National Zonta Canada Caucus Toolkits
February 22
Human Trafficking Awareness Day
This Toolkit is to help mobilize Zonta clubs across Canada to engage MPs, provincial representatives, and municipal leaders on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day (February 22, 2026), using consistent messaging and simple templates for a letter campaign or club and member media posting.
Much of the content can be used for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30th. More specific content will be posted in early summer.
March 2026
International Women’s Day &
Yellow Rose Campaign
The overlap of Zonta Rose Day and International Women’s Day has sometimes presented challenges as we work to create sustainable campaigns that extend beyond each biennium. Although we can capitalize on the visibility of International Women’s Day (March 8, 2026), restricting our fundraising and awareness activities to only Zonta Rose Day limits the flexibility and impact our members can achieve.
To address these challenges, we are expanding our celebration to encompass the entire month of March. While this may seem like a shift from tradition, it aligns with how many of our clubs already celebrate Zonta by holding their Rose Day events before and after 8 March. International Women’s Day will remain a key focal point for our global causes and visibility efforts, but now the entire month will serve as a time to honour Zonta and the remarkable women who deserve recognition.
April 22, 2026
Earth Day
During climate-related disasters, women are more likely to be injured or killed, lose their job, or be forced into slavery or prostitution to survive.
Historical and structural gender inequalities are the reasons why girls and women experience climate change drastically different than boys and men. These inequalities affect the extent to which girls and women can lead, make decisions, take action, and advance solutions to combat climate change. Systemic gender inequality has also led to women and girls having fewer resources and choices than men. For example, girls and women hold an unequal responsibility for securing food, water, energy, and other vital resources as well as caring for the young and elderly and therefore face more barriers than men to leaving areas that are prone to climate change and natural disasters.
