Health Initiatives

The Zonta Breast Care cushions are a practical gift that expresses support and provides comfort to women (and men) in the post-operative phase of breast surgery. We hold sewing bees to make these sought after cushions and supply them to local hospitals, individuals who email us, and friends of Zontians in need of a cushion. 

We create care packs that are distributed to women in need through a variety of agencies such as the police, St Vincent de Paul, the Salvation Army and through local schools. 

We proudly support the work of Birthing Kits Australia to pack and supply clean birth kits to pregnant women living in rural communities and low-resource settings around the world. To date, 2.8 million clean birth kits have been distributed to women in need. Kits are given to mothers through community outreach programs, supplied to health facilities for use by doctors, midwives and nurses or distributed to traditional birthing attendants. They are designed to support hygienic practices and environments during childbirth in under-resourced settings.