{"id":11989,"date":"2015-02-20T17:06:37","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T15:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naistenpankki.fi\/?p=11989"},"modified":"2015-06-22T16:31:57","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T13:31:57","slug":"womens-bank-spring-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naistenpankki.fi\/en\/yleinen-en\/womens-bank-spring-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Bank Spring Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Founder member <strong>Satu Meh\u00adt\u00e4l\u00e4<\/strong> gave the kick-off speech, taking the audience back to the pivotal trip to Liberia in 2007 that gave rise to the formation of Women\u2019s Bank, as well as the \u2018Roots Song\u2019; expressing the main drive of the network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeunay Mackendy<\/strong>, employee of FCA in Haiti, passed on greetings from 300 women. He gave an account of how through the project funded by Women\u2019s Bank Haitian women can learn how to read and write, get training in entrepreneurial skills and family planning, and as a result\u00a0make their voices heard in their communities.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers had lively discussions, sold and bought colourful DIY accessories with a Women\u2019s Bank theme, came up with new ways and means to put to use.<\/p>\n<p>The year\u2019s schedule was discussed; the Business Angel campaign in spring and the \u2018Walk a Profession for a Woman\u2019 event in the autumn, among others. Participants from different localities gave their ideas and suggestions to improve national operation, as well as shared best practices in local groups. The spring meeting gave participants enthusiasm, new ideas and motivation to work together.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I came away feeling wonderful\u2019 Riitta Hautala from J\u00e4rvenp\u00e4\u00e4 summed up the general sentiment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Roots Song&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">WOMAN OH WOMAN,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DON&#8217;T BE NOBODY,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BE SOMEBODY!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">IN YOUR KITCHEN,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">IN YOUR OFFICE,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">IN YOUR BEDROOM<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">USE YOUR HANDS,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">USE YOUR HEAD,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">USE YOUR HEART.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DON&#8217;T BE NOBODY!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0Text:\u00a0 Mari Kankaanranta,Tiina Toivakka<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Photo:Tarja Vingren<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This article was published in Women\u2019s Bank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naistenpankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/NP_vuosikatsaus_2014_NETTI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Annual Report 2014<\/a> (available in Finnish and Swedish).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founder member Satu Meh\u00adt\u00e4l\u00e4 gave the kick-off speech, taking the audience back to the pivotal trip to Liberia in 2007 that gave rise to the formation of Women\u2019s Bank, as well as the \u2018Roots Song\u2019; expressing the main drive of the network. 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