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1. Where Care Begins: How Helen Klengenberg Is Helping Strengthen Animal Health in Nunavut

   From coordinating veterinary clinics to supporting future Community Animal Health Workers, Helen Klengenberg's story highlights the importance of loca...
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2. Before the First Patient: Pandemic Preparedness Begins in Communities

   In recognition of World Zoonoses Day 2026, this article explores how community-centered One Health approaches can help detect, prevent, and respond to...
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3. VETS Volunteer Voices: Bigger Than a Proposal in Cambodia

   #VETSVolunteerVoices brings you stories from the field shared by passionate VETS program volunteers. Meet Vincent Auclair, a Fundraising Advisor who s...
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4. When Communities Lead: Lessons in Resilience from South Sudan

   From Community Animal Health Workers to livestock keepers participating in the Passing-on-the-Gift model, communities across South Sudan are carrying ...
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5. VETS Volunteer Voices: More Than a Message — Strengthening Communications in Cambodia

   #VETSVolunteerVoices brings you stories from the field shared by passionate VETS program volunteers. Meet Daniel MacIsaac, a Communications Advisor wh...
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6. VETS Volunteer Voices: Returning to Kenya to Grow Sustainable Dairy Solutions

   #VETSVolunteerVoices brings you stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Donald Hilborn, an Agricultural Advisor from On...
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7. Healthy Rangelands, Healthy Communities: Biodiversity Beyond Wilderness

   In recognition of International Day for Biological Diversity 2026, VWB reflects on how healthy rangelands, community-led animal health systems, and pa...
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8. Inside the Household: How Gender Integration Is Strengthening One Health in Senegal

   Based on field insights from Senegal, this blog examines how VWB’s COHERS program is helping drive early gender-transformative change at the household...
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9. VETS Volunteer Voices: Bridging Knowledge and Community in Laos

   #VETSVolunteerVoices brings you stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Hiya Goyal, a Communications Advisor who spent ...
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10. VETS Volunteer Voices: Where Knowledge Meets the Farm in Kenya’s Dairy Heartland

     In this edition of #VETSVolunteerVoices, we shift perspective — from volunteer reflections to the voice of a local VETS program partner working direc...
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11. VETS Volunteer Voices: Building Power Through Partnership in Ghana’s Poultry Sector

    In this edition of #VETSVolunteerVoices, we shift perspective — from volunteer reflections to the voice of a local leader shaping change on the ground...
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12. Veterinary Care That Moves: Why Animal Health Systems Must Adapt to a Mobile World

    As the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists unfolds, VWB explores why mobility is not a barrier to care — but a blueprint for designing r...
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13. From Herd to Health: Khadia Diallo’s Path to Community Care in Senegal

    Khadia Diallo’s story reveals how women Community Animal Health Workers in rural Senegal are strengthening disease prevention from the ground up — car...
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14. VETS Volunteer Voices: How My Vietnam Placement Shaped the Path I Took — and the Work I Do

    #VETSVolunteerVoices brings you stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers. Meet Kavitha Misra, a Gender Advisor in Vietnam from February 2021 ...
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15. People, Practice, and Prevention: Community Awareness in Rural Senegal

    A community awareness event in rural Senegal offers a window into how local partners and Community Animal Health Workers are building a culture of pre...
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16. An Ounce of Prevention: Community Animal Health Workers and the Power of Early Action in Senegal

    A mass vaccination campaign in rural Senegal reveals how Community Animal Health Workers are strengthening prevention, extending veterinary services, ...
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17. One Week in Bolgatanga: The Women Transforming Animal Health in Ghana

    In Ghana’s Upper East Region, women Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) are transforming animal care and community health. Through VWB’s VETS prog...
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18. Seeds of Resilience: Building Climate-Smart Communities in Laos

    This field report from Laos shares insights from VWB’s Senior Program Officer, Megan Sylka, highlighting how the VETS program, in partnership with CAR...
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19. People, Pigs, and Possibility: How COHERS Is Redefining Community Health in Rwanda

    This field report from Rwanda highlights how VWB’s COHERS program is tackling the pork tapeworm Taenia solium through a One Health approach — uniting ...
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20. From Office to Community: Donatha’s Leadership in Building a Healthier Rwanda

    This story profiles Donatha Anyinkamiye, Executive Secretary of Tare Sector, whose leadership and advocacy are helping COHERS turn One Health awarenes...
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21. VETS Volunteer Voices: Learning Goes Both Ways in Kenya

    #VETSVolunteerVoices brings you stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Grace Friesen, an Animal Health Advisor who spe...
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22. A Door to Dignity: Josephine’s Journey to a Healthier Rwanda

    Josephine Mukagasana’s story shows how Community Hygiene Clubs are transforming health and confidence across rural Rwanda—empowering families to embra...
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23. Crickets and Confidence: How Cambodian Women Are Farming Their Way to Resilience

    This field report from Cambodia shares the impacts observed by VWB’s Senior Program Manager, Katia Major, highlighting how the AGROW and VETS programs...
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24. From House Calls to One Health: Louise Leading Change in Rwanda

    Louise Mukarugwiza’s journey from community health worker to One Health Team member highlights the transformative impact of COHERS, empowering women t...
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25. VETS Volunteer Voices: Learning, Teaching, and Growing Together in Meru

    #VETSVolunteerVoices brings you stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Méli-Jade Léveillé-Blais, an Animal Health Advi...
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26. VETS Volunteer Voices: How Small Changes Spark Big Dairy Futures

    #VETSVolunteerVoices brings you stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Maddalena Jacobson, an Animal Health Advisor wh...
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27. VETS Volunteer Voices: From Gender Analysis to Community Action in Ghana

    #VETSVolunteerVoices brings you stories of our passionate volunteers from the field. Meet Dayo Olaniyan, a Gender Advisor who spent three months in Gh...
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28. VETS Volunteer Voices: Strengthening the Human-Animal Bond in Ghana

    #VETSVolunteerVoices brings you stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. This blog was written by Kayla Williams, a Veterinar...
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29. VETS Volunteer Voices: Zoonoses, Data, and Muddy Boots in Cambodia

    #VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Elise Tessier, an Epidemiology Advis...
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30. VETS Volunteer Voices: From Community Medicine to Calf Care in Kenya

    #VETSVolunteerVoices brings you inspiring stories from the field, showcasing the impactful work of our dedicated VETS program volunteers. Meet Dr. Ril...
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31. VETS Volunteer Voices: Business Plans and Bold Futures for Ghana’s Women Farmers

    #VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. This blog was written by Guy Audet, a Busines...
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32. Farming for the Future: How VETS Is Empowering Kenyan Farmers to Grow, Adapt, and Thrive

    In Meru County, Kenya, Community One Health Champion Ann Kagwira is improving her farm’s productivity and herd health through ongoing collaboration wi...
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33. VETS Volunteer Voices: Mapping the Future of Organic Farming in Cambodia

    #VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Ian Parfitt, a GIS Mapping Advisor w...
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34. More than Milk: How One Kenyan Woman Is Cultivating Leadership, Livelihood, and Lasting Change

    Megan Sylka, Senior Program Officer at VWB, shares how her recent visit to Kenya revealed the powerful ripple effects of the VETS program—highlighting...
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35. From Soil to Systems: AGROW’s Lasting Impact on Women and One Health in Cambodia

    From climate-resilient farming to women-led food systems, this impact report explores the achievements of the AGROW program in rural Cambodia. Impleme...
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36. VETS Volunteer Voices: Strengthening Dairy and Soil Health in Kenya

    #VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Donald Hilborn, an Agricultural Advi...
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37. VETS Volunteer Voices: Biosecurity training hatches success for Esther Nyarko's poultry farm in rural Ghana

    #VETSVolunteerVoices #aims to brings you stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. This blog was written by Karissa Gall, a Co...
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38. VETS Volunteer Voices: Strengthening Climate Resilience and Gender Equality in Laos

    #VETSVolunteerVoices brings you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Zainab Baqiri, a Climate Change Advisor who...
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39. VETS Volunteer Voices: Bridging Gender, Livelihoods, and One Health in Laos

    #VETSVolunteerVoices brings you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Dr. Alina Cota-Merlo (DVM), a Gender and Li...
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40. From Migration to Resilience: How Climate-Smart Farming Transformed Yoeurn and Chhaem’s Future

    Danielle Legault, Program Officer at VWB, shares how climate-smart agriculture is transforming lives in Cambodia. Through AGROW and VETS, farmers like...
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41. VETS Volunteer Voices: Cultivating Soil Health and Sustainable Farming in Cambodia

    #VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Harold Rudy, a Sustainable Agricultu...
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42. A Champion of Change: Mercy Mwangi’s Impact as a Community One Health Champion

    Mercy's journey from smallholder farmer to Community One Health Champion underscores the transformative power of VETS, equipping women with the tools ...
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43. Protecting Livelihoods in South Sudan: VWB Vaccinates Over 59,000 Livestock in a Life-Saving Campaign

    In collaboration with Action Contre la Faim (ACF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), VWB recently completed a 16-day mass vaccination ca...
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44. Empowering Women in Ghana's Volta Region: A Celebration of Health, Sustainability, and Community

    Megan Sylka, Senior Program Officer at VWB/VSF, shares how her recent visit to Ghana highlighted the ways in which VETS partner WIPVaC-Apex are empowe...
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45. VETS Volunteer Voices: Advancing Dairy Cow Management and Community Health in Nyeri County, Kenya

    #VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Paige Villeneuve, an Animal Health A...
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46. Food, Farms and Futures: How AGROW is Transforming Women's Lives in Rural Cambodia

    Empowered through AGROW’s training and resources, women like Thary Mork, Ton Sothy, and Ho Penh are transforming Cambodia’s rural communities by embra...
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47. VETS Volunteer Voices: Empowering Women Farmers and Fostering Gender Equity in Kenya

    #VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Madalyn Nielsen, a Gender Advisor Vo...
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48. Building Resilience: VWB Vaccinates Over 57,000 Livestock in South Sudan

    In partnership with Action Against Hunger USA, VWB recently completed a 14-day vaccination campaign in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan, vaccinati...
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49. From Farm to Future: Empowering Women Dairy Farmers in Rural Kenya

    Ruth Wakariti's journey from smallholder farmer to community leader highlights the transformative impact of programs like VETS, empowering women to th...
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50. VETS Volunteer Voices: Enhancing Dairy Production and Farmer Livelihoods in Kenya

    #VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you the stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Dr. Muller Fotsac (DVM), an Animal H...
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51. Health, Hope and Humanitarianism: A Conversation with Taban Kaps Robert, Program Manager, South Sudan

    In recognition of World Humanitarian Day, we sat down with Taban Kaps Robert, our Program Manager in South Sudan, to discuss the challenges and triump...
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52. Seeds of Change: San Davy's transformation with AGROW in Cambodia

    San Davy's inspiring transformation from labor migrant to community leader underscores the importance of targeted support, like AGROW in Cambodia, for...
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53. South Sudan Program Impact: Resilience and Community Transformation in Torit County

    As phase one (March 2023-March 2024) of our resilience and livelihood program in South Sudan completes, we share key activities, achievements and prog...
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54. Harvesting Hope: Empowering Women through Cricket Farming in Rural Cambodia

    In the heart of rural Cambodia, women are rewriting the narrative of rural livelihoods, harnessing the power of cricket farming to secure brighter fut...
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