WIZO – The Women’s International Zionist Organization, a nonparty/apolitical international movement recognized by the United Nations as a Non-Governmental Organization with consultative status on key international organizations such as ECOSOC and UNICEF, is dedicated to the advancement of the status of women, welfare for all sectors of Israeli society, and encouragement of Jewish education in Israel and in the Diaspora. WIZO Fl, a membership organization established in 1982, seeks to foster Jewish identity through young leadership development and a variety of educational and social programs. WIZO USA is accredited as a non-profit organization throughout the United States.