{"id":9312,"date":"2012-03-27T13:46:57","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T10:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naistenpankki.fi\/?p=9312"},"modified":"2015-01-20T14:24:11","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T12:24:11","slug":"womens-bank-launch-political-advocacy-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naistenpankki.fi\/en\/yleinen-en\/womens-bank-launch-political-advocacy-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Bank&#8217;s political advocacy in Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The country is currently undergoing a constitutional process and social structures are taking shape. Important issues include land reform and fundamental rights. This is a period with great potential to improve women\u2019s position sustainably. Woman\u2019s Bank initiated a political advocacy project, which included a group of advocates traveling to Nepal on their own expense. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naistenpankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/tyt\u00f6t_2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9309 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.naistenpankki.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/tyt\u00f6t_2013-266x400.jpg\" alt=\"tyt\u00f6t_2013\" width=\"151\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The advocates, MPs <strong>Jan Vapaavuori<\/strong>, <strong>Jani Toivola<\/strong>, <strong>Pirkko Mattila<\/strong> and <strong>Tuomo Puumala<\/strong>, Finnair Oyj SVP, Communications and Corporate Responsibility\u00a0<strong>Arja Suominen<\/strong>, as well as Adviser to the\u00a0Minister of Foreign Affairs\u00a0<strong>Tarja Kantola<\/strong> met grassroots stakeholders well as parliamentarians and officials. The travelers were comitted to the Women&#8217;s Bank project, and believed in its capacity to bring about real change.<\/p>\n<p>Women&#8217;s Bank supports women through village banks, small loans and training. Improving the livelihood of women allows them step out of poverty and become active members of society. &#8220;We met women who reported that before the project took off they were afraid to speak in public. Now they were talking in front of a large group. Through the project, they gained the courage to talk about problems such as domestic violence and the exploitation of women.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A more significant improvement in women\u2019s condition, however, requires a change in social structures, which also requires grass-roots work. 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