International Development With NGOs
In 1977, Jean-Pierre Willem created an international humanitarian apolitical NGO of doctors called Medecins Aux Pieds Nus in France. Volunteers work in Burundi, Colombia and Southeast Asia with local healers to develop "medical garden" for herbalism and make essential oils for gemmotherapy. In 1999, Jean-Claude Rodet became the first president of Medecins Aux Pieds Nus Canada working with Mark Smith in United States. This NGO leads ethnobiological missions based on "proximity, prevention and humility"
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