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VWB/VSF Volunteer Insight In the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic

VWB/VSF Volunteer Insight In the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted May 29th, 2020 in Stories, Volunteer Stories

Volunteer Shauna Richards shares her insight on the importance of the work Veterinarians Without Borders is doing, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Working with Vietnamese Scientists to Support Local Efforts in Reducing Disease Emergence

Working with Vietnamese Scientists to Support Local Efforts in Reducing Disease Emergence

Posted May 21st, 2020 in Stories, Volunteer Stories

Dr. Janna Schurer shares her experience working in Vietnam and creating a network of scientists with a focus on managing the threats of disease emergence.

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Importance of Livestock Health Efforts Following COVID-19 in Rural Ghana

Importance of Livestock Health Efforts Following COVID-19 in Rural Ghana

Posted May 20th, 2020 in Stories, Volunteer Stories

Dr. Joseph Ansong-Danquah explains the importance of on-the-ground volunteer work that supports farmers engaged in animal production in Ghana. 

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First week in Meru, Kenya

First week in Meru, Kenya

Posted Feb 6th, 2020 in Stories, Volunteer Stories

Four Canadian volunteers share the story of their first week with Veterinarians Without Borders in Meru, Kenya.

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Stories From Around The World

VETS Volunteer Voices: Mapping the Future of Organic Farming in Cambodia

VETS Volunteer Voices: Mapping the Future of Organic Farming in Cambodia

Posted Jun 12th, 2025

#VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Ian Parfitt, a GIS Mapping Advisor who spent three months in Cambodia (January–April 2025) supporting organic agriculture and digital transformation with our local partner, AVSF Cambodia.

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More than Milk: How One Kenyan Woman Is Cultivating Leadership, Livelihood, and Lasting Change

More than Milk: How One Kenyan Woman Is Cultivating Leadership, Livelihood, and Lasting Change

Posted Jun 10th, 2025

Megan Sylka, Senior Program Officer at VWB, shares how her recent visit to Kenya revealed the powerful ripple effects of the VETS program—highlighting how Community One Health Champion Shelmith Mwai is transforming her dairy farm, her family dynamics, and her community through knowledge, leadership, and collaboration.

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From Farm to Fork: Why One Health Matters for Food Safety

From Farm to Fork: Why One Health Matters for Food Safety

Posted Jun 6th, 2025

This article examines how a One Health approach can transform food safety systems by addressing the interconnected health of people, animals, and the environment—highlighting the importance of cross-sector collaboration, innovations like Canada’s CFSIN, and global strategies to mitigate risks such as antimicrobial resistance, climate change, and zoonotic disease.

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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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