Zonta recognized for efforts to end child marriage “This award recognizes and reinforces the incredible work being done by our Zonta International community around the world.”
Zonta International is one of six organizations that was recognized with a 2021 Summit Award, the American Society of Association Executive’s (ASAE) highest honor for the association community. The Award was presented to Zonta International in recognition of our work to end child marriage and advance the rights of women and girls in the United States and around the world, In addition to the six Summit Award recipients, 25 associations were honored with the Power of A Gold Award, and 32 organizations received the Power of A Silver Award. See the full list of winners at http://www.thepowerofa.org/awards/. Zonta International’s Executive Director Allison Summers and Assistant Executive Director Megan Radavich proudly accepted the Award on behalf of Zonta International at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC on 30 September. “We share this award with our more than 1,100 Zonta clubs who have demonstrated their commitment to ending child marriage and ensuring that every girl has the right to decide if, when and who she will marry. This award recognizes and reinforces the incredible work being done by our Zonta International community around the world,” said Zonta International President Sharon Langenbeck. n
Top: Executive Director Allison Summers (middle) and Assistant Executive Director Megan Radavich (right of middle) accepted the 2021 Summit Award on behalf of Zonta International. Right: Zonta has supported ending child marriage since 2014, believing it to be a crime against girls' rights.
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