• honest & trustworthy
• inspiring
• banding together for the purpose of loyalty
• shelter

Zonta International was founded in Buffalo, New York in 1919. Currently, there are 1,200 clubs located in 64 countries and geographic areas around the world. The Zonta Club of Kitchener-Waterloo was chartered in 1978. We celebrated our 30^th anniversary of service in 2008 with Madame Louise Frechette as our guest speaker. 

Zonta International has Consultative Status with:

• The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)
• The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
• The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Council or Europe
• General Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
• Operational Relations with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO).

For the 2010-2012 biennium, Zonta International Service Projects are as follows:

1. Rwanda: Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Gender-Based Violence: with UNICEF - US$500,000
2. Guatemala & El Salvador : Safe Cities for Women Project in Guatemala City and San Salvador:
   with UNIFEM - US$500,000
3. Liberia: Elimination of Obstetric Fistula and the Reduction of Maternal and Newborn Mortality and Morbidity in Liberia: with UNFPA - US$500,000