Together with our on-the-ground partners, we recently celebrated our 1,000th telehealth appointment in Ukraine. This service connects veterinarians and pet owners in Ukraine, providing virtual veterinary evaluations and recommended treatments.
VWB/VSF VETS volunteers are training farmers in Kenya to improve the health of their cows and calves. This case study looks at local farmer, Mary Wambui, who worked with VETS volunteers to increase her cows' milk yield.
On International Women's Day, we take a look at five ways that VWB/VSF is working with women in farming and agriculture, worldwide, to help them address food security in their communities.
In Moli Tokuro Boma of Pageri Payam, which is located in Magwi County in Eastern Equatoria State, the project supported a group of beneficiaries, among them Mrs. Lemia Alice who is a 43-year-old single mom of seven children, four girls and three boys. She and her family returned from refuge in Uganda two years ago. Life has not been easy in the camps, which is why she decided to spontaneously move back home.
Margaret David is a happy farmer from the Nkandone society of Meru Dairy Union. She is a proud farmer after benefiting from Veterinarians With Borders/Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Canada's (VWB/VSF) Volunteer Engaged in Gender Responsive Technical Solutions (VETS) project.
Veterinarians Without Borders announces the recipients of its first ever Access to Care Awards. This marks the awards’ first year, with over $36,000 granted in total.
Following Turkey's devastating earthquakes, VWB/VSF is providing urgently needed emergency efforts, including search and rescue along with veterinary care, food, and shelter.
VWB/VSF is supporting gender equality training on farms in Kenya. "We can now see couples working together, which means the implementation of knowledge and skills we train farmers in is more effective."
As part of #IDW2023, Veterinarians Without Borders/Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Canada (VWB/VSF) will be hosting two webinars focused on building a more sustainable future.
Veterinarians Without Borders/Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Canada and our local partner, BaseNet, recently implemented a 10-month research project titled, "Edible insect farming for improved nutrition and incomes in South Sudan". The project was generously funded by Global Affairs Canada's Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT) Program. It was developed on the basis that edible insect farming has the potential to mitigate the affects of malnutrition and gender-related challenges, and t...
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.
#VETSVolunteerVoices brings you stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Donald Hilborn, an Agricultural Advisor from Ontario who recently completed his third VETS placement in Kenya (March–April 2026) with our local partner, Meru Dairy, supporting small-scale dairy farmers in building more sustainable and resilient feeding systems.
In recognition of International Day for Biological Diversity 2026, VWB reflects on how healthy rangelands, community-led animal health systems, and pastoralist knowledge help sustain resilience across working landscapes worldwide.
