Rural Women's Advisory Organisation is a nationwide organisation for advice directed at households and consumers, promotion of landscape management and small enterprises in rural areas. The actual advisory work occurs at the 16 national Regional Centres, which operate in connection with the Rural Advisory Centres. RURAL WOMEN´S ADVISORY ORGANISATION

VISION Women' s organisation is available for anyone, a strong and well-known rural developer with the help of its experts.

VALUES Learning -balance between nature and environment - learning and developing constantly - family - co-operation Wellbeing of rural people Communality - entrepreneurship - high quality of food chain - capable consumer Succes Environment

Organisational activities National campaigns Associations' own events Courses Excursions Exhibitions Advisory services Home economics Business advising Landscape management and planning Training Living rural areas - Wellbeing for people RURAL WOMEN´S ADVISORY ORGANISATION

FINNISH CULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE HOME ECONOMICS LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING BUSINESS ADVISING RURAL WOMEN´S ADVISORY ORGANISATION ADVISORY SERVICES ORIGINATING FROM CONSUMER

HOME ECONOMICS ADVISORY SERVICES ● Food service planning and training ● Nutrition advising ● Food services in large public events ● Campaigns (Wellbeing and healthy lifestyle) ● Knowledge, skills and experiences ● Seminars and excursions

ADVISORY SERVICES BUSINESS ADVISING ● Individual consultation ● Individual advisory services ● Entrepreneurial training and seminars ● Networking ● International co-operations ( Advisor and Entrepreneur)

LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING - advising, planning and training ADVISORY SERVICES villages community To the: rural enterprises

”Women are the strength of the countryside”