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From Migration to Resilience: How Climate-Smart Farming Transformed Yoeurn and Chhaem’s Future

From Migration to Resilience: How Climate-Smart Farming Transformed Yoeurn and Chhaem’s Future

Posted Feb 13th, 2025 in AGROW, Asia, Featured, News, Stories, VETS

Danielle Legault, Program Officer at VWB, shares how climate-smart agriculture is transforming lives in Cambodia. Through AGROW and VETS, farmers like Yoeurn Yorn and Chhaem Chhoeurn are improving their livelihoods and leading their communities in building resilience against climate change.

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VETS Volunteer Voices: Cultivating Soil Health and Sustainable Farming in Cambodia

VETS Volunteer Voices: Cultivating Soil Health and Sustainable Farming in Cambodia

Posted Feb 11th, 2025 in Asia, Featured, News, Stories, VETS, Volunteer Stories

#VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Harold Rudy, a Sustainable Agriculture Advisor who spent 3 months in rural Cambodia (September - December 2024).

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"The Power of One Action" - Enter the IDW 2025 Social Media Contest!

Posted Feb 5th, 2025 in Africa, Asia, Featured, News, Stories, VETS, Volunteer Stories

In celebration of International Development Week (IDW) 2025, the Volunteer Cooperation Program (including VWB) invites all Canadians to showcase their impact through a social media contest. Enter today! Share your contributions to social, economic, and environmental change — at home and abroad.

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Animal Welfare: A Cornerstone of Livestock Production and Global Well-Being

Animal Welfare: A Cornerstone of Livestock Production and Global Well-Being

Posted Jan 24th, 2025 in Africa, Asia, Country, Featured, News, Stories, VETS

This article highlights the importance of animal welfare in livestock production, showcasing how VWB’s initiatives in veterinary training, disease prevention, and farmer education promote humane practices and build resilience against zoonotic risks.

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Renewed Global Commitment to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance: A Complex Challenge Requiring a One Health Approach

Renewed Global Commitment to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance: A Complex Challenge Requiring a One Health Approach

Posted Nov 18th, 2024 in Africa, Asia, Country, Featured, News, Stories

Written by Dr. Andrea Ellis (DVM), a member of the VWB Board of Directors, this article explores the evolution of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) thinking, highlighting the critical role of environmental inclusion and a One Health approach, and showcasing how VWB’s focus on animal husbandry, disease prevention, and antimicrobial stewardship aligns with the Quadripartite partnership’s vision for a coordinated global response.

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Poultry, Prevention, and Progress: How Community Animal Health Worker Training is Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance

Poultry, Prevention, and Progress: How Community Animal Health Worker Training is Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance

Posted Nov 1st, 2024 in Africa, Asia, Country, Featured, News, Stories

This article examines the crucial role of Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR), highlighting the 6 key training focus areas as identified by a CAHW Training Manual on AMR in Poultry by VSF Germany.

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Food, Farms and Futures: How AGROW is Transforming Women's Lives in Rural Cambodia

Food, Farms and Futures: How AGROW is Transforming Women's Lives in Rural Cambodia

Posted Oct 14th, 2024 in AGROW, Asia, Featured, News, Stories

Empowered through AGROW’s training and resources, women like Thary Mork, Ton Sothy, and Ho Penh are transforming Cambodia’s rural communities by embracing sustainable farming, building resilient livelihoods, and improving food security.

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Interested in Volunteering Overseas? Join us for Brunch on September 21 in Montreal

Interested in Volunteering Overseas? Join us for Brunch on September 21 in Montreal

Posted Aug 27th, 2024 in Africa, Asia, Stories, Featured, News, VETS, Volunteer Stories

Are you passionate about making a difference on a global scale? Do you dream of volunteering overseas and empowering communities in need? Then mark your calendars for an event you won't want to miss...

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Mpox: A Global Health Challenge and the Case for a One Health Approach

Mpox: A Global Health Challenge and the Case for a One Health Approach

Posted Aug 26th, 2024 in Africa, Asia, Stories, Country, Featured, News

This article provides an overview of the current Mpox outbreak in the DRC, detailing what Mpox is, how it spreads, prevention strategies, and the critical role of human-animal-environment interactions in the spread and management of zoonotic diseases like Mpox.

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One Health, One World: The Interconnectedness of Animals and Humans

One Health, One World: The Interconnectedness of Animals and Humans

Posted Aug 7th, 2024 in Africa, Asia, Stories, Country, Featured, News

VWB's Danielle Legault shares her research and findings on how animals help shape human lives and communities.

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From Migration to Resilience: How Climate-Smart Farming Transformed Yoeurn and Chhaem’s Future

From Migration to Resilience: How Climate-Smart Farming Transformed Yoeurn and Chhaem’s Future

Posted Feb 13th, 2025

Danielle Legault, Program Officer at VWB, shares how climate-smart agriculture is transforming lives in Cambodia. Through AGROW and VETS, farmers like Yoeurn Yorn and Chhaem Chhoeurn are improving their livelihoods and leading their communities in building resilience against climate change.

Read more

VETS Volunteer Voices: Cultivating Soil Health and Sustainable Farming in Cambodia

VETS Volunteer Voices: Cultivating Soil Health and Sustainable Farming in Cambodia

Posted Feb 11th, 2025

#VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Harold Rudy, a Sustainable Agriculture Advisor who spent 3 months in rural Cambodia (September - December 2024).

Read more

"The Power of One Action" - Enter the IDW 2025 Social Media Contest!

Posted Feb 5th, 2025

In celebration of International Development Week (IDW) 2025, the Volunteer Cooperation Program (including VWB) invites all Canadians to showcase their impact through a social media contest. Enter today! Share your contributions to social, economic, and environmental change — at home and abroad.

Read more

  • My voluntary assignments in Ghana for the past three years have dramatically improved animal production in terms of reducing mortality and increasing the size of the herd/flock.
    - Joseph Ansong-Danquah

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