and respond to gender-based violence in and around their schools.

• Adolescent school children (girls and boys) actively engage in preventing and responding to school-related gender-based violence.

• Hanoi Department of Education and Training recognizes the Gender Responsive Schools model, continues to implement the model in project schools, and takes action to scale it up in the school system.

Gender Responsive Schools

Delaying Early MarriageLong title Respecting the Rights and Responding to the Needs of Adolescent Girls

in Niger

Location Niger

Partner UNFPA

Funding US$1,000,000

Overall Objective

To reduce early marriage and early pregnancy in a critical mass of communities and departments in four regions of Niger.

Background • Niger has the highest child marriage prevalence in the world with 75% of girls married by age 18 and 36% by 15.

• Early marriage is a form of sexual and gender-based violence with detrimental physical, social and economic effects.

• High proportions of school-age girls are not in school and the vast majority of adolescent girls are illiterate.

• A majority of married girls have been pregnant or have had children by the age of 19.

Service aspects

Improve health of adolescent girls; ensure their access to educational opportunities; protect them from violence; and encourage their leadership by providing access to mentors and women leaders.

Advocacy aspects

• At national-level with Ministers and the Parliament to raise age of marriage to 18.

• National and regional-level advocacy for the enforcement of laws and to commitment also in the hardest to reach populations.

• Advocacy with international agencies and civil society to coordinate efforts in the domain of adolescent girl programming .

Expected outcomes

This project is part of a five year (2013-2017) global UNFPA Adolescent Girls Initiative.16,000 adolescents in 2015 and 32,000 in 2016 will be reached by this program. Adolescents will: • Develop health, social, and economic assets. • Know their rights and be in a stronger position to defend them.• Be safer and have a measure of protection against violence.• Have the basic tools required to lead fuller lives as adults.• Be able to actively participate in the socioeconomic development of

their communities.

Delaying Early Marriage

Voices Against ViolenceLong title Voices against Violence: Non-formal Education Curriculum for the

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts on Ending Violence against Women and Girls

Location 20 Countries

Partner UN Women

Funding US$986,000

Overall Objective To prevent and reduce gender discrimination and violence against women and girls through non-formal education and youth engagement and leadership.

Background • 1 in 3 women affected by violence in their lifetimes.• Gender-based violence starts early – more than 50% of sexual

assaults are committed against girls under 16 years of age.• Globally, 64 million girls are child brides, and 140 million have

undergone female genital mutilation.• Working with young people to break gender stereotypes and

prevent violence against women and girls is a smart investment.

Service aspects

Zonta clubs would have the opportunity to take part in local activities and Zonta International could provide speakers and engage with youth leaders at each of the trainings to empower youth leaders to prevent violence.

Advocacy aspects

Joint platform for Zonta International, UN Women and WAGGGS to advocate to end violence against women and girls at multiple levels and in multiple countries.

Expected outcomes

• Increased awareness and knowledge of gender based violence through non-formal education activities.

• Increased engagement of young people in prevention of gender stereotypes, discrimination and violence against girls and women through advocacy and peer education.

• Enhanced understanding of participants of the safety measures to deliver the curriculum.

• Action plans developed to roll out the curriculum by participants.

Voices Against Violence

Program FundingAmelia Earhart Fellowship US$700,000Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship US$232,000Young Women in Public Affairs Award US$144,000

Educational Programs

AGENCY TITLE ProposalUSD

ISP UNFPA Eliminating Obstretic fistula 600,000ISP UNICEF Toward an HIV-Free

Generation 800,000ISP UNTF Gender Responsive Schools 600,000ZISVAW UNFPA Delaying early marriage 1,000,000ZISVAW UN WOMEN Voices against violence 986,000AE 700,000JMK 232,000YWPA 144,000TOTAL 5,062,000DIFFERENCE WITH 2012 - 2014 327,000

Summary of Fund Proposal