2017 was a milestone year for the Women\u2019s Bank.<\/p>\n
After ten years of operations, Women\u2019s Bank has raised 12 million euros in funds, offering support to tens of thousands of women and their families. The volunteer network extends across 40 localities in Finland with over 3,000 volunteers.<\/p>\n
The decade of operations was celebrated in May in Helsinki. The event was sold out with 300 Women\u2019s Bank supporters, volunteers and partners present. Other highlights of the celebratory year included a fundraiser for Women\u2019s Bank arranged by retiring Bishop Irja Askola and the yarn campaign jointly carried out with Novita Ltd. In addition to the nationwide events, volunteers organised hundreds of events around the country.<\/p>\n
The nationwide Women\u2019s Bank Walk to show support for women\u2019s employment took place for the eighth year in a row. The walk was organized by volunteers from 70 localities and over 89,000 euros in funds were raised. The largest charity golf tour, Women\u2019s Bank Open, a tour of 26 golf clubs, raised over 33,000 euros. The 2017 Women\u2019s Bank Read book tour, superbly hosted by the author Rosa Liksom, raised 10,000 euros.<\/p>\n
During the anniversary year, Women\u2019s Bank raised more funds than ever before \u2013 a record amount of 1.7 million euros.<\/p>\n
In 2017, the Women\u2019s Bank supported the livelihoods and entrepreneurial efforts of 16,000 women in six developing countries: Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Nepal, Myanmar and Cambodia. The project expenditure was roughly one million euros, of which the share of administrative costs was approximately 16.5 per cent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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