Service and Advocacy: Ongoing Projects
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Please click on the + to open up the levels below for details of our projects.
bIRTHING KITS
An initiative originally of the Zonta Club of Adelaide Hills, the birthing kit was designed specifically to be a cost effective tool to promote the '7 cleans' in childbirth in developing countries.
The contents are intended to promote hygiene in childbirth and thus prevent the most common causes of related infections. They contain items for the birth itself (eg., plastic sheeting, soap & disposable gloves), for the baby (clamps and a blade to attend to the umbilical cord) and to prevent common post-natal infections (eg., gauze to clean the baby’s eyes).
Once assembled, the birthing kits are distributed by the project organisers with the help of NGOs in a variety of developing countries (who train local women to be birthing attendants and in the use the kit).
The project is operated through its own distinct organisation, the Birthing Kit Foundation (Australia), now known as KIT. The Foundation was established to facilitate management of Australian Federal Government funding support for the project through AUSAID. This provides substantive dollar-for-dollar assistance based on the donations of money and time from Zonta Clubs and other project participants.
The earliest supporters of this project, Zonta Clubs continue to be an important part of the Birthing Kit Project. The majority of all Assembly Days are organised through Zonta Clubs, and Zonta Clubs contribute over 50% of the annual funds to the Foundation.
How does the project work? Basically, a Zonta Club raises a set amount of funds to obtain component items from the Birthing Kit Foundation. An assembly day is set and the components delivered to the coordinator accordingly.
On the day, the agreed number of kits (for which components were ordered) are assembled, packed for shipping and delivered to the carrier to send them to their destination.
For a wealth of further information and all the latest on country project - visit the Birthing Kit Foundation (Australia)
The contents are intended to promote hygiene in childbirth and thus prevent the most common causes of related infections. They contain items for the birth itself (eg., plastic sheeting, soap & disposable gloves), for the baby (clamps and a blade to attend to the umbilical cord) and to prevent common post-natal infections (eg., gauze to clean the baby’s eyes).
Once assembled, the birthing kits are distributed by the project organisers with the help of NGOs in a variety of developing countries (who train local women to be birthing attendants and in the use the kit).
The project is operated through its own distinct organisation, the Birthing Kit Foundation (Australia), now known as KIT. The Foundation was established to facilitate management of Australian Federal Government funding support for the project through AUSAID. This provides substantive dollar-for-dollar assistance based on the donations of money and time from Zonta Clubs and other project participants.
The earliest supporters of this project, Zonta Clubs continue to be an important part of the Birthing Kit Project. The majority of all Assembly Days are organised through Zonta Clubs, and Zonta Clubs contribute over 50% of the annual funds to the Foundation.
How does the project work? Basically, a Zonta Club raises a set amount of funds to obtain component items from the Birthing Kit Foundation. An assembly day is set and the components delivered to the coordinator accordingly.
On the day, the agreed number of kits (for which components were ordered) are assembled, packed for shipping and delivered to the carrier to send them to their destination.
For a wealth of further information and all the latest on country project - visit the Birthing Kit Foundation (Australia)
BREAST CUSHIONS FOR CANCER SUPPORT
Breast Care Cushions
Possibly the most widely known Zonta service project in Australia, the Zonta Breast Care Cushion is actually the brain child of a local District 24 Zontian, Ann Selle. A member of the Zonta Club of Botany Bay, Ann designed the cushion in 1994 after hearing from a friend about the difficulty of recovering from breast surgery.
Since then, thousands of women in New South Wales and around Australia have benefited from this project. By the centenary of votes for women in Australia in 2002, Clubs had made a pile of cushions as high as Sydney’s landmark Centrepoint Tower. By early 2008, the tally was about 46,500 cushions, which is about enough to fill a typical three bedroom family home from floor to ceiling!
The Zonta Breast Care Cushion aids recovery by allowing the woman to sit, sleep and rest comfortably, as well as by preventing hurt from bumps while walking around and any discomfort from wearing seat belts.
(About 2% of breast cancers occur in men, and the Zonta Breast Care Cushion is certainly provided to men on request.)
How does the project work? Basically, a Zonta Club undertakes to keep one or more hospitals supplied with the Zonta Breast Care Cushions and the staff undertakes to ensure that each person undergoing breast surgery receives a cushion to take home.
Zonta Club of Redcliffe make the cushions from beginning to end using the work of Club members at friendly workshops held regularly at a member’s home, and we average 160 per year.
Possibly the most widely known Zonta service project in Australia, the Zonta Breast Care Cushion is actually the brain child of a local District 24 Zontian, Ann Selle. A member of the Zonta Club of Botany Bay, Ann designed the cushion in 1994 after hearing from a friend about the difficulty of recovering from breast surgery.
Since then, thousands of women in New South Wales and around Australia have benefited from this project. By the centenary of votes for women in Australia in 2002, Clubs had made a pile of cushions as high as Sydney’s landmark Centrepoint Tower. By early 2008, the tally was about 46,500 cushions, which is about enough to fill a typical three bedroom family home from floor to ceiling!
The Zonta Breast Care Cushion aids recovery by allowing the woman to sit, sleep and rest comfortably, as well as by preventing hurt from bumps while walking around and any discomfort from wearing seat belts.
(About 2% of breast cancers occur in men, and the Zonta Breast Care Cushion is certainly provided to men on request.)
How does the project work? Basically, a Zonta Club undertakes to keep one or more hospitals supplied with the Zonta Breast Care Cushions and the staff undertakes to ensure that each person undergoing breast surgery receives a cushion to take home.
Zonta Club of Redcliffe make the cushions from beginning to end using the work of Club members at friendly workshops held regularly at a member’s home, and we average 160 per year.
Domestic and Family Violence Awareness Campaign
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Since 2015, Zonta Club of Redcliffe Inc. has built ongoing partnerships with local sporting clubs including Redcliffe Dolphins, Peninsula Power and currently sponsors the Redcliffe Netball Association. Our club successfully proposed to District 22 that our initiative be expanded Statewide and this was well on track until COVID-19 delayed our plans. But, we will be back, so look out for our signature Zonta Says No to Domestic Violence messaging.
We erect our Zonta Says No marquee at games/matches promoting our local club and the ‘Zonta Says No to Violence’ campaign. Many players wear orange socks and/or ribbons in support of Zonta. We give away a great number of pens, wristbands, stress balls, and other promotional material as well as informative literature that outlines Zonta’s vision for the future of women and girls in all communities.
2024 up-date: Once again we have a representative on the Moreton Bay Says NO 2 Domestic Violence March, held 31st May. The Respect Round at Kayo Stadium with the Redcliffe Dolphins was part of our DV Awareness Month program. Our members supported the inaugural Real Men Rally at Kayo Stadium , which focused on educating the community that there are things all men can do to end the culture of violence against women. See the pics here
Summer sports can be involved during the 16 days of Activism from November 25 to December 10. To find out more, email [email protected] or phone 0422 932 337.
Video of our members
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mW
Domestic and Family violence safety cards
Safety cards are purse size pockets of valuable information for people in need of emergency and domestic and family violence support services. The adult card is produced in conjunction with CADA (Centre Against Domestic Abuse for Moreton Bay Region).
The Orange Youth Safety Card is an initiative of the Zonta Club of Redcliffe Inc. It was a very important part of our first campaign to raise awareness held at Dolphin Oval in 2015, and a new reprint is now available. March 22. Please discard old copies as there hjave been significant changes.
The adult safety card (yellow) is the most recent version, April 2022. Please discard old copies as there have been significant changes. Funded by Zonta clubs of Caboolture, Pine Rivers and Redcliffe. Zonta Club of Redcliffe acknowledges the kind contribution by The Hon Member for Redcliffe, Yvette D'Ath MP.
Copies of the cards may be requested through the Contact Us link on this website or by phoning Jenny: 0422 932 337
The Orange Youth Safety Card is an initiative of the Zonta Club of Redcliffe Inc. It was a very important part of our first campaign to raise awareness held at Dolphin Oval in 2015, and a new reprint is now available. March 22. Please discard old copies as there hjave been significant changes.
The adult safety card (yellow) is the most recent version, April 2022. Please discard old copies as there have been significant changes. Funded by Zonta clubs of Caboolture, Pine Rivers and Redcliffe. Zonta Club of Redcliffe acknowledges the kind contribution by The Hon Member for Redcliffe, Yvette D'Ath MP.
Copies of the cards may be requested through the Contact Us link on this website or by phoning Jenny: 0422 932 337
RED BENCH- ZONTA PLACE, CLONTARF
DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE AWARENESS VIDEO CAMPAIGN 2022
To add to our sports day domestic violence we developed a 1 minute video to show on the big screen at half-time at our local stadium at NRL/QRL gamesTo complement this we produced a series of posters featuring the cast of thew video, each with their own message to generate community changes in attitudes and awareness of DV. Funding was sourced through the Qld Gambling Community Benefit Fund Grant in 2022.
If a Zonta Club would like to use this video for their own campaign please contact us.
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ZONTA FLAGS HUMAN RIGHTS - RAISING CEREMONY
Our Zonta Flags united Nations Raising Ceremony was held with the support of City of Moreton Bay Council the day prior to Human Rights Day, 10th December 2023 to conclude our 16 Days of Activism campaign.
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GOLDEN z AND z CLUB CHARTERS
We are working to establish new Z Clubs
in our local schools. We are the sponsoring Club for Golden Z UniSC Moreton Bay.
SAFE ROOMS - FOR dv VICTIM/ SURVIVOR INTERVIEWS AT LOCAL POLICE STATIONS 2024
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The Zonta Club of Redcliffe gratefully acknowledges the support of Moreton Bay Regional Council in funding a new portable PA system to be used at functions and meetings, and a mobile phone for club /community communication and fund-raising sales.
