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Acupuncture Relief Project
The Acupuncture Relief Project (ARP) is a free community acupuncture clinic that travels to countries that have been impacted by poverty, conflict or disaster. The Project gives practitioners an opportunity to gain valuable field experience while making a positive impact on foreign communities. During the 2008 project, ARP was able to provide over 5000 acupuncture treatments and had remarkable results in treating chronic pain, GI disorders and paralysis. ARP practitioners are in Nepal in 2010 to work again at the Vajra Varahi Healthcare centre.
Current Project
ARP is working with Vajra Varahi Healthcare outside Kathmandu in Nepal. Nepal is one of the world's poorest countries, with a per capita income of just US $244/year. Rural people - who make up more than 85 percent of Nepal's population - continue to struggle with extreme poverty, the disenfranchisement of vulnerable minority groups, political corruption, and a lack of government and social services.
ARP's goal in 2009 was to offer effective care to over 7000 patients in their Kathmandu based field clinic. Services are offered completely free to the community by a team of 3 volunteer acupuncturists who hope to treat up to 120 people per day, 6 days a week for 6 months.
How you can help
In 2008, Acupuncture Relief Project gathered and transported over 500 pounds of supplies to the clinic in Chapagaon, Nepal, where they treated hundreds of patients in less than optimal conditions. Able to operate at a fraction of the cost of traditional medical models, the clinic provided basic healthcare and produced dramatic results, especially in the areas of chronic pain, paralysis and gastrointestinal disorders. During ARP's first visit to Chapagaon, practitioners administered over 5,000 acupuncture treatments to over 1,400 patients.
Please consider supporting this project by making a tax deductible donation. Every dollar donated goes directly to the purchase of medical supplies and operating expenses of field clinics.
$1 pays for treatment of one patient!
$20 pays for an interpreter for 10 days!
$50 pays for one practitioner's clinic supplies for one week!
$100 pays all clinic expenses for one day!
Click here to learn more about the Acupuncture Relief Project.
Clinical Training Opportunities
Clinical options are available to PRC students throughout the year and depend on the ARP's operational schedule and location. Current opportunities for PRC students to volunteer at Vajra Varahi Healthcare in Chapagaon, Nepal, are September 15-November 6, 2010, November 3-December 18, 2010, and January 5-February 26, 2011.
The cost for students is $30USD/day, which includes food (at the clinic), room, treatment supplies and interpreters
Eligible PRC student must have completed the following prerequisites: a minimum of 200 hours clinical practice, OM201/202 TCM Diagnosis, and ACU113/114 Techniques and Therapeutics. Non-PRC students are also welcome to apply for acupuncture clinical placement. Please contact our Office of Admissions for more information and an application.
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