Group members<\/h3>\n
There are always people in Dubrovnik who are ready to help, either in organizing events, distributing promotional materials, taking videos and photos. Constant help comes also from Finland, such as sponsorship, printing promotional materials, running social networks etc. It is difficult to say the exact number of people actively participating, but I would say there are over a dozen.<\/p>\n
Events<\/h3>\n
For now, the most important and popular event is Women\u2019s Bank Walk. It attracts the people of Dubrovnik, many Finns, but also tourists who find themselves on Stradun during the event, join the symbolic walk. I think that the balloons we give to every participant became some kind of our brand \u2013 it attracts people to come to see what\u2019s happening. Many of them join us in the walk and\/or donations.<\/p>\n
The day before Women\u2019s Bank Walk 2019, a lunch was organized for journalists, active participants, guests (former Women\u2019s Bank steering group chair Reetta Meril\u00e4inen<\/strong>, and Rosa Vanhanen<\/strong> from the Embassy of Finland in Zagreb) and organizers. Last year, after the main event, a dinner was held with a concert of Dubrovnik famous cellist Mihaela \u010culjak<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This year, in addition to the Women\u2019s Bank Walk, there will also be a \u2018Read for a Profession\u2019 event (Lue Naiselle Ammatti) where writer Minna Lindgren<\/strong> will present her books with Reetta Meril\u00e4inen. Tanja Raunio<\/strong> will make a special mocktail and money from the sale will be donated to Women\u2019s Bank.<\/p>\n A special event with Finnish tango singer Ky\u00f6sti M\u00e4kimattila<\/strong> is also planned for next year, as it has been canceled several times due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We can gladly say that this year we will have even more special guests attending Women\u2019s Bank Walk: Finnish Ambassador in Croatia Kalle Kankaanp\u00e4\u00e4<\/strong> and world-famous mentalist Pete Poskiparta<\/strong> from Finland.<\/p>\n It could be said that now the Women\u2019s Bank Walk in Dubrovnik has become a tradition. It always takes place on the first or second Sunday in September on Stradun at 6 p.m. Many acquaintances I meet during the year, especially in the summer, are asking me when it will take place and how they can participate. The event has also been attended by several women from the political and cultural life of the city of Dubrovnik.<\/p>\n I think it\u2019s very important to understand the role of public relations. The goal of the association is to promote public interest, which is not possible without public support. Public relations contribute to a better reputation, which enables the realization of the mission and vision of the organization. This is, in the case of Women\u2019s Bank, the collection of donations that are directed to the livelihoods of women in Africa, Asia and the Middle East according to the principles of sustainable development. It could be said that Dubrovnik\u2019s results are an indicator of the importance of public relations.<\/p>\n I am glad that I wrote my master\u2019s thesis based on this, because it can help in analyzing event organization for Women\u2019s Bank Dubrovnik. Analysis needs to be done to see the advantages and results, but also the disadvantages or some future plans. As far as the organization itself is concerned, there are a lot of details that need special attention.<\/p>\n Picture Nino Ogresta<\/p><\/div>\n Text: Victoria Ogresta and rest of Women\u2019s Bank Dubrovnik,\u00a0 Main picture: Ari Elo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The beginning in Dubrovnik Women\u2019s Bank Dubrovnik started their activities in 2015, with the Women\u2019s Bank Walk event, thanks to Tarja Wingren. Since 2018, the organizing of the Women\u2019s Bank Walk event has been in my hands, all thanks to my friendship with Tarja. She recognized the potential in me. A large number of media […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001018,"featured_media":59806,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-yleinen-en","keywords-womens-bank-walk"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTradition<\/h3>\n
What others can learn from Women\u2019s Bank Dubrovnik?<\/h3>\n
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