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VETS Volunteer Voices: Interview with Regan in Vietnam, October 2023

VETS Volunteer Voices: Interview with Regan in Vietnam, October 2023

Posted Nov 14th, 2023 in Asia, Stories, Featured, News, VETS, Vietnam, Volunteer Stories

#VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field! Meet Dr. Regan McLeod, a volunteer with VWB/VSF's VETS Program, who spent time in Vietnam.

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Rebuilding Animal Shelters in Ukraine: A Lifeline for Hope in the Cold Winter Months

Rebuilding Animal Shelters in Ukraine: A Lifeline for Hope in the Cold Winter Months

Posted Nov 2nd, 2023 in Stories, Featured, News

Check out the before and after of the rebuilt Kofotei Cat Shelter in Nikopol, Ukraine.

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VETS Volunteer Voices: Interview with Kavitha in Vietnam, October 2023

VETS Volunteer Voices: Interview with Kavitha in Vietnam, October 2023

Posted Oct 31st, 2023 in Asia, Stories, Featured, News, VETS, Vietnam, Volunteer Stories

#VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field! Meet Kavitha Sriparamananthan, a volunteer with VWB/VSF's VETS Program, who is currently placed in Vietnam.

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Celebrating RVT Month: Meet VWB/VSF's Geneviève Douyon, RVT

Celebrating RVT Month: Meet VWB/VSF's Geneviève Douyon, RVT

Posted Oct 23rd, 2023 in Stories, Featured, News, Northern Canada, Volunteer Stories

In honour of RVT Month, meet VWB/VSF's Geneviève Douyon, a RVT who is working to support animal health across Canada's North.

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VETS Volunteer Voices: Interview with Keisha in Ghana, July 2023

VETS Volunteer Voices: Interview with Keisha in Ghana, July 2023

Posted Oct 17th, 2023 in Africa, Featured, Ghana, News, Stories, VETS, Volunteer Stories

#VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field! Meet Dr. Keisha Harris, an alumni volunteer with VWB/VSF's Young Volunteer Program, who recently completed her placement in Ghana.

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One week in Bolgatanga: Heat, hope, and inspiring animal health workers in Ghana

One week in Bolgatanga: Heat, hope, and inspiring animal health workers in Ghana

Posted Oct 11th, 2023 in Africa, Stories, Featured, Ghana, News

#VWBVoices brings you stories from the VWB/VSF team! Check out our very own Tanja Kisslinger, Advocacy and Communications Technical Advisor, discussing her recent on-the-ground experiences while visiting Ghana.

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Bracing for Typhoon Bolaven: Coming Together to Make a Difference in Saipan

Bracing for Typhoon Bolaven: Coming Together to Make a Difference in Saipan

Posted Oct 10th, 2023 in Stories, Featured, News

VWB/VSF supported the Saipan Humane Society in the wake of Typhoon Bolaven.

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VETS Volunteer Voices: Interview with Marley in Ghana, July 2023

VETS Volunteer Voices: Interview with Marley in Ghana, July 2023

Posted Oct 3rd, 2023 in Africa, Featured, Ghana, News, Stories, VETS, Volunteer Stories

#VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field! Meet Marley Blok, an alumni volunteer with VWB/VSF's Young Volunteer Program, who recently completed her placement in Ghana.

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Blazing the Trail: Coming Together to Help Hay River Animals Affected by NWT Wildfires

Blazing the Trail: Coming Together to Help Hay River Animals Affected by NWT Wildfires

Posted Sep 27th, 2023 in Stories, Featured, News, Northern Canada

VWB/VSF teamed up with NS SPCA and Wings of Rescue to secure care for 16 dogs evacuated from the Hay River, NWT wildfires.

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Meet our Summer 2023 Access to Care Award scholarship recipients!

Meet our Summer 2023 Access to Care Award scholarship recipients!

Posted Sep 21st, 2023 in Stories, Featured, News, Northern Canada

Meet Kandis Villebrun and Tannicka Reeves, VWB/VSF's Summer 2023 Access to Care scholarship recipients.

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Stories From Around The World

Poultry and Possibility in Ukraine: Rethinking Aid in Protracted Crises

Poultry and Possibility in Ukraine: Rethinking Aid in Protracted Crises

Posted Nov 14th, 2024

In this op-ed, VWB's Executive Director, Charmaine Brett, discusses how poultry farming is helping to build sustainable recovery for families in Ukraine.

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Webinar Replay: How do community-led One Health Teams help to bridge health gaps and build resilience?

Webinar Replay: How do community-led One Health Teams help to bridge health gaps and build resilience?

Posted Nov 1st, 2024

Watch a replay of our One Health Day 2024 webinar, held on Friday, November 1st, which explored how community-led One Health Teams (OHTs) help to bridge health gaps and build resilience. Panelists are partners in our COHERS program in Rwanda and Senegal.

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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

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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  • 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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