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 is an international network of herbalists, traditional healers, complementary alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners, botanical medicine product makers, botanical tradespeople, herb farmers, gardeners, ecologists, students, and 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, are also welcome to join us!
For more information, media kit, or graphics, please contact Herbalists Without Borders: Jocelyn Perez Blanco, Executive Director.
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.
Our co-Executive Director, Denise Cusack, speaks regularly at conferences, summits, and at herb schools and events. She can present on health justice, holistic health access, disaster relief and aid in herbalism and aromatherapy, creating community models in your own community, and other health justice related topics. She would love to work with you to create a presentation for your event or students. Please email Programs@HWBglobal.org to start the conversation!
Herbalists Without Borders organizes more than 15 unique sustainable, herbal, health & wellness projects.
Our main projects at this time include:
HWB works with our chapter coordinators to respond to natural disasters.
During the forest fires in the Pacific NorthWest (PNW) we had HWB Chapter coordinators hosting walk-in herbal clinics.
For Hurricane Harvey relief we had a Chapter organizing with other NFP groups to get herbal support & aid to people on the ground in areas where no federal relief organizations have been seen.
HWB supports chapters that are providing aid to their communities by working to engage in 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 have only 1 paid part-time employee with an all-volunteer team, and any funds donated for specific relief go directly to the project.Â
Our grassroots Chapters coordinate and operate within the values, mission, and vision of HWB. Â 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, Â Community Gardens, Community Herb Apothecaries, Medicinal Seed Saving, and other important health and wellness social justice volunteerism.
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. Â 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.
