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Explore the One Health projects VWB is supporting around the world — each designed to strengthen animal health, human well-being, and environmental resilience.

At any given time, Veterinarians Without Borders North America (VWB) is implementing multiple projects around the world, each designed to respond to the specific needs of animals and the communities that rely on them.

Some initiatives, like Volunteers Engaged in Gender-Responsive Technical Solutions (VETS), are long-term programs delivered in partnership with local organizations and international volunteers. Operating in Cambodia, Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Senegal, and Vietnam, VETS strengthens animal health systems, supports livelihoods, and promotes gender-responsive, locally led solutions.

In South Sudan, VWB works with pastoralist communities to strengthen resilience to animal diseases—including zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance—while improving food security and economic stability through sustainable livestock practices.

In Rwanda and Senegal, we collaborate closely with local partners to support communities in preventing, detecting, and responding to priority zoonotic diseases such as anthrax and cysticercosis.

Across Northern Canada, VWB’s Northern Animal Health Initiative focuses on improving companion animal health and access to veterinary services in remote and underserved communities. Through a collaborative, community-led model, the program builds local capacity and supports lasting improvements in both animal and public health.

In Ukraine, VWB partners with shelters, veterinary teams, and agricultural initiatives to strengthen animal health systems and livelihoods amid ongoing conflict.

Alongside these programmatic efforts, VWB plays an important role in global emergency response. From disease outbreaks to wildfires and humanitarian crises, we work with partners to deliver urgent veterinary care and support to animals and communities in distress.

Across all contexts, one principle remains constant: VWB’s commitment to a One Health approach that recognizes the interconnected health of animals, people, and the environment. Through partnership, local leadership, and shared expertise, we are building capacity for a healthier, more resilient future.

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Current Projects:

Community One Health Empowerment in Rwanda and Senegal (COHERS)
Project Details
Project Dates: 2023-2027
Project Goal:

To empower communities to improve health outcomes through One Health approaches to prevent, detect, and respond to prevalent zoonoses, including anthrax and cysticercosis. 

Funding Partner:

Global Affairs Canada

Operating Countries: 

Rwanda and Senegal

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Northern Animal Health Initiative (NAHI)
Project Details
Project Start Date: 2021 (Ongoing) 
Project Goal:

To improve animal health and combat rabies outbreaks in Canada's North by offering veterinary clinics to underserved communities.

Operating Areas: 

Canada: Nunavut & Northwest Territories

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Strengthening One Health Systems for Women Smallholder Farmers 
Project Details
Project Dates: 2026-2027
Project Goal:

To strengthen community-based animal health systems and improve the livelihoods of women smallholder farmers by expanding access to veterinary services, strengthening local capacity, promoting One Health practices, and supporting women-led livestock enterprises.

Funding Partner:

Zoetis Foundation

Operating Countries: 

Ghana 

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A dog looking through a chainlink fence.Ukraine Animal Program
Project Details
Project Start Date: February 2022 (Ongoing) 
Project Goal:

To support animals and the people who care for them during the ongoing war in Ukraine by delivering emergency veterinary assistance while helping households rebuild livelihoods and resilience through integrated, community-led recovery initiatives.

Operating Areas: 

Conflict-affected and frontline regions, including Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Kherson, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhya, and Poltava.

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Volunteers Engaged in Gender-Responsive Technical Solutions (VETS)
Project Details
Project Dates: 2020-2028
Project Goal:

To work to improve the economic and social well-being of the world’s most marginalized people, particularly women and girls, in six countries in Africa and Asia.

Funding Partner:
Global Affairs Canada
Operating Countries: 

Ghana, Kenya, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Senegal

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Completed Projects:

Agriculture-based Growth and Resilience Opportunities for Women (AGROW)
Project Details
Project Dates: 2021-2024
Project Goal:

To improve environmentally sustainable / green agriculture and nutrition of women and women-led groups. To strengthen the economic security from environmentally sustainable / green agriculture and livestock-based production of women and girls.

Funding Partner:
Global Affairs Canada
Operating Areas: 

Cambodia’s Battambang province

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Strengthening Community Well-Being through Dairy Goat Farming and Agroecology
Project Details
Project Dates: 2025-2026
Project Goal:

To enhance food security, economic resilience, and community well-being in Nyeri County, Kenya, by providing at-risk families-especially those caring for children with disabilities-with sustainable livestock and agricultural solutions.

Funding Partner:

Gay Lea Foundation

Operating Countries: 

Kenya

Strengthening One Health Systems for the Protection of Health and Livelihoods (1-SHOP)
Project Details
Project Dates: 2024-2026
Project Goal:

To enhance the resilience of pastoralist communities in Torit County against animal diseases, including zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Funding Partner:

Zoetis Foundation

Operating Countries: 

South Sudan 

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Women in Livestock Microenterprise Development (WILMED)
Project Details
Project Dates: 2025-2026
Project Goal:

To improve the health and economic security of women and girls in Ghana through an integrated One Health approach that addresses animal health and food production.

Funding Partner:

Peter Gilgan Foundation 

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Posted Jul 9th, 2026

From coordinating veterinary clinics to supporting future Community Animal Health Workers, Helen Klengenberg's story highlights the importance of local leadership in strengthening animal health across Nunavut. As communities continue to build local capacity, we explore how VWB is working alongside northern partners to improve access to care.

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Different Approaches, One Goal: Bringing Veterinary Care Closer

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Posted Jul 8th, 2026

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  • I have seen first-hand the benefits of capacity building and gender empowerment for smallholder livestock farmers, and stakeholders in the livestock sector.
    - Dr. Shauna Richards

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