this is just a short post, as i am running late. late as always.
we are here in managua, and it is wonderful. hot and sticky. more misquitos than i remembered. people greeting us everywhere we go with a tip of their heads and a friendly ´buenas!´. i am so pleased to be back.
we went to parajito azul today, and they are just as excited about the clinic as we are. everyone has been so kind and accomadating. we will have the space that we need and we will have the support of the staff. chris was almost bowled over on the way into the centre by a young man that wanted a hug. he held onto chris and wouldnt let him go. this is going to be a brilliant adventure.
ortega´s inaguration is tomorrow. we have no idea what to expect...but we will be there with our camera. we´ll keep you posted.
all is well. good luck with the event on saturday in edmonton!
xoxo
jania
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In January and February 2007 our team traveled to Managua, Nicaragua, to provide Traditional Chinese Medicine services to the children of the Parajito Azul orphanage.
Saludos Amigos
the bloggers: Jania writes in red, Lindsay in black, Andrea in blue, and Lynda in purple.
The Acupuncture Works in Nicaragua team is made of
one acupuncturist (Andrea), one nurse (Lynda), and two social workers (Jania & Lindsay).
We are travelling with our friends Angel and Chris, who may make occasional guest blogger appearances. Angel is a Nicaraguan who is helping us with translation, and Chris is an Edmonton theatre artist who is working on a documentary film about Nicaragua. He will be filming our experiences at Parajito Azul.
Welcome to our little blog. Please email us with any questions or comments at AWN2007@gmail.com
Our Project
- Acupuncture Works in Nicaragua
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- 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.
some of our favourite sites
- 1. Change for Children Association (CFCA) homepage --- Thank you CFCA. Without your support this trip would not have been possible. We believe in the work that you do.
- 2. Eastern Currents Distributing --- We would like to thank Eastern Currents for their kind donation of acupunture supplies. We are so grateful for the needles. Thank you for believing in this project.
- 3. Acupuncture Works in Nicaragua has a myspace page!
- 4. Chris Craddock´s poetry blog
- 5. Andrea House homepage
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