One World Health Project (OWHP) was founded in 2009 with the long term goal of bringing the benefits of acupuncture and oriental medicine to under served communities around the globe…and in only 3 short years our goals have become a reality as we have successfully started our first international outreach program in Talek, Kenya in the heart of the Maasai Mara.

The journey began in 2011 when OWHP was invited to the Koiyaki Community Clinic of Talek by a Maasai warrior and community nurse committed to helping his people in a place where modern health care is nearly unavailable. OWHP created a sustainable program that uses acupuncture to treat the symptoms of pain, malaria, HIV, and other common diseases. By training local health care workers in basic acupuncture protocols, OWHP has created the first acupuncture clinic in the area.

As OWHP Outreach Coordinator, I recently returned to the clinic in March 2012. During my time I trained 3 more health care workers and was invited to other communities to introduce this “magical” medicine! I was very touched by the overwhelmingly positive responses by the people of Talek, and the many surrounding villages! So, today the Koiyaki community clinic has a full acupuncture staff and has successfully treated nearly 1,000 patients since opening in the Summer of 2011!

In order to maintain the acupuncture staff and supplies we need your support! Thus, OWHP has teamed up with the famous Hamburger Mary’s of West Hollywood for a special Mother’s Day edition of Drag Queen Bingo. The event will feature a special guest hostess Pico LaBrea!

With the suggested donation of $20 you can participate in multiple rounds of Bingo and have the chance to win a number of fabulous prizes! All proceeds will directly support OWHPs acupuncture clinic at the Koiyaki Community Clinic in Talek, Kenya. Invite your friends and please join us for this special and fun event!

Drag Queen Bingo – Mother’s Day Special
Hamburger Mary’s
8288 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood, CA
May 13th
7 – 9pm

Sarah Nargiso LAc
Outreach Coordinator
www.owhp.org

Sarah is especially passionate about senior health and pain management. In addition to her acupuncture practice, Sarah is committed to working with under served communities both locally and abroad. She is a co-founder and outreach coordinator One World Health Project (OWHP). Sarah has treated hundreds of patients in Kenya, has trained foreign healthcare workers, and helped to start the first auricular acupuncture clinic at the Koiyaki Community Clinic in Talek, Kenya.

We believe that the Three Pillars of Health; Movement, Meditation, and Nutrition, are are essential building blocks for leading a healthy life, and they introduce the importance of a connection with self and nature. By teaching these Pillars through classes and workshops, our goal is to promote wellness through education.

More about the event:

The Ashe Center has organized an event for Ashe staff and UCLA students that will focus on different aspects of wellness. The keynote speaker will be Alison Sweeney. She is the host of NBC’s The Biggest Loser and author of The Mommy Diet. Featured speaker is Marvin Belzer, Associate Director, Semel Institute’s Mindfulness Awareness Research Center, UCLA. He will be presenting an Introduction to Mindfulness for Self-Care and Stress Management Mindfulness.

There will also be breakout sessions on healthy eating, acupuncture, physical activity ( Fitwell) and chair yoga.

There will also be FREE GIVEAWAYS…and the whole event is FREE!!!!

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For the 2nd Annual ART & WINE FOR ONE WORLD

Check out the photos from last years event, it was such a wonderful evening!

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There are no accidents in life… no coincidences.  The energy you put out into the world comes back to you in unexpected but related ways.  The steps made by OWHP to reach out to those in need has thus manifested in this amazing opportunity to delve into the culture of the Masai warriors, and teach them a bit of the benefits of Oriental Medicine.  It started by the chance meeting of Jackson Njapit, otherwise known as “Action Jackson”. Jackson is a Masai Warrior who sacrificed everything to become a Nurse Practitioner so that he could provide health care services to 10,000 Masai people.  He came to the US to get a piloting license for a Hot Air Balloon, so that he could earn money in the tourism industry to subsidize his clinic.  There are limited resources in the Mara, and many people suffering from HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Bacterial and Fungal Disorders, Arthritis and injury-related pain.  Although Jackson has made a huge difference in the lives of his people, there are some patients that he cannot help due to the constraints of living in such a remote and under-developed location such as the Mara.  When he met some of the OWHP members, he immediately wanted to know when we could come help train him and the other healthcare workers beside him in simple acupuncture protocols that can bring relief to some of these patients that currently have no recourse for aid.  Thus the journey begins, as 5 OWHP members painstakingly prepare to journey to the Masai Mara in Kenya.  As we speak, countless hours are being dedicated to the preparation for this trip: fundraising, preparation of clinical and educational materials, working with the Kenyan government to assure safety and efficiency of the trip… the list goes on and on.  If you feel called to help OWHP in this international mission, please make a tax-deductible donation on our website at www.owhp.org or contact us at info@owhp.org.  Join the movement to unite the world in better health!

OWHP and our newest friend and partner, Ole Njapit, (Action Jackson) a rural health care practitioner, Maasai Warrior, and air balloon pilot!  Check out his website maasaiinamerica.com and stay tuned for volunteer opportunities with the Talek Health Center in Kenya.

Be on the look out for healthy, locally grown specialty dishes along with great brain food and snacks to help support or communities aspiring healers!
If you are interested in contributing a menu item as donation e-mail us.