Zonta: 2014/15 Young Women in Public Affairs Award

Zonta: 2014/15 Young Women in Public Affairs Award

The Zonta Clubs of Wellington and Mana are pleased to invite Year 13 students to apply for the Zonta International 2015 Young Women in Public Affairs Award.

The Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Awards programme recognises young women for their demonstrated leadership skills and commitment to public service and civic causes and encourages them to continue their participation in public and political causes. Zonta International believes young women with these qualities are the key to women’s advancement in the field of public service. Since 1990 Zonta International has given awards to more than 550 women from 50 countries.

This Award recognises young women who have demonstrated some or all of the following qualities:
• Active commitment to volunteerism
• Experience in local or student government
• Volunteer leadership achievements
• Advocating in areas that further Zonta International’s mission of advancing the status of women worldwide.

Application requirements and process:
• Applicants must be 16 to 19 years old on 1 April 2014.
• Living or studying in the Mana or Wellington region.
• The YWPA official application form (copy attached or available online from http://www.zonta.org/WhatWeDo/InternationalPrograms/YoungWomeninPublicAffairsAwards.aspx) must be completed, typed and in English, with the applicant’s signature.
• Two confidential recommendation forms (attached) must be completed.
• The verification of current enrolment (also attached) must be completed by a school official.
• Completed applications must be received by 17 October 2014.
• Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed on 8 November 2014 with the result announced shortly afterwards.
• Two YWPA winners will be selected - one from Wellington and one from Mana and each will receive an award of $500 each .
• These two winners will go forward to the national competition, where $1,000 award is available and winners from this may go forward to the international competition where ten international awards of $US4,000 each are given each year.
• The Awards presentation function will be held on Thursday 29 January 2015 from 5.30 – 7.00 at the Treehouse, Botanic Gardens. Mayor Celia Brown will host this function and winners and their families will be invited.

In previous years, Mana and Wellington Zonta winners have gone on to win at national and international level. Over the last five years, two Wellington recipients were accepted for international nominations. This scholarship is an excellent addition to a CV.

Bronwyn Kropp, a current Porirua City Councilor was a recent recipient of the YWPA award. Bronwyn says, “The YWPA scholarship gave me confidence to reach my goals. It is critical we, as young women, have a say in the decisions that will shape our lives. YWPA is special because it comes from an international organisation with a great reputation.”

Please complete the attached application form or go on-line to visit the Zonta website, www.zonta.org.nz

Please post back the completed application by 18 October 2014 to

Zonta Club of Wellington
PO Box 10 274
The Terrace
Wellington 6143

Attention: Sandra Daly

Or email scanned documents to wellington@zonta.org.nz

About Zonta
Founded in 1919 Zonta International is a global organisation of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. More than 30,000 members belong to Zonta Clubs in 68 countries. Zontians all over the world volunteer their time, talents and support to local and international service projects, as well as scholarship programmes aimed at fulfilling Zonta’s mission and objectives.

Zonta is a women’s global service organisation. Our mission is to advance the status of women globally through service and advocacy.

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