Veterinarians without Borders

Veterinarians without Borders http://www.vwb.org

Established in 2005, VWB/VSF North America works with governments, educational institutions, non-governmental organizations, local communities, farmers’ groups, and international agencies, to tackle root-cause issues affecting public health, animal health and ecosystem health in developing communities around the world.

10/15/2026

🌱 When women lead, healthier communities follow.

In Rwanda’s Nyamagabe District, Louise Marie Mukarugwiza has spent years helping families protect their health as a Community Health Worker. Today, as a member of a One Health Team through the COHERS program, that work reaches even further — connecting human health with animal health, hygiene and the environment.

From visiting households and sharing knowledge to putting One Health practices into action within her own family, Louise shows what community leadership can look like when women have the knowledge, confidence and opportunity to lead change.

💪 On this , we’re celebrating Louise — and rural women whose leadership is helping build healthier, more resilient communities.

▶️ Watch Louise’s story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyzpJbF_e2I

Could VWB’s Emerging Leaders Program be your next step? 👀🌍 We are looking for emerging professionals ready to learn, col...
10/14/2026

Could VWB’s Emerging Leaders Program be your next step? 👀🌍

We are looking for emerging professionals ready to learn, collaborate, and put their skills into action through a three-month international volunteer placement.

You could be a fit if you’re:
🎓 A recent university graduate
📚 A current Veterinary or Graduate student
💡 A young professional ready to build your skills in a new setting
🌍 Interested in animal health, One Health and international development

2027 opportunities include:
👉 Animal Health Advisors in
👉 Animal Health (Dairy) Advisors in

ELP placements are fully funded! ✈️

🚨 Applications close November 15, 2026.

🔗 Learn more & apply: https://www.vwb.org/site/emerging-leaders-program

🛡️ The best time to respond to a disaster? Before it happens.For VWB, disaster risk reduction means strengthening the sy...
10/13/2026

🛡️ The best time to respond to a disaster? Before it happens.

For VWB, disaster risk reduction means strengthening the systems communities rely on — from local animal health capacity and disease surveillance to vaccination, climate resilience and emergency preparedness.

And when disaster strikes, those same systems can help protect animals, sustain livelihoods and reduce the impacts on communities.

On , we’re highlighting why animal health belongs at every stage of disaster preparedness, response and recovery.

➡️ Swipe to see what that looks like.

🔗 Then, explore how protecting animals can strengthen human health, food security, livelihoods and community resilience: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/05/08/beyond-the-storm

📣 October 8 is DAF Day! If you have a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF), you can recommend a grant to Veterinarians Without Borde...
10/08/2026

📣 October 8 is DAF Day!

If you have a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF), you can recommend a grant to Veterinarians Without Borders and help bring essential veterinary care to animals and communities where it’s needed most.

Your DAF dollars have already been set aside for charitable giving. DAF Day is an opportunity to put them into action and support healthier animals, people and communities around the world.

👉 Swipe through to learn more about DAF Day and how you can make an impact today!

🐾 Recommend a grant to Veterinarians Without Borders this DAF Day:

⭐ U.S. donors: https://www.vwb.org/site/donor-advised-funds-us
🍁 Canadian donors: https://www.vwb.org/site/donor-advised-funds-canada

🐔 From flock health to farm biosecurity, sometimes the best way to understand what’s working — and what could work bet...
10/07/2026

🐔 From flock health to farm biosecurity, sometimes the best way to understand what’s working — and what could work better — is to see it firsthand.

Earlier this year, VETS Animal Health Advisors Alexandra Blair and Minjin Kim visited poultry farms belonging to WIPVaC Apex members in Ghana’s Central Region.

🥚 They met farmers including Georgina Ashun, Doreen and Bright Adjeiwa, and Abu Sumalia, learning about their poultry operations and discussing their successes and areas where farm practices could be strengthened.

A key focus was biosecurity — looking at practical ways to reduce the risk of disease entering or spreading on a farm, from day-to-day management practices to the health and protection of the flock.

For Alexandra and Minjin, the visits were an opportunity to bring their animal health expertise directly into conversations with farmers — observing each farm’s practices, asking questions, sharing recommendations and working through opportunities for improvement together.

🤝 It’s this exchange of knowledge that sits at the heart of a VETS placement: technical expertise shared alongside the experience and knowledge already present in local communities.

🔗 Learn more and get involved: https://www.vwb.org/site/vets

🐄 Calling dairy animal health professionals! Looking for a way to put your skills to work somewhere new? VWB is recruiti...
10/06/2026

🐄 Calling dairy animal health professionals!

Looking for a way to put your skills to work somewhere new? VWB is recruiting short-term volunteers to join our partners in Kenya in early 2027.

These fully funded placements are 3–4 weeks long and offer the chance to work alongside local partners and other animal health professionals, share your expertise, build new connections and learn from one another.

📍 Kenya – Wakulima Dairy & Meru Dairy
📅 January–March 2027
✈️ Fully funded

Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents with relevant experience.

Applications close October 15, but early applications are encouraged!

🔗 Learn more about the available positions and apply: https://www.vwb.org/site/short-term-volunteers

🐾 Celebrating another successful round of veterinary clinics in the North! The VWB Northern Animal Health Initiative ( ...
10/05/2026

🐾 Celebrating another successful round of veterinary clinics in the North!

The VWB Northern Animal Health Initiative ( ) team recently completed veterinary clinics in Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak, Nunavut, bringing essential animal health services to local communities.

Here’s what our teams accomplished:
🩺 112 animals treated
💉 104 animals vaccinated
❤️‍🩹 19 animals spayed and neutered

Behind every number is an animal receiving care and a community working toward stronger, more accessible animal health services.

🙏 A heartfelt thank you to our incredible veterinary volunteers for their time, dedication and compassion, and to the communities of Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak for their warm welcome, trust and partnership.

We’re grateful to everyone who helped make these clinics possible and look forward to continuing this work alongside northern communities.

🐶 The NAHI Team

🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/north-america/northern-canada

🐾 Animal health care matters. But access to it is far from equal.In many communities around the world, distance, limited...
10/04/2026

🐾 Animal health care matters. But access to it is far from equal.

In many communities around the world, distance, limited veterinary services, and shortages of animal health professionals can put essential care out of reach.

This , we’re looking at what it takes to change that.

Because protecting animal health isn’t only about responding when animals become sick. It’s also about building strong, accessible animal health systems that help keep animals healthy in the first place.

➡️ Swipe to see how it works — then read our blog to go deeper.

🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2026/01/05/ounce-of-prevention

🌱 Strong co-operatives don’t just happen. They’re built. And in Meru County, Kenya, smallholder dairy farmers are taki...
10/02/2026

🌱 Strong co-operatives don’t just happen. They’re built. And in Meru County, Kenya, smallholder dairy farmers are taking a close look at what it takes to make theirs stronger.

VETS volunteer Jane Kuluo has been travelling alongside Meru Dairy staff to dairy co-operative societies across the county — sitting down with farmers to talk about how their co-operatives are working today, where the gaps are, and where they want to go next.

Those conversations are turning into action.

Through capacity assessments and training, farmers are identifying priorities, strengthening recordkeeping, and developing strategic plans with concrete next steps — while exploring how inclusive governance and strong leadership can help their co-operatives succeed.

🗣️ “The farmers were very appreciative that we conducted assessments and trainings to formulate their strategic plans, identify their priorities, focus on recordkeeping, and identify action items for next steps,” Jane shared.

For Jane, the placement is about more than delivering training. It’s about working alongside Meru Dairy and the farmers themselves to strengthen the structures that will remain long after her placement ends.

🔗 Learn more about VETS and how you can get involved: https://www.vwb.org/site/vets

Where could your skills take you in 2027? 🌍 VWB’s Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) gives recent graduates, young professio...
10/01/2026

Where could your skills take you in 2027? 🌍

VWB’s Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) gives recent graduates, young professionals, and current Veterinary/Graduate students the opportunity to gain hands-on international experience while contributing to animal health and community development.

🐓 Animal Health Advisors —
🐄 Animal Health (Dairy) Advisors —

Over three months, you’ll have the opportunity to learn in a cross-cultural setting, work alongside local partners, and build skills and experience that can help shape where your career takes you next.

✈️ Placements are fully funded
📅 May–August 2027
🚨 Apply by November 15, 2026

🔗 Learn more & apply: https://www.vwb.org/site/emerging-leaders-program

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