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Kanata-Stittsville
Brown’s Independent in Stittsville hosted an Orange Lady during the Zonta Says NO to Violence against Women 2025 campaign.
Starting 25 November 2026, 30+ Orange Ladies will be visible in Kanata and Stittsville to raise awareness of violence against women. See how many you can find!
Zonta Cub of Kanata-Stittsville honoured to receive the MARGARET MITCHELL ZI HONOUR AWARD at the District 2 Fall Seminar – 19 October 2026
The award goes to a club for an event that displays a sense of teamwork in working together to promote Zonta’s mission (see certificate below).
Zonta District 2 Governor, Iraina Gerchman, recognised the Zonta Club of Kanata-Stittsville for its Orange Ladies project in 2025 and expanding its Orange Ladies project in 2026. We will have an army of Orange Ladies to raise awareness of GBV and what you can do to prevent GBV!
Heartfelt thanks to club members for their unwavering and relentless pursuit of a better world for women and girls. The award is well earned!
Kanata-Stittsville members and friends of Zonta painting the plywood cutout ladies orange
On Sunday 23 August, members of the Zonta Club of Kanata-Stittsville and friends of Zonta gathered at the “Pie ‘n Paint” event to paint our new 15 plywood lady cutouts orange. Afterwards, we rewarded ourselves with delicious pies! Thanks go to all our friends and neighbours for a fun and efficient painting session!
Look for our Orange Ladies around Stittsville and Kanata during the Zonta Says NO to Violence against Women campaign 25 November – 10 December.
The story of the Orange Lady started in Australia. In Germany they are called Matilda because they came from Australia. Since 2013, the Zonta Club of Ipswich, District 22 in Australia, has been promoting the Zonta Says NO to Violence against Women campaign during the 16 Days of Activism (25 Nov-10 Dec) by distributing 16, freestanding,orange, cutout ladies to local businesses and organisations that each host a lady for the 16 days. Each lady displays specific information and statistics about violence against women and girls to bring attention to the many forms of gender-based violence that occur in our communities and of which we are often unaware.
