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E-Newsletter - July 2010
For the price of one yoga class, you can change a life.
SUCCESS STORY, Grameen Koota, IndiaAnsuya Gomatesh Shetty: A Widow with Means and Hope
Sowmya and Shwetha, Ansuya'sdaughters, have both completed their high school education. Ansuya dreamsof marrying them into good homes sothat they may begin families of their own.
"In the future I will build a larger shop,"
When Ansuya (38) lost her husband in2003, she lacked both income andvocational skills. She did, however, knowhow to cook and took a job at the localprimary school, earning Rs 1000 ($20) per month. Simultaneously, she enrolled as aborrower with Grameen Koota and used
the money to set up a small provisionsstore in her village.
Ansuya manages her role as a microentrepreneur and single parent with helpfrom her 64-year-old mother, Jayammawho manages the provisions store whileher daughter works at the school. "It keepsme busy," she laughs.
IN THIS ISSUE
SUCCESS STORY Ansuya Gomatesh Shetty: A Widow with Means and
Hope
UPCOMING EVENTS
YGB APPRECIATION
YGB EXPLORES NEWWAYS TO SUPPORTMICROFINANCE IN
INDIA
RECENT EVENTS
DO YOU KNOW...?
Which types of businesses have
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she declares.
Grameen Koota provides us with regular updates on women whose lives have been significantly improved thanks to micro lending. In addition to providing micro loans, Grameen Koota is providing health and hygiene workshops for member families, as well as launching water and sanitation programs. All of these programs are key to insuring that members' progress is sustainable and that poverty is eliminated. Grameen Koota now reaches over 300,000 women in the states of Karnataka and Maharashtra, with the goal of reaching one million women.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Yoganation's Bhakti Vinyasa Class with SaraIvanhoe A special 90-minute class followed by Sambazon and morerefreshments!
SUNDAY, JULY 18, 11:45AM-1:45PMYogis Anonymous1221 2nd St., Santa Monica 90401View event on Facebook
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Midsummer's Night Sangha: A Night of Fun,Flow, and Friends with Sarah Ezrin, Mary Beth La
Rue, and Jocelyn Kay Lee A fun 90-minute class followed by great raffle prizes fromLululemon and Manduka, as well as refreshments.
SUNDAY, JULY 25, 6:30-8:30PM Aanand Saagar 606 Venice Blvd. Unit H (at Abbot Kinney Blvd.),Venice 90291View event on Facebook
microfinance borrowersstarted?
a) livestockb) produce stand
c) weaving/tailor shopd) all of these
(Scroll down for answer.)
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A Two Day Special Donation Class Series with Amanollah, Suzanne Strachan, RoseGhavamim, and Kevin Hayunga
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14Jayamon Center 18345 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15In the Mudra Yoga & Dance Studio21835 Sherman Way, Canoga Park 91303
For both evenings, Sura Das and the Temple Bajan Band will have a kirtan, 5-6pm, followed by lovelyIndian dinner donated by Govinda's!
View event on Facebook
*YGB will be launching an exciting YGB Donation Class Relay across the US and the World. YGB Ambassadors Elena Brower in NY and Kino MacGregor in Miami will kick this off in September!
View updates and more upcoming events on our Facebook page and web site!
YGB APPRECIATION
Ally Hamilton joins the YGB Ambassadors!
YGB is excited and grateful for Ally's dedicatedsupport of YGB at the Yogis Anonymous studio, alongwith her husband, Dorian Cheah. It means a lot to usto have a local studio and their community providesuch commitment to our campaign.
From All :
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Join
DONATION
Your donation helps YogaGives Back's campaign
to alleviate poverty inIndia through
microfinancing. To makea donation, click the link
below.
Do You Know...? answer:d) all of these.
Source: Grameen Foundation
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"As a yoga teacher and studio owner I'm committed toand excited about supporting Yoga Gives Back. Thepractice of yoga has changed my life and given me so much. It seems the veryleast we can do as a community is try to give something back to the country fromwhere it came. Sometimes it can feel like the problems of the world areinsurmountable. The fact is, a very small amount of money (what most peoplespend on a couple of yoga classes), can really change someone's life."
Lila French is generously donating 25% of salesfrom her great artwork currently exhibited atLiberation Yoga (La Brea and 1st) through August10th. Check out http://lilasfrench.com/liberation.
We are excited to welcome two new YGB teammembers: Naoko Doi and Patrick Gookin.
YGB explores new ways to support microfinance in India
Can micro financing reach the poorest in India? Can we reach the poorest in moredirect ways? We have been exploring answers to these questions. Here is oneorganization YGB has decided to support.
NISHTHA is a non-governmentalorganization that has been working for more than 35 years in Kolkotta, WestBengal. NISHTHA, working in over 250villages, empowers impoverished womenand girls by employing a number of programs to improve their social andeconomic conditions. This region, likemany in rural India, suffers from illiteracy,child marriage, poverty and malnutrition,with most eo le livin on less that $2 a
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day. Most of the adult women have notbeen to school. With neither training nor money, women cannot purchase even the essentials. Conflicts within the family anddiminished self worth are a result. This is why NISHTHA started a project called "Self Helf Group", where abusive situations can be addressed and women are madeaware of their rights.
As a part of its SHG effort, NISHTHA started micro credit groups in 56 villages, three
years ago. So far, 112 groups have been formed and are working well. This hasbeen a very positive experience in that there has not been a single defaulter amongst the loan borrowers.
To support NISHTHA's works, YGB is thrilled to collaborate with Barbara Piner,founder of ASTI(American Service to India), who has been assisting the poorest inIndia since 1981. YGB will send portions of our funds directly to NISHTHA, and wewill continue to explore more ways to get directly involved. We are also planning tovisit them this fall and report back to the YGB community.
RECENT EVENTS
SUNDAY, MAY 16 @ YOGIS ANONYMOUS
Yoga Gives Back Tag Team Benefit Class: Yoga From The Heart
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Thanks for another powerful team class by Yogis Anonymous teachers, Ally Hamilton,Jorgen Christiansson, Charlie Samos, Briohny Smyth, and Kourtney Kaas. Asalways, thanks to Uncle Josh for the best vegan desserts and platters, also byEuphoria Café. Raffle items were generously donated byManduka, Yogitoes, EvolveLifewear
, and Le Pain Quotidien. Thank you all!!
SUNDAY, MAY 23 @ AANAND
SAAGAR, VENICE
The Teachings of the Buddha with EtanBoritzer
Etan's in-depth talk about Buddha's lifeand teachings fascinated us all, thoughtwo hours was not really long enough for this!
SUNDAY, JUNE 27 @ AANANDSAAGAR, VENICE
Anusara Inspired Bhakti Flow with April Ritchey
Thank you April for your enthusiasm and continued support!!
View more event photos on our Facebook page!
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