A mass vaccination campaign in rural Senegal reveals how Community Animal Health Workers are strengthening prevention, extending veterinary services, and protecting livelihoods in hard-to-reach communities through the COHERS program.
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 Ghana’s Upper East Region, women Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) are transforming animal care and community health. Through VWB’s VETS program, they’re improving livestock management, advancing gender equality, and building resilient One Health systems from the ground up.
Thank you for attending VWB's virtual 20th Anniversary celebration. Together, we reflected on two decades of One Health impact and connected with the people shaping a healthier world for animals, people, and the planet.
This field report from Laos shares insights from VWB’s Senior Program Officer, Megan Sylka, highlighting how the VETS program, in partnership with CARE Laos, is empowering women, improving animal health, and helping farming communities build climate resilience through sustainable agriculture and One Health practices.
VWB has launched its 2025 GivingTuesday campaign with a triple match opportunity, spotlighting Community Animal Health Workers who deliver lifesaving care in remote and underserved regions across Africa, Asia, Northern Canada, and beyond. The campaign aims to raise $45,000 to strengthen local capacity and build sustainable animal health systems worldwide.
This field report from Rwanda highlights how VWB’s COHERS program is tackling the pork tapeworm Taenia solium through a One Health approach — uniting local One Health Teams, Community Hygiene Clubs, and behaviour-change initiatives to strengthen sanitation, improve animal health, and build momentum at the community level.
This story profiles Donatha Anyinkamiye, Executive Secretary of Tare Sector, whose leadership and advocacy are helping COHERS turn One Health awareness into lasting, community-led change in Rwanda.
In this edition of Ask an Expert, we connected with Dave Shuey, a Veterinary Social Worker with IndeVets, about the growing field of veterinary social work and how innovative practice models can help bring balance, fulfilment, and sustainability back to veterinary medicine.
Join the VWB community for a virtual look at the stories, people, partnerships and progress that shaped our work this year — and hear what’s ahead for Veterinarians Without Borders as we continue working for healthier animals, people and communities around the world.
In this edition of Ask an Expert, we spoke with Hannah (Tsai-Ping) Liao, whose MSc research at the University of Guelph examined what decades of Community Animal Health Worker (CAHW) programs can teach us about building sustainable, community-led animal health systems in northern Canada.
In recognition of World Humanitarian Day, this blog explores what humanitarian work looks like beyond the immediate emergency. Through the perspectives of two of VWB's local partners in Ukraine, it examines how restoring livelihoods, preserving compassion, and strengthening community resilience are all essential to long-term recovery.
