ZONTA CLUB OF KUALA LUMPUR2011- 2012 REPORT

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ZONTA CLUB OF KUALA LUMPUR2011- 2012 REPORT

ZCKL A CHARTER OF ZI

• Accepted as Kuala Lumpur Charter of ZontaInternational, club number 1884, on June 1, 2011

• 27 members accepted as Charter members

• Graced by presence of Zontians from A2 and International guests (ZONTIANS from Hong Kong,S’pore and Kuantan)

The Charter Ceremony:

• July 16, 2011

• Officiated by District Governor Georgitta“Beng” Puyet of the Philippines

ZI Dignitaries

Maiden Project in 2011

• provided a generator for a family of 12 (Parents and 10 children) in UluJelebu

• Living without electricity for 17 years

• provided mattresses for the kids.

• Donated money for children’s education

Poverty – the House without electricity for 17 years

The Generator provided by ZCKL

From mid 2011-2012Time spent on:- planning,

–Recruiting and strengthening member solidarity

– net-working, - meeting officials,

• prioritizing projects, –planning advocacy work.

Project Planning and Implementatation:

Projects Implemented:

1. Member Training Programme (talks, training by AD)

• AD Keng Wah conducted 2 day training on ZONTA INTERNATIONAL on 8th and 9th Oct 2011

2. Our Zontian in “Women on Board” Training • organised by MWFCD, as trainer in capacity

building for women in Decision making positions

Enhancing/Sharing Knowledge

Educational Talk, by members for members and others

“Gender Issues and Empowerment of Women”

“Personal Data Protection Act and its Implication”

For 2013:

• career development and opportunities for undergraduates and

• Feminisation of Ageing

Services for Vulnerable Women

Skill Development Training

• A series of basic baking and healthy cooking classes

• sewing project

• Expanding project to other women organisations

• Initiatives to introduce Z Club in schools:

LADIES CITY SURVIVAL SKILL

CELEBRATING 1ST ANNIVERSARY OF ZCKL

LADIES CITY SURVIVAL SKILLCELEBRATION OF ZCKL

1ST ANNIVERSARY

Plans for the Future

• Adoption of an Indigenous community living in the outskirts of KL:

• propose project for women and children

• “Help Kids” packages (developed by University Putra Malaysia)

• an instrument to stimulate interest in learning

• And parent/mother-child- interaction

WAFFLES ANYONE? SPECIAL FROM BELGIUM!!ZCKL with Indigenous Women from Kpg Kolam

Air, Dengkil, Selangor

AEROBIC with Indigenous Women fromKpg Kolam Air, Dengkil, Selangor

Service and Supports for Women NGOs: SMARTPARTNERSHIP

• Legal services and financial mgt counsellingfor women in AIM (Micro credit)

• Network with Women Employees Assoc: skills training and connect them to employers of social enterprises

• Advocacy on Balancing Work and Family/Life with PEMANDU

• Financial Mgt for Mature Low Income Women with NCWO

SMARTPARTNERSHIP: LEGAL LITERACY AND Fin. COUNSELLING FOR WOMEN BENEFICIARIES IN MICRO CREDIT ORGANISATION (AMANAH IKHTIAR MALAYSIA)

Elegant ZONTIANS in KL 2011