:Herbalists Without Borders Media
We are in a global healthcare crisis. People around the world are displaced or in need due to political upheaval, war, drought, natural disasters, or famine and do not have access to health care. Even in the United States healthcare is becoming out of reach for many, and more people than ever will be looking for alternatives to the unaffordable or unattainable healthcare system. Herbalists Without Borders is in the position for ACTION and MOBILIZATION to get herbal medicine ON THE GROUND to the people who need it most.
Herbalists Without Borders™ first began as a grassroots community based coalition of members working in their communities under a common goal in the US in early 90's. From there, the HWB Community Clinics Model informally began in 1995 in the upper midwest (later formalizing in 2007 and expanded to a global network) with mobile natural medicine clinic units in various locales providing accessible health and wellness education to communities, using a membership based model. As HWB grew, so did our reach, and we had chapters and free people's clinics around the globe starting in 2007, expanding from our North American base and creating a global network of HWB chapters and members working in their communities. Gigi Stafne, as original founder and our first Executive Director, grew HWB from a single Chapter in the upper midwest until it expanded to form a 501c3 nonprofit in 2014-2015, with over 50 Chapters globally. In 2017, Gigi stepped down as ED, and Denise Cusack was appointed, filling the role from 2017-2022. Our current Executive Director, Jocelyn Perez Blanco, is now leading HWB into the future! HWB has over 650 members, and over 75 chapters/clinics/projects! HWB has had members respond globally, and has had member exchanges around the world for 27 years. The name Herbalists Without Borders™ is recognized around the world, with members in dozens of nations serving their communities for almost 3 decades.
In 2017, Gigi stepped down as ED, and Denise Cusack was appointed, filling the role from 2017-2022. Our current Executive Director, Jocelyn Perez Blanco, is now leading HWB into the future! HWB has over 600 members, and over 75 chapters/clinics/projects!
HWB: Serving Communities Since 1995.
Herbalists Without Borders™
Herbalists Without Border© 1995-2023
Herbalists Without Borders™ first began as a grassroots community based coalition of members working in their communities under a common goal in the US in early 90's. From there, the HWB Community Clinics Model informally began in 1995 in the upper midwest (later formalizing in 2007 and expanded to a global network) with mobile natural medicine clinic units in various locales providing accessible health and wellness education to communities, using a membership based model. As HWB grew, so did our reach, and we had chapters and free people's clinics around the globe starting in 2007, expanding from our North American base and creating a global network of HWB chapters and members working in their communities. Gigi Stafne, as original founder and our first Executive Director, grew HWB from a single Chapter in the upper midwest until it expanded to form a 501c3 nonprofit in 2014-2015, with over 50 Chapters globally. In 2017, Gigi stepped down as ED, and Denise Cusack was appointed, filling the role from 2017-2022. Our current Executive Director, Jocelyn Perez Blanco, is now leading HWB into the future! HWB has over 650 members, and over 75 chapters/clinics/projects! HWB has had members respond globally, and has had member exchanges around the world for 27 years. The name Herbalists Without Borders™ is recognized around the world, with members in dozens of nations serving their communities for almost 3 decades.
In 2017, Gigi stepped down as ED, and Denise Cusack was appointed, filling the role from 2017-2022. Our current Executive Director, Jocelyn Perez Blanco, is now leading HWB into the future! HWB has over 600 members, and over 75 chapters/clinics/projects!
HWB: Serving Communities Since 1995.
Herbalists Without Borders™
Herbalists Without Border© 1995-2023
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Interested in interviewing HWB for a news article, blog post, webinar, or podcast? Contact the office at office@hwbglobal.org.
About HWBHerbalists Without Borders (HWB) embraces a collective vision of a global community where all people have access to affordable natural & botanical health and wellness.
With a global team of volunteers we are able to provide natural and botanical support to communities through HWB Chapter's grassroots projects and special projects. Herbalists Without Borders International has 15 Special Projects and 72 Local to Global Chapters! |
HWB welcomes speaking engagements and presentations for conferences, webinars, podcasts, herbal school courses, and more - one of our Core Coordinators or Board Members can speak about mutual aid, community outreach, accessible herbalism, health justice, community models, social permaculture, self-care for herbal activists, trauma training, trauma-informed practice, disaster relief, sliding scale and other tools for equitable pricing, and other models that serve our communities and create sustainable cycles of support for those we serve. Please email director@hwbglobal.org to start the conversation!
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What HWB Does:Herbalists Without Borders is an international network of:
herbalists, traditional healers, complementary alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners, botanical medicine product makers, botanical trades people, herb farmers, gardeners, ecologists, students, humanitarian aid workers & others who are interested in the vital roles of plants in primary health and wellness, sustainable agriculture, trade, botanical traditions, and ecological preservation. Our Projects:Herbalists Without Borders organizes more than 15 unique sustainable, herbal, health & wellness projects.
Our main projects at this time include: • Trauma Trainings • International Borderless Herbal Medicine • Holistic People's Clinics • Nourishing Community Gardens • Medicinal Seed Saving • Community Herb Apotheca's • Mobile Clinics & Holistic Disaster Relief Disaster ReliefHWB works with our chapter coordinators to respond to natural disasters. During the forest fires in the PNW we had chapter coordinators hosting walk-in herbal clinics, and for hurricane Harvey relief we have a chapter organizing with other NFP groups to get herbal support & aid to people on the ground to areas where no federal relief organizations have been seen. HWB supports chapters who are providing aid to their communities by working to engage fundraising on our website for their relief efforts, by mobilizing our volunteers/members to donate supplies and goods, and by reaching out to businesses that may be able to donate much needed herbal health, first aid, and wellness supplies. We do not have any paid staff and are an all volunteer organization, and any funds donated for specific relief go directly to the project.
Our Chapters:Our grassroots Chapters coordinate and operate within the values, mission and vision of HWB. Innovative health and wellness projects and grassroots actions happen globally each week. Dedicated volunteers engage in herbal Free People's Clinics, Wellness Days, Holistic Street Medic Camps, Herbal Education Days, Community Gardens, Community Herb Apothecaries, Medicinal Seed Saving and other important health and wellness social justice volunteerism.
Funding:Herbalists Without Borders operates, survives & thrives on volunteer efforts & donations only. Memberships support our general operations, special project support, technical support, chapter grants, and sliding scale services.
With a global team of volunteers we are able to provide botanical support to communities through HWB Chapter's grassroots projects and special projects. Herbalists Without Borders currently operates with an all volunteer staff which means a large portion of our fundraising go directly to our projects for supplies, resources, and support. Contact Info For Media:For more information, please contact Herbalists Without Borders:
Jocelyn Perez Blanco, Executive Director at director@hwbglobal.org.
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