Vets Without Borders is looking for a Veterinarian Advisor volunteer to work with Meru Dairy Co-operative based in Meru, Kenya.
Download Volunteer Placement PDFPosition Title: Veterinarian Advisor
Country: Kenya
Location: Meru
Partner Organization: Meru Dairy Co-operative Union
Duration: 6 - 12 months (flexible)
Start Date: June to September 2023 (or upon availability)
Pre-departure Training: VWB/VSF will provide training orientation.
Eligibility: Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only
Language: English (essential)
Academic Requirements: Minimum Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) Degree from a recognized institution
Fundraising: VWB/VSF encourages each volunteer to raise funds towards the organization’s operations.
VWB/VSF covers most of the costs of being an overseas volunteer, including:
Veterinarians Without Borders/Vétérinaires sans Frontière is an equal opportunity employer and values the diversity of our team.
We are committed to inclusive and equitable employment practices and strive to create a workplace that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion. VWB/VSF Canada welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, including members of racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, women, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.
Please let us know if you require an accommodation and we will work with you to ensure an equitable hiring process. Thank you for your interest in VWB/VSF Canada.
The primary purpose of the Veterinarian Advisor is to support dairy groups in increasing daily production and reduce losses due to disease and low- quality milk. The Veterinarian will support through technical assistance and knowledge-sharing, in line with our One Health approach.
The role will involve working directly with the community members and Meru Dairy Cooperative staff, together with the local coordinator and Africa Program Manager.
All volunteers are expected to promote gender equality, environmental sustainability, and good governance within their placement responsibilities
Volunteers Engaged in Gender Responsive Technical Solutions (VETS), funded through the Volunteer Cooperation Program at Global Affairs Canada, will engage 190 volunteers to work with local partner organizations in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Volunteers will help create integrated animal health systems to increase the livelihoods and household nutrition of small-scale farmers. The VETS program utilizes the skills of volunteers to build local partner capacity to support community members, primarily women, to reduce poverty. Through improved production of livestock and crops, volunteers help improve family income and nutrition.
The VETS program is built around the One Health concept, which recognizes that the health of people, animals, and the natural environment are interconnected. This project promotes the production of more and better food and increased incomes from livestock, all the while promoting land rehabilitation and conservation for sustainable development.
In the global south, more than 90 percent of food animals are raised by subsistence farmers. However, small-scale livestock producers, the majority of whom are women, have very limited access to quality and affordable animal health services.
Aside from the risks associated with the loss of valuable livestock that provides important protein and/or income for low-income households, zoonotic diseases that can be passed from animals to humans offer a very real threat to human health on a wider scale.
Veterinarians Without Borders/Vétérinaires sans frontières (VWB/VSF) works for and with communities in need to foster the health of animals, people, and the environments that sustain us. VWB/VSF works nationally and internationally to train animal health workers, increase food security, and improve animal and public health.
VWB/VSF provides overseas volunteer placements for veterinarians and other animal and public health professionals.
Register now for our upcoming, live webinar to be held on Friday, November 1st, in recognition of One Health Day 2024, to explore how community-led One Health Teams (OHTs) help to bridge health gaps and build resilience. Panelists are all partners in our COHERS program in Rwanda and Senegal.
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.
In this edition of 'Ask an Expert', we chatted with Dr. Doug Doyle-Baker (DVM), a practicing veterinarian in Toronto, Ontario, who this past spring spent time volunteering with VWB's Northern Animal Health Initiative (NAHI) in the Northwest Territories.
