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VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY CARE CLINICS IN NEPAL

Nepal remains one of the poorest countries in the world and has been plagued with political unrest and military conflict for the past decade. In 2015, a pair of major earthquakes devastated this small and fragile country. 

Since 2008, the Acupuncture Relief Project has provided over 300,000 treatments to patients living in rural villages outside of Kathmandu Nepal. Our efforts include the treatment of patients living without access to modern medical care as well as people suffering from extreme poverty, substance abuse and social disfranchisement.

Common conditions include musculoskeletal pain, digestive pain, hypertension, diabetes, stroke rehabilitation, uterine prolapse, asthma, and recovery from tuberculosis treatment, typhoid fever, and surgery.

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COMPASSION CONNECT : DOCUMENTARY SERIES

Episode 1
Rural Primary Care

In the aftermath of the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake, this episode explores the challenges of providing basic medical access for people living in rural areas.

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Episode 2
Integrated Medicine

Acupuncture Relief Project tackles complicated medical cases through accurate assessment and the cooperation of both governmental and non-governmental agencies.

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Episode 3
Working With The Government

Cooperation with the local government yields a unique opportunities to establish a new integrated medicine outpost in Bajra Barahi, Makawanpur, Nepal.

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Episode 4
Case Management

Complicated medical cases require extraordinary effort. This episode follows 4-year-old Sushmita in her battle with tuberculosis.

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Episode 5
Sober Recovery

Drug and alcohol abuse is a constant issue in both rural and urban areas of Nepal. Local customs and few treatment facilities prove difficult obstacles.

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Episode 6
The Interpreters

Interpreters help make a critical connection between patients and practitioners. This episode explores the people that make our medicine possible and what it takes to do the job.

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Episode 7
Future Doctors of Nepal

This episode looks at the people and the process of creating a new generation of Nepali rural health providers.

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Compassion Connects
2012 Pilot Episode

In this 2011, documentary, Film-maker Tristan Stoch successfully illustrates many of the complexities of providing primary medical care in a third world environment.

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From Our Blog

Madhvi Aggarwal
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2010

Maya Amhaz
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2020

Terry Atchley
American
Acupuncturist: 2013
Team Lead: 2015

Angie Avdeef
American
Acupuncturist: 2011

Jacqueline Bailey
American
Nurse/Acupuncturist: 2014

Robert Balko
American
Acupuncturist: 2017

Alyssa Baser
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2015

Yvonne Beekhuis
Dutch
Acupuncturist: 2020

Jubal Bewick
American
Acupuncturist: 2014

Lucy Bransbury
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2017

Jenna Brown
American
Acupuncturist: 2014

Jessica "Jessi" Brown
American
Acupuncturist: 2017

Jordan "Sugandhi" Brown
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2017, 2018

Andre Capeiz
New Zealand
Acupuncturist: 2016

Brad Carroll
American
Massage Therapist: 2012

Joey Chan
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2013

Rachel Chang
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2016

Raina Chang
American
Acupuncturist: 2019

Elissa Chapman
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2012
Team Lead: 2013, 2016
Clinic Director: 2017-2020

Jeffery Chiu
American
Acupuncturist: 2017
Assistant Team Lead: 2017

Thalia Christou
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2019

Tessa Concepcion
American
Medical Student: 2013

Susana Correia
American
Acupuncturist: 2014

Seven Crow
American
Acupuncturist: 2012

Satyamohan Dangol
Nepali
Acupuncturist: 2017, 2018

Maura Dawgert
American
Acupuncturist: 2010

Hanna DeFuria
American
Acupuncturist: 2013

Joy Earl
American
Acupuncturist: 2013

Elizabeth "Eli" Eberius
American
Acupuncturist: 2018

Emma Ellsworth
American
Acupuncturist: 2019

Seth Enos
American
Naturopath: 2015

Garret Fabian
American
Acupuncturist: 2008

Elizabeth Fitzgerald
American
Physical Therapist: 2014

Tiffany Forster
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2015
Assistant Team Lead: 2017

Angela Freeman
American
Acupuncturist: 2016

Leah Friend
American
Acupuncturist: 2019

Jason Gauruder
American
Acupuncturist: 2014

Regan Goodrich
American
Acupuncturist: 2017

Amy Gordon
American
Acupuncturist: 2017
Research Assistant: 2018

Emma Goulart
American
Acupuncturist: 2013

Stephanie Grant
American
Acupuncturist: 2012

Natalie Gregersen
American
Acupuncturist: 2012

Tara Gregory
American
Acupuncturist: 2012

Mark Greiner
American
Acupuncturist: 2020

Hannah Grice
American
Acupuncturist: 2020

Rebecca "Bex" Groebner
American
Acupuncturist: 2015
Team Lead: 2017

Rachael Haley
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2014

Mallory Harman
American
Acupuncturist: 2018
Team Lead: 2020

Alisha Harrington
American
Acupuncturist: 2018

Kallie Harrison
American
Acupuncturist/Nurse: 2018

Mikayla Hayes
American
Acupuncturist: 2020

Christina Haywood
American
Acupuncturist: 2018

Anna Helms
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2013

Rachel Hemblade
British
Acupuncturist: 2015

Andrea Hernandez
American
Acupuncturist: 2020

Oscar Hewitt
British
Acupuncturist: 2016

April Hinsberger
American
Acupuncturist: 2015

Jennifer Hurth
American
Acupuncturist: 2017

Allissa Keane
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2013

Liz Kerr
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2013

Lucy Kervin
American
Acupuncturist: 2017

Meghan Keysboe
American
Acupuncturist: 2016

Jennie King
American
Acupuncturist: 2009

Marian Klaes
American
Chiropractor/Acupuncturist: 2014

Corin Koster
Swiss
Acupuncturist: 2017

Patti-Ann Krywulak
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2018

Leonie Kueh
New Zealand
Acupuncturist: 2020

Sylvia Kunakom
American
Acupuncturist: 2014

Agni Larsen
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2022

Gavin Larsen
American
Acupuncturist: 2022

Melissa Laws
American
Acupuncturist: 2018

Chantaal Lebay
American
Acupuncturist: 2015

Anya Leigh
American
Acupuncturist: 2014

Chelsea Leander
American
Naturopath: 2019

Dean Leslie
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2017

Tameka Lim
American
Acupuncturist: 2019

Minerva Lin
American
Acupuncturist: 2020

Weiling Lin
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2015

Sarah Lobser
American
Acupuncturist: 2009

Alison Loercher
American
Acupuncturist: 2009
Team Lead: 2012

Leela Longson
American
Acupuncturist: 2009

Hong Lu
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2017

Colin Luh
American
Acupuncturist: 2016

Anne Frances Hardy
American
Naturopath/Acupuncturist: 2010

Cami Hobbs
American
Acupuncturist: 2017

Sandy Homer
American
Acupuncturist: 2016

Danube Jacobs
American
Acupuncturist: 2010

Eirik Johansen
Norwegian
Acupuncturist: 2013

Amanda Johnson
American
Acupuncturist: 2014

 

Jasmin Jones
American
Acupuncturist: 2013

Jesse Jory
American
Acupuncturist: 2016

Katy Kemp
American
Physical Therapist: 2012

Stacey Kett
American
Acupuncturist: 2011
Team Lead: 2016

Shinwon Kim
American
Acupuncturist: 2015

Lynsee Leahy
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2010

Lynn Lobo
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2014

Danielle Lombardi
American
Acupuncturist: 2011

Fedosia Masaligin
American
Acupuncturist: 2016

Katie Marshall
American
Acupuncturist: 2010

Sarah Martin
American
Acupuncturist: 2012

Nikole Maxey
American
Acupuncturist: 2009

Sarah Maiden
American
Acupuncturist: 2019

Michelle May
American
Acupuncturist: 2022

Jessica Maynard

American
Acupuncturist: 2012

Casey McCullough
American
Acupuncturist: 2017

Patty McDuffey
American
Acupuncturist: 2013
Team Lead: 2013, 2014

Dean McNash
American
Acupuncturist: 2019

Dayna Meier
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2010

Haley Merritt
American
Acupuncturist: 2013

Amanada Milian
American
Acupuncturist: 2017

Lynn Minervini
American
Acupuncturist: 2017

Kyndl Mueller
American
Acupuncturist: 2017

Malina Neville MD
American
Advising Physician: 2018

Zoe Nash
British
Acupuncturist: 2015, 2016
Assistant Team Lead: 2016

Leith Nippes
American
Acupuncturist: 2008
Team Lead: 2010

Helena Nyssen
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2014

Florence Ollivier
French
Acupuncturist: 2017, 2018

Rachel Pearce
American
Acupuncturist: 2010

Marlena Pecora
American
Acupuncturist: 2013, 2015
Team Lead: 2014

Paula Espinoza Pena
Chilean
Acupuncturist: 2018

Lauren Pegoli
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2019

Amy Rattenbury
American
Acupuncturist: 2010

Beth Randles
American
Acupuncturist: 2019

Jennifer Rankin
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2011

Paula Rashkow
American
Acupuncturist: 2016

Jennifer Redding
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2013

Danielle Reghi
American
Acupuncturist: 2016

Sophie Reiher
German
Acupuncturist: 2020

Mary Katherine Reynolds
American
Acupuncturist: 2019

Naya Cheung Rice
American
Acupuncturist: 2011

Zachary Rice
American
Acupuncturist: 2011

Sarah Richards
American
Massage Therapist: 2012
Assistant Team Lead: 2015

Sandy Riedman
American
Acupuncturist: 2010

Shawn Robertson
American
Acupuncturist: 2018

Emilie Salomons
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2010

Emma Sanchez
American
Acupuncturist: 2016
Assistant Team Lead: 2016, 2017
Team Lead: 2018, 2019, 2020

Andrew Schlabach
American
Acupuncturist: 2008
Team Lead: 2009-2020

Amy Schwartz
American
Acupuncturist: 2012

Kelli Jo Scott
American
Acupuncturist: 2012

Madelena Scotto 
American
Acupuncturist: 2020

Margaret Shao
American
Acupuncturist: 2015, 2016

Kimberly Shields
American
Acupuncturist: 2018

Kimberly Shepherd
British
Acupuncturist: 2015

Asiya Shoot
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2013
Team Lead: 2015

Jamil Shoot
American
Acupuncturist: 2015
Assistant Team Lead: 2015

Limor Sidi
Israeli
Acupuncturist: 2018

Hayley Simon
American
Acupuncturist: 2020

Phonexay Simon
American
Acupuncturist: 2013

Eliot Sitt
American
Acupuncturist: 2014

Kimberly [Kimo] Shotz
American
Nurse Practitioner/Acupuncturist: 2011

Erin Smith
American
Acupuncturist: 2015

Chanel Smythe
Canadian
Acupuncturist: 2013

Emma Snare
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2017

Allyndreth Stead
American
Acupuncturist: 2009

Heidi Stoeckl
American
Acupuncturist: 2009

Bonnie Sweetland
American
Acupuncturist: 2014

Lindsey Thompson
American
Acupuncturist: 2013

John Timm, Jr
American
Acupuncturist: 2014

Devan Torbert
American
Acupuncturist: 2018

Jennifer Walker
American
Acupuncturist: 2011

Kuong Wang
American
Acupuncturist: 2016

Jeanne Mare Werle
American
Acupuncturist: 2012

Michelle Waneka
American
Acupuncturist: 2017

Tonya Weber
American
Acupuncturist: 2017

Trudy Wendelin
American
Acupuncturist: 2018

Ian Wilkinson
American
Acupuncturist: 2016

Diane Wintzer
American
Acupuncturist: 2008
Team Lead: 2010, 2012

Felicity Woebkenberg
American
Acupuncturist: 2011

Kaikit Wong
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2016

Sonya Wool
American
Acupuncturist: 2018

Su-Ying Wu
New Zealand
Acupuncturist: 2020

Chad Wuest
Australian
Acupuncturist: 2014

Yun Xiao
American
Acupuncturist: 2018

Dana Youssef
American
Acupuncturist: 2010

Debbie Yu
American
Acupuncturist: 2015

Sun Yun
American
Acupuncturist: 2016



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Acupuncture Relief Project, Inc. is a volunteer-based, 501(c)3 non-profit organization (Tax ID: 26-3335265). Our mission is to provide free medical support to those affected by poverty, conflict or disaster while offering an educationally meaningful experience to influence the professional development and personal growth of compassionate medical practitioners.


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