About Zonta International Zonta International is a global service organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. Nearly 33,000 members belong to more than 1,200 Zonta Clubs in 66 countries and geographic areas. Read More...
Our Mission Zonta International seeks to:
Improve the legal, political, economic, health, educational and professional status of women through service and advocacy.
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 world.
Zonta International and the United Nations As an international NGO (non-governmental organization), Zonta collaborates with the United Nations and its agencies to address issues affecting women's rights and improve the status of women worldwide. Learn more....
Fast Facts
70 percent of the 1.3 billion poor are women.
2/3's of illiterate adults are women and 2/3's of children not in school are girls.
60 million women are "missing" because of gender-based violence.
Every year an estimated 4 million women and girls are bought and sold worldwide.
Zonta Club of Newport Harbor, CA, USA Member of Zonta International "Advancing the Status of Women Worldwide"
Welcome to the Zonta Club of Newport Harbor! We are an organization of professionals and executives committed to advancing the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. Members of our club provide their unique talents, experience, expertise, time and resources to improve the opportunities for women and girls in our local communities as well as provide financial support for Zonta International projects across the globe.
We invite you to join us in our efforts. To learn more about the Zonta Club of Newport Harbor, please contact us at info@zontanewportharbor.org or drop by one of our monthly business meetings, normally scheduled for the second Thursday of each month (modified schedule during the summer and December).