Young people remain the most marginalized sub-population in Kenya, characterized by low development indicators and poor resilience to shocks. When COVID-19 hit Kenya, it shook the economy exacerbating unemployment and…
I heard about the VETS volunteer opportunity through a colleague of mine who mentioned that VWB/VSF was looking for national volunteers because COVID-19 had prevented the Canadian volunteers from joining…
I was fortunate to be able to volunteer with Veterinarians without Borders for two consecutive years in 2017 and 2018. The reason I returned for a second placement was because…
I have been volunteering and working in collaboration with VWB/VSF in a variety of forms since 2013, inclusive of seven trips to Kenya, and one year providing distance supervision. This…
I volunteered with VWB because I wanted to better understand how human-animal-environmental relationships (One Health) were driving the emergence of zoonotic infectious diseases in Southeast Asia. I wanted to learn…
When the opportunity was presented to me to join VWB/VSF as a volunteer to undertake assignments in Ghana, West Africa, I was thrilled and elated. The volunteer assignment offered me…
Our four Canadian volunteers arrived in Meru, eastern Kenya, after a few hours of driving through the mountainous Kenyan landscape. They quickly got settled in to what would be their…
Mastitis. Empowering women. Antimicrobial resistance. Human nutrition. Nest boxes. School enrollment. Cow comfort. Human wellbeing. How are all these diverse topics related? During our time working with Africa Bridge, Vets…
Actually, quite a lot. A major component of our work here in Mukurewe-ini, Kenya, this year is teaching dairy farmers about zoonotic diseases (diseases that can be shared between people…
The Veterinarians Without Borders young volunteer program in Tanzania has had a delayed start but everyone is finally here and eager to begin our work with the staff of the…