On 6 November 2009, UNIFEM launched  Say NO – UNiTE to End Violence Against Women, a global advocacy initiative to stimulate, count and showcase actions on ending violence against women around the world. Zonta International was one of 80 organizations worldwide to join UNIFEM as a launch partner.

     Zonta International, our clubs and our members have already found numerous ways to support efforts to prevent violence against women around the globe. To maximize Zonta’s participation in the Say NO – UNiTE to End Violence Against Women initiative and to raise awareness of our efforts at the global and local level, we need the participation of all our districts and clubs.

     First, please take a minute to sign the global call to end violence against women by clicking on the Say NO banner above. If you have already added your name to the global call, please sign it again to support Zonta’s participation in this new initiative.

     The goal of the Say NO initiative is to collectively reach 100,000 actions by March 2010 and 1 million actions in one year.