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.
From Community Animal Health Workers to livestock keepers participating in the Passing-on-the-Gift model, communities across South Sudan are carrying forward the skills, knowledge, and systems strengthened through the 1-SHOP project. As the project concludes, we reflect on the lasting impacts of this community-led approach to resilience.
Veterinarians Without Borders' 2026 Spring Match campaign raised more than $83,000 to help expand access to veterinary care in underserved and hard-to-reach communities. Funds will support mobile veterinary clinics, local veterinary partners, and community-based animal health services in Northern Canada and internationally.
In this edition of Ask an Expert, we spoke with Yana Zhambekova, Ukraine Country Director at Veterinarians Without Borders North America (VWB), about the realities facing rural communities, livestock keepers, and veterinarians across Ukraine today.
VWB has launched its 2026 Spring Match campaign, inviting supporters to help expand access to veterinary care in underserved communities. From May 6 to June 17, every donation will be matched to help veterinary teams reach more animals with the care they need.
VWB’s Animals & Ales 2026 has wrapped up, raising over $102,000 through a community-driven pet photo fundraiser that brought together breweries and animal lovers across Canada and the U.S. to support veterinary care for animals and communities in need.
VWB has launched Animals & Ales 2026, a community-driven pet photo fundraiser running from February 23 to March 16, bringing together local breweries and animal lovers across Canada and the U.S. to support veterinary care for animals in underserved communities and emergency situations.
VWB has joined the VSF International network in launching a global manifesto during the UN International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) 2026, calling for stronger protection of rangelands, recognition of pastoralist communities, and investment in One Health approaches that strengthen climate resilience and food security.
VWB has joined 14 other Canadian organizations to launch Time to Act, a national movement unveiled on International Volunteer Day 2025 to re-energize volunteerism across the country. Running until 2027, the campaign invites Canadians to map their volunteer actions, share stories, and discover how everyday acts of service strengthen communities at home and around the world.
VWB has launched its 2025 Holiday Match campaign, doubling every donation to deliver veterinary care, CAHW training, preventive clinics, and emergency support across Northern Canada, Ukraine, Ghana, Senegal, and Cambodia. Gifts are doubled up to $60,000 until December 31, 2025, 11:59 PM EST.
In this edition of #VETSVolunteerVoices, we shift perspective — from volunteer reflections to the voice of a local VETS program partner helping shape sustainable agriculture from within. Meet Sophoan Min, Country Representative of AVSF Cambodia, who has spent more than 25 years working alongside farming communities and VETS volunteers to strengthen farmer organizations, promote sustainable agriculture, and build more resilient rural livelihoods.
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.
Access to veterinary care looks different in every community. This blog explores how mobile clinics, local veterinary partners, and Community Animal Health Workers help bring care closer to animals and families in Northern Canada, Ukraine, Senegal, and beyond.
