When a clinician completes their diploma with The Sourdough School, they are equipped with more than just knowledge and skills. They become a vital part of a social enterprise that has been a decade in the making – the outcome of 10 years of dedicated work by The Sourdough School Team.
The diploma qualification empowers clinicians to offer an incredible value to their patients in the form of vouchers for The Sourdough Club memberships. Each year, these clinicians can distribute up to 12 Social Prescriptions and 12 Socially Discounted Memberships. The standard cost of these memberships – if they were to be bought at full price – amounts to over £10,000.
This means that each qualified clinician contributes to a significant redistribution of wealth, giving patients who may not otherwise have the means an opportunity to join The Sourdough Club. The vouchers are a powerful tool for social change, lowering barriers to entry and promoting health and wellness in communities.
But the voucher system is not just about the money saved; it’s about the access gained. It’s about extending the reach of our BALM protocol to those who stand to benefit the most, irrespective of their financial circumstances. It’s about leveraging the power of bread to improve physical and mental health, creating ripple effects in communities.
This is the essence of our social enterprise model. We are not about profit; we are about impact. The money that comes into the enterprise is reinvested into the community, creating a cycle of positive change. The vouchers are a tangible representation of this model, giving clinicians the means to create substantial social impact each year.
The Sourdough School Team’s work over the past decade has been to build this system – to create an environment where clinicians, through their qualifications, can become agents of change, contributing directly to the betterment of their patients and wider communities. This is what makes the clinician’s qualification so much more than a diploma; it is a catalyst for change, a tool for social good.
