{"id":326,"date":"2023-10-10T13:43:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T11:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zonta-international-district18.com\/fr\/26th-d18-conference\/?p=326"},"modified":"2023-10-12T21:16:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T19:16:01","slug":"326","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zonta-international-district18.com\/fr\/26th-d18-conference\/2023\/10\/10\/326\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernadette Jorgensen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As the president of Club Cotonou, Biennial 2016-2018, I networked with partners from UNICEF, UNFPA, USAID by regurarly involving them in Zonta Club of Cotonou activities, the relationship led to have the club of Cotonou be part of technical and financial Partners group (TFPs), working with Benin Ministry of Social Affairs, a privilege given to few.

I participated in the International Convention in Nice and Yokohama as a delegate. During the convention in Yokohama, I was chosen to be one of the few delegate to be invited to share our club advocacy experience. I led the activism to fight Violence against Women activity, was a flagship during my presidency, Zonta of Cotonou was first to organise it.

Years after, in partnershiped, ex. Soroptimists, to have a sensitization sessions for taxi motorcyclists, one of the population with a big number of women abusers. Local NGOs, IFMA, to sensitize women in the big Dantopa market, informing about their rights and how to taccle abuse by using existing green numbers for help and safehouses put in place by the Government of Benin.

With UNICEF, participated in an effort to fight early mariage, UNFPA, pregnancy in schools. Working with a youth Organisation, we presented a piece of theater illustrating the nefast impact of early mariage both in term of abuse, violence and taking away empowerement of girls through education. With the same Youth NGO undertaken education sessions in high schools about sexual abuse by peers and teachers and how to protect itself by dialogue with school and parents.

I Developed a strategic plan and secured fund from mentors and sponsors to support that strategy to empower girls through education, objectives were towards, having girls go to school, stay in school, get a higher education and for drop out get a technical education for self employment.

As a Chairwoman UN Committee, 2018-2020, I kept contact with District club presidents to remind them to do activities as related to UN calendar, Requested reports from club and informed, the District Governor and board about UN calendar activities being implemented, made events reports, quarterly report and yearly report. Those report would provide info for the Governor newsletter. Finally, at the end of the biennal, made a comprehensive report to be submitted to the Governor.

As Service Chairwoman, biennal 2020-2022, we could not do much due to covid, nevertheless, I hold contact with the Governor, and kept the board informed about the clubs which were able to stay active I kept in contact with them, urging them to keep the District informed. I kept liaising with the Governor and was able to participate in board virtual meetings.

As a Vice Area Director 2022-2024. I assist the area 3, the clubs in area 3 and the Governor upon request. I am in direct contact with the club presidents in area 3 as well as other District officials if needed. I created Zonta Kigali from scratch until chartering.

In light of Zontian duty to increase membership, I organised a group of Rwandese women and informed them about Zonta, Scrutinize candidates and prepared them to be Zontians. Made contact with Zonta to secure permission to open in a new country, organised a Som committee and started train members, with the Som committee, organised a Zoom training session. Led whole creation process. I also act as a SOM member of Zonta Pointe Noir club in creation.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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