This is the ninth year we’ve done our Annual Fundraiser and thanks to our generous donors we’ve raised nearly half a million rand over the years – that money had provided the gift of yoga to more than a thousand underprivileged children. If ou’re wondering why a disadvantaged child would benefit from yoga then you’re in the right place to learn more from my two guests…. First of all we’ll hear from Janna Kretzmar who is the founder of the Earthchild project - and it’s the Earthchild project who have been the recipient of the funds we’ve raised over the last 9 years Janna is an amazing woman - receiving the "Woman of the Future" award from Santam After Janna we’ll hear from Tribe Sober's Campaign manager Courage Chiringa who will say a few words about his role in the Dry January challenge.. In this episode:- 2024 will be the ninth year that Tribe Sober has collaborated with the Earthchild Project for the Dry January Challenge Founder Janna Kretzmar tells us how she came up with the idea to start the project in 2007 - and why she thinks it's been such a successful projectShe got the idea after working on an eco project in Brazil and reading a book by a yogi about a project in schools in India - these were her influencesShe realised that it was important to partner with the schools/teachers for the long term - not just come in for short term projects and then leaveEarthchild Clothing paid the salary of their first facilitator so that's how they got their nameWe talked about the power of positive role models in communities and how she is developing young leadersEarthchild provides yoga classes, gardening lessons, eco clubs, hiking clubs - connecting the children with their bodies and the environmentThe children come from communities with high levels of gang violence and unemployment - yoga provides a tool to help them cope with stressSome of the children who started yoga classes when they were 6 years old are now young leaders working in the Earthchild ProjectTribe Sober campaign manager Courage told us about his visit to the Earthchild project and how he saw the children benefiting from the various activitiesComing from a disadvantaged background himself Courage explained how his success in life is partly due to the generosity of his supportersHe has every intention of paying it forward and helping his community and he knows that’s what our sponsored children will do in the futureCourage reminded us of how the fundraiser worked and that just R250/£12/$16 will sponsor a child for a whole year of yoga classesSo whether you are in need of some support or just want to help an underprivileged child then please go to tribesober.com and you’ll see our fundraiser Please help us to make our 9th Annual Fundraiser the best one yet! More Info Subscription membership – you can join up HERE. To access our website, click HERE.If you would like a free copy of our “Annual Tracker” or our e-book 66 Days to Sobriety, please email janet@tribesober.com.If you would like to come to our Saturday afternoon Zoom Cafe as a guest and meet our community, just email janet@tribesober.com. Episode Sponsor This episode is sponsored by the Tribe Sober Membership Program. If you want to change your relationship with alcohol then sign up today Read more about our program and subscribe HERE Help us to Spread the Word! We made this podcast so that we can reach more people who need our help. Please subscribe and share. If you enjoyed the podcast, then please leave us a 5-star review on Apple podcasts. Take a screenshot of your review, and DM it to Tribe Sober’s Instagram page – see PS below for instructions. We’ll send you something special to say thank you! We release a podcast episode every Saturday morning. You can follow Tribe Sober on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Instagram. You can join our private Facebook group HERE. PS: How to Leave a Rating/Review in Apple Podcasts (on an iOS Device) Open the Podcasts app. EASY.Choose “Search” from the bottom row of icons and enter the name of the show (e.g. Recover Like a Mother) into the search field.Select the show under Shows (not under Episodes).Scroll down past the first few episodes until you see Ratings & Reviews.Click Write a Review underneath the displayed reviews from other listeners. You’ll then have the option to rate the show on a 5-star scale and write a review (you can rate without writing too but it’s always good to read your experience).
