What We Do

Zontians Worldwide Empower Women through Service and Advocacy.
The ZCCB is currently committed to undertake the following activities to contribute to this vision:

Services

Kitchen Packs

Kitchen Packs For Women Leaving Domestic Violence Refuges

We supply Kitchen Packs to Domestic Violence Refuges which are supplied to women moving into their own homes.

These packs include:

Plates, glasses and cutlery
Microwave, Toaster, Kettle,

etc

Birthing Kits

Each year ZCCB:

♦ Purchases the items to create Birthing Kits
♦ Organises a Packing Day including volunteers from the public to assemble Birthing Kits
♦ Sends them to Kits Australia to be distributed world-wide.

Each Kit Contains:

Soap to wash the birth attendant’s hands and the mother’s perineum.
A plastic Sheet to prevent the mother and newborn coming into contact with the ground or an unhygienic surface.
Gloves to cover the birth attendant’s hands and provide protection from infections such as HIV for carers and care recipients.
Gauze to wipe clear the newborn baby’s eyes, and to clean the mother’s perineum prior to giving birth.
Cord ties to cleanly tie the umbilical cord.
A sterile blade to cut the umbilical cord and reduce risk of newborn tetanus and sepsis.

More information about this Zonta initiative can be found at Kits Australia Website.

Breast Cushions

Both Zonta Clubs in Canberra cut, sew and stuff Breast cushions, generally over 1000 per year with any surplus going to surrounding regions. Every patient (Women and Men) leaving a hospital in Canberra after breast surgery receives a breast cushion.