Love Sober Podcast Episode 121 Guest Kristina Sperkova from Movendi 12.3.21

Episode 121

In this episode we had a really, really interesting discussion with the International President of Movendi https://movendi.ngo/ Kristina Sperkova. Kristina is a psychologist, alcohol and other drugs policy advocate, development aid specialist, feminist, civil society activist, Human Rights defender and humanist.

Kristina has a master degree in psychology from the Comenius University in Slovakia.

She has been active in the field of substance use prevention within civil society for 20 years starting in a peer program in her hometown community. Later on Kristina engaged in prevention work on European level and served as a Secretary-General of a European Youth Organization, Active – sobriety, friendship and peace. She worked both with capacity building of youth organizations active in the prevention field in Europe and with youth and alcohol policy advocacy on EU level.

From 2012 onwards, Kristina worked for a Swedish NGO, the IOGT-NTO movement that conducts development aid work with partner NGOs in Southeast Asia, East Africa, and Balkan countries, in the field of official development assistance. She worked as a Programme manager, Strategic coordinator and subsequently as Junior Advisor with questions relating to alcohol as obstacle to development.

Kristina has been in the board of Movendi International since 2006, first as International Vice President and since October 2014 as International President.

Kristina leads Movendi International with wit and compassion, heart-driven diligence and persistence. Kristina’s work is guided and inspired by our vision for a world where free and healthy citizens actively contribute in all levels of society.

This chat is about switching the focus away from individual alcohol use and towards the responsibilty of industry and government. It's about question social norms around alcohol and making space for living alcohol free. It was pretty inspiring and validating to hear that this is a movement for social change, gave us some fire in our belly that's for sure! So grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love K & M xx