Joint VSF Strategy for the Greater Horn of Africa 2019-2023
VSF Germany and VSF-Suisse launched in 2019 the Joint Strategy for the Greater Horn of Africa. Both organizations have been working in the region since the late 1990s, with a combined presence in Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia and seeking entry into...
One Health implementation in the Global South: a holistic approach to address the key challenges of livestock-dependent communities
VSF International Policy Brief n. 6 – June 2020 One Health is a collaborative approach to achieve optimal health and well-being outcomes recognizing the interconnections between people, animals, plants and their shared environment. Although widely recognised and very...
Smallholder Livestock Systems – Innovations for Sustainability
A Policy Brief from the NGO Cluster of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock. September 2019 This Policy Brief has been produced by VSF International, Heifer International, The Donkey Sanctuary, Anthra, The LIFE Network and Kyeema Foundation (members of the NGO...
Annual Report 2018
In 2018, the members of VSF International implemented altogether 196 projects in 36 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, improving the livelihood of over 8.33 million people, with an overall budget of 44.5 million €. Together, we treated more than 27 million...
VSF International’s global strategy towards 2025
Our network is composed by 12 organisations committed to reduce poverty, contribute to food and nutrition security and improve the livelihoods and well-being of vulnerable populations. We do so by supporting smallholder farmers and pastoralists, promoting food...
How to integrate One Health into our cooperation
Summary of an internal workshop organised by VSF-International and AVSF in Bamako, Mali, on 7th and 8th November 2018. Following several exchanges within the VSF-International network (VSF-Int) on the One Health approach (including a position paper in 2014) and just...
VSF International in a nutshell
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Community-Based Animal Health Workers (CAHWs): Guardians for quality, localised animal health services in the global South
VSF International Policy Brief n. 5 – September 2018 In many rural areas in the global South, the number of qualified veterinarians often does not suffice to provide quality animal health services at local level. In these areas, inhabited by livestock and agricultural...