Zonta International District 5

Advocacy Case Studies

What can we learn from what others have done?

ZI Advocacy Scorecard

Does your project: • Improve the legal status of women (CEDAW Articles 1-6, 15, 16)

• Improve the political status of women (CEDAW Articles 7-9)

• Improve the economic status of women (CEDAW Articles 11,

13, 14)

• Improve the educational status of women (CEDAW Article 10)

• Improve the health status of women (CEDAW Article 12)

• Improve the professional status of women (CEDAW Articles 1-

5, 11, 15)

• Work for the advancement of understanding, goodwill, & peace

through world fellowship…

• Promote justice & universal respect for human rights &

freedoms.

• Be united internationally to foster high ethical standards…

• Work to end violence against women.

Example Projects in District 5

Zonta Club of Louisville

• Cities for CEDAW - A campaign to

implement a CEDAW ordinance in 100

cities by 2016.

– ZC of Louisville joined a coalition of 11 other

organizations to support Louisville’s approval of

CEDAW

– Coalition included City Councilwoman Tina

Ward-Pugh

– Information on how to implement CEDAW in

your city can be found here:

– https://citiesforcedaw.wordpress.com/2014/06/0

5/welcome-to-the-cities-for-cedaw-weblog/

Zonta Club of Toledo

• Silent Witness – wooden silhouette of a

victim of violence is displayed publicly

– ZC of Toledo sponsors a victim silhouette

each year, has encouraged members to

sponsor silhouettes, and has participated in

the silhouette unveiling.

– As part of 16 days of Activism, the club used

the silhouettes as part of a club event to

increase awareness

• Sponsor of Ohio’s Human Trafficking and

Social Justice conference

Zonta Club of Cincinnati

• Purple Light Walk/Purple People Bridge

Walk – Collaborative event to raise

awareness about domestic violence

• “She Screams Without Sound” - a

Candlelight Vigil for victims of domestic

violence killed in Hamilton County

• Members supported legislation against

human trafficking

Zonta Club of Columbus

• Supports awareness of human trafficking through:

– Distribute soap with human trafficking hotline

– Member participates on state HT task force

– Zonta table at Ohio HT Day event

– Hosted community forum on HT at OSU

– Hosted forum with Judge Herbert, who started CATCH

• Distributed brochures about domestic violence to salons

• Education about issues relating to women who are aging

Zonta Club of Hudson

• Held a domestic violence awareness

event with Michelle Knight

– Gave opportunity to explain about Zonta

International and the Zonta Club of Hudson

Zonta Club of Defiance

• Has held a breast cancer awareness

luncheon and run for 7 years

– Education oriented luncheon

– Information about women’s health issues at

state legislature included in race packets

Zonta Club of Springfield

• Established the “Woman of Distinction”

award to recognize a local woman who

has made a difference in the lives of

women in our community.

Zonta Club of Findlay

• Raised awareness of the issues of Human

Trafficking in NW Ohio through:

– Partnerships with a local trucking company,

Garner Trucking and Truckers Against

Trafficking (TAT)

– Partnership with The Center for Safe and

Healthy Children bringing power point

presentations to our youth in Hancock County

Schools helping the youth and the teachers

understand what to look for in a peer who is

being "groomed" for being trafficked.

• Huge effort supporting 16 days of activism

Zonta Club of Findlay

Critical Success Factors • Club made a commitment to advocacy

• Club members vote on what issues are important

• Club has advocacy chairs who are willing to work – Identify projects and activities

– Identify issues needing support such as legislation

– Educate members about the issue

– Report on accomplishments

• Club identifies like minded partners

• As a result, club members know how to contribute their time and energies to make a difference