Young Female Changemakers Recognized for Activism and Service

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Sep 01, 2020, 08:46 ET

OAK BROOK, Ill., Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Zonta International recently awarded 31 young women from 18 countries with its Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Award for the academic year 2020-2021. Chosen from nearly 850 applicants worldwide, these young women have demonstrated a commitment to the volunteer sector and a dedication to empowering women and girls through service and advocacy.

Young women are the key to women's advancement in the field of public service. That is why Zonta International offers the YWPA Award to 16 – 19-year-old young women across the globe for demonstrating leadership skills and a commitment to public service and civic causes. This year's awardees are addressing racial inequality in the United States, health care for Syrian refugees, environmental sustainability, gender inequality, menstruation stigma, poverty and more. Read more about them at https:// zonta.org/images/docs/MyZonta/Tools/AwardScholarshipFellowshipTools/YWPA/YWPAAwardeesBios.pdf.

Ten international YWPA Award recipients were awarded US$6,500, while 21 district and region recipients received US$1,500. "I am very impressed with the caliber of recipients of this award," said Janet Hope, Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs Award Committee chairman from New Zealand. "These are our young women leaders of the future who are already making positive changes and empowering women and girls in their local communities."

2020 YWPA Award International Recipients:

Juanita Alabi, Ghana
Dipisha Bhujel, Nepal
Anaika Chopra, United Kingdom
Peoly Gunaratne, Australia
Emma Lehbib, Germany
Leung Ka Chi, United States
Daria Nastasia, United States
Guadalupe Roman, United States
Kennedy Walls, United States
E Wen Wong, New Zealand

District/Region Recipients:

Freya Abraham, United States
Embla Blöndal Ásgeirsdóttir, Iceland
Pauline Becker, Germany
Isobel Cameron, Canada
Anna Given, United States
Danika Gordon, United States
Sanae Goto, Japan
Haidyn Hall, United States
Ying Chi Huang, Taiwan (ROC)
Hannah Johnston, United States
Saichidroopi Korada, United States
Seo Yoon Lim, South Korea
Britney Pham, Australia
Kaari Pulst, Estonia
Faith Roche, Australia
Sarah Rolling, United States
Linnea Svensson Rotberg, United States and Sweden
Elena Schmid, Switzerland
Leonarda Smigmator, Croatia
Ava Szollosy, Canada
Elizabeth Wong, United States

The YWPA Award was established in 1990 by Past Zonta International President Leneen Forde. Since then, Zonta has given 971 awards, totaling more than US$1.1 million, through donations made to the Zonta International Foundation.

More information about the YWPA Award, including the 2021 application, can be found at zonta.org/YWPAAward.

Zonta International (zonta.org) is a leading global organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy. In 1919, a small group of founders in Buffalo, New York, had a vision to help all women realize greater equality. Today, more than 28,000 members in 61 countries work together to make gender equality a worldwide reality for women and girls. Since 1923, Zonta International has provided more than US$59 million to empower women and girls and expand their access to education, health care, economic opportunities and safe living conditions.

Contact:
Megan Radavich
Assistant Executive Director, Programs & Advocacy
Zonta International
Phone: +1.630.320.7072
Email: [email protected]
www.zonta.org

SOURCE Zonta International