Oaxaca Acupuncture Project 2012

In Feb­ru­ary 2011, Jeya  brought 12 acupunc­tur­ists to Oax­aca Mex­ico to study with indige­nous heal­ers and offer free com­mu­nity style acupunc­ture clin­ics in the city of Oax­aca and in 4 rural vil­lages. They only used points in the ears. This work intro­duced local com­mu­ni­ties to sim­ple, inex­pen­sive, effec­tive acupunc­ture techniques.

Oax­aca is eco­nom­i­cally the sec­ond poor­est state  in Mex­ico, with over 76% of its pop­u­la­tion liv­ing in extreme poverty. This pop­u­la­tion, which includes 16 indige­nous groups, lacks basic neces­si­ties and has inad­e­quate access to health care.

In response to requests from local health care providers in Oax­aca, Jeya is gath­er­ing resources and plan­ning an edu­ca­tional effort for Feb­ru­ary 2012. She will bring a bilin­gual acupunc­ture teacher to train and equip the providers so that they can offer clin­ics in vil­lages through­out the region.

Jeya invites your par­tic­i­pa­tion in this effort by mak­ing a tax-deductible gift to cover the cost of the sup­plies, Span­ish lan­guage mate­ri­als, participant’s trans­porta­tion and lodg­ing, the trainer, and other expenses. Jeya’s time is all vol­un­teer as part of her “pro-bono” servicework.

Dona­tions can be made through Pay­pal, by credit card (on the Pay­pal link) or by check, payable to “Trauma Heal­ing Project –Acupun­ture” and mailed to:

Trauma Heal­ing Project
Oax­aca Acupunc­ture
c/o 1039 Tay­lor Street
Eugene OR 97402

The Trauma Heal­ing Project is a 501c3 non-profit agency act­ing as a fis­cal agent for this project.

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Below are links to YouTube videos show­ing Acupunc­tur­ists With­out Bor­ders projects in Haiti and Chile. The OAP is mod­eled after these programs.