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Acupuncture Works in Nicaragua

In January 2007 our team will be traveling to Managua, Nicaragua, to provide Traditional Chinese Med

About Me

It is this team’s mission to investigate the use of acupuncture as a modality of healing for children with various developmental and physical disabilities in a community where access to health care is limited. Traditional Chinese Medicine, and specifically acupuncture, has been practiced for over 3000 years and has been recognized by the World Health Organization to provide relief for over 40 different conditions.We are interested in exploring how this safe, simple and inexpensive treatment will improve the quality of life for these children. Acupuncture is not meant to act as a replacement for Western Medicine; rather, it is our mandate to open the door to providing complementary care. Acupuncture does not require the careful administering of pharmaceuticals or extensive follow-up that many Western treatments and surgeries necessitate. For a community where the cost of treatment is prohibitive, acupuncture will provide high quality, cost-effective services to children who require care.This project initiative is supported by Change for Children a local NGO dedicated to both sustainable, community-led development in the Global South and providing an engaging Global Education program to Canadians. Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Film | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Forum | Groups | Events | Videos | Music | Comedy | Classifieds

My Interests

acupuncture. holistic health. social justice. sustainable development. art therapy. theatre. documentary filmmaking. global citizenship. solidarity.

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If you would like more information about our project please send us a message here on myspace, or send us an email at [email protected] , or call us at 982-9189.

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Check out our blog: http://awn2007.blogspot.com/

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If you are interested in making a financial donation, or in donating ART SUPPLIES please send us a message here on myspace, or send us an email at [email protected].

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Thank you to everyone who supported us and made this acupuncture brigade possible! To learn more about our trip, please visit www.awn2007.blogspot.comThank you to Change for Children Association (www.changeforchildren.org) for lending us their support and love.Thank you to Eastern Currents Distributing (http://www.easterncurrents.ca/) for their donation of needles for our tour.We will post more information about our trip, and about what is next on the horizon for Acupuncture Works in Nicaragua, as soon as we have settled into the cold weather here in Alberta! much love, team AWN

My Blog

check out our nica blog

hey lovely friends we will be blogging from nicaragua check us out at: http://awn2007.blogspot.com/ abrazos, AWN team
Posted by Acupuncture Works in Nicaragua on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 07:55:00 PST

JANUARY 13 GIG

Andrea House and Friends: A Night of Music and Theatrein Support of Change for Children's Acupuncture Works in Nicaragua.            This is a Fundraising event for a tea...
Posted by Acupuncture Works in Nicaragua on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:17:00 PST

congratulations to our winners!

On December 15th we had our raffle draw. Thank you so much to everyone who bought raffle tickets. We raised over $1200 for our upcoming Acupuncture Clinic. THANK YOU! The winning tickets: third prize ...
Posted by Acupuncture Works in Nicaragua on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 04:48:00 PST

early bird draw

Today one of our lucky supporters won two tickets to "Summer of My Amazing Luck" playing at Theatre Network from Dec 6 - 17th. It was the early bird prize in our amazing raffle. YAY! The winning ticke...
Posted by Acupuncture Works in Nicaragua on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 09:01:00 PST

the gig

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our fundraiser on November 23rd.  Andrea put on an amazing show, the Acquired Tastes Tea Company were brilliant hosts, and much fun was had. Here are...
Posted by Acupuncture Works in Nicaragua on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 08:52:00 PST

Three Nights in Canmore?

its raffle time kids. grand prize: three nights in canmore at Falcoln Crest Lodge. value $750. enjoy the mountains! one bedroom lodge suite, with a kitchenette and an extra bed in the living room. sec...
Posted by Acupuncture Works in Nicaragua on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:42:00 PST

Andrea House in Concert!

The lovely Andrea House (our acupuncturist extrordinaire) has a gig next thursday! If you aren't familiar with her music, check out her gorgeous voice on her myspace page right now! She will be playin...
Posted by Acupuncture Works in Nicaragua on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:29:00 PST