🎉 It's #IDW2025, and we're kicking off with a question...
❓ Have you ever considered how a single animal can transform the life of a woman, her family, and her community?
In this short video, hear from our Executive Director, Charmaine Brett, about the power of healthy animals, women’s leadership, and sustainable development—and how we’re creating lasting change across Africa and Asia.
🚨 Then, follow our special IDW series this week – #TogetherWeThrive – to meet incredible women around the world like Ruth, San Davy, Mercy, Karina and Ida. You’ll hear stories of collaboration, resilience, and the partnerships that make it possible.
Together, we’ll explore how #OneHealth is creating brighter futures for families and communities worldwide.
🙏 Thank you, Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada, for believing in a sustainable future through One Health.
#InternationalDevelopmentWeek #SustainableDevelopment #EmpowerWomen
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🎥 Meet Dr. Alina Cota-Merlo, a VETS volunteer who recently returned from #Laos, where she worked as a Gender and Livelihood Advisor with our local partner, CARE International in Lao PDR.
🌍 During her placement, Alina delivered #animalhealth and #genderequality trainings that strengthened the capacity of local partners and target communities across CARE’s climate and gender-focused projects.
🗣 “Training on biosecurity and disease prevention taught farmers about zoonotic diseases and how to protect their families. Gender sessions highlighted the gender gap and gender-based violence, opening important advocacy discussions,” Alina shares.
🔗 Learn more about how the VETS program is creating global impact—and how you can get involved: www.vwb.org/vets
🙏 Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada
🙏 @CAREInternationalLaoPDR
#VETS #VolunteerAbroad #GenderEquality #AnimalHealth #Resilience #Livelihoods #EmpowerCommunities #CapacityBuilding #OneHealth
🔥 Southern California’s wildfires have devastated neighborhoods, displaced entire communities, and left countless animals in urgent need. 💔
VWB, alongside partners like Living Free Animal Sanctuary and other on-the-ground organizations, is providing critical relief to animals and pet guardians during this crisis.
Your support today can:
✔️ Rescue dogs, horses, pigs, and other animals.
✔️ Provide pet care vouchers for displaced families to cover vet care, food, and essential supplies.
Together, we can help animals and their guardians heal in the days and weeks ahead. 🌟
➡️ Donate now: vwb.org/californiawildfires
Can’t give today? Share this post to help spread the word! 🙏
#CaliforniaWildfires #DisasterRelief #AnimalRescue #VWB
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🎥 Meet Zainab Baqiri, a VETS volunteer who recently returned from #Laos, where she worked on #climatechange and #disasterriskreduction projects with our local VETS partner, CARE International in Lao PDR.
🌍 As Climate and Gender Advisor, Zainab helped build resilience among vulnerable communities—particularly women and ethnic minorities—by leading trainings on climate adaptation, sustainable agriculture, and gender-inclusive solutions.
🙏 This work, made possible through the VETS program funded by Canada’s International Trade - Global Affairs Canada, has equipped local leaders with the tools and knowledge to adapt to climate impacts and foster lasting change.
🔗 Watch Zainab’s story and learn more about how the VETS program is driving global impact and how you can get involved: www.vwb.org/vets
#VETS #VolunteerAbroad #ClimateChange #Resilience #GenderInclusion #SustainableAgriculture #EmpowerCommunities #CapacityBuilding
🙌 On this #InternationalVolunteerDay, we are celebrating the transformative potential of #international #cooperation in driving sustainable, community-led change!
📽️ WATCH as six #VETS volunteers work alongside smallholder farmers in rural #Kenya, tackling challenges like limited access to resources and training. By focusing on animal health, gender equity, and sustainable farming practices, these volunteers helped improve food security, empower women farmers, and strengthen livelihoods.
🌟 DYK? By 2028, the VETS program aims to reach 135,000 small-scale farmers with the support of local partners and 190 international volunteers!
👉 Ready to make a global impact? www.vwb.org/volunteer
🙏 Thank you Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada for making the VETS program possible and investing in #OneHealth without borders!
📽️ WATCH on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMI3ETEvjHc
#VolunteerDay #DayoftheVolunteer #EmpowerCommunities #GenderEquality #SustainableDevelopment #OneHealth #VolunteerWithPurpose #VolunteerAbroad #GoFortheGoals
❄️🐾 Animals across the North need your help to access veterinary care. This #GivingTuesday, DOUBLE your impact!
In remote communities across Northern Canada, basic veterinary care is near non-existent. With your donation, we can equip our no-cost veterinary clinics with essential tools like vaccines and surgical kits to ensure pets stay healthy and safe. Every dollar donated today is matched, meaning double the support for our work in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
Help make a life-changing difference for pets and their families! 🐾❤️
👉 Donate now: vwb.givingtuesday
📽️ On this #InternationalDayfortheEradicationofPoverty, we invite you to watch how Canadian volunteers are helping rural communities in Kenya improve #livelihoods and overcome #poverty.
🐄 Watch how VETS volunteers work hand-in-hand with smallholder farmers to improve dairy farming practices, enhance livestock health, and strengthen livelihoods. By empowering women farmers through gender-responsive solutions, the VETS program is tackling poverty head-on, promoting economic and social well-being in rural communities.
🙌 Together, we can help break the cycle of poverty and uplift communities worldwide.
👉 Ready to make a global impact? www.vwb.org/volunteer
🙏 Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada
📺 Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMI3ETEvjHc
#EndPoverty #OneHealth #SustainableDevelopment #VETSProgram #EmpowerCommunities #PovertyEradication #VolunteeringAbroad #VolunteerWIthPurpose #GoFortheGoals #GenderEquality #Livelihoods #GlobalSolidarity #VWB #Kenya
🎥 On this #RuralWomensDay, we invite you to watch the inspiring journey of Nancy Kauera Kiambi, a farmer and mother from Meru County, Kenya, who has transformed her farm and her community through our VETS program.
🐄 Through VETS, Nancy became a Community One Health Champion (COHC), gaining skills in animal health, sustainable farming, and gender equity. With these tools, she has boosted milk production, improved livestock health, and empowered other women in her community to take leadership roles.
💡 In rural Kenya, where 70% of farmers are women, gender equity is critical to ensuring sustainable development. Women like Nancy are leading the way—enhancing food security, livelihoods, and the well-being of entire communities.
📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OaeRNb0bHRQ
🙌 Join us in celebrating the essential role of rural women in building healthier families, stronger communities, and a more sustainable world.
🙏 Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada
#InternationalDayOfRuralWomen #EmpowerRuralWomen #GenderEquity #SustainableFarming #WomenInAgriculture #VETSProgram #OneHealth #Kenya #DairyFarming #CommunityLeadership
Many of our on-the-ground partners in Ukraine face incredibly dangerous situations when rescuing animals from frontline areas. 12 Вартових is one of these amazing partners. Recently, they completed a mission in Donbas — an eastern region on the frontlines. While there, they rescued stray and abandoned dogs and cats, as well as animals that have been surrendered by their guardians who, due to the war, can no longer care for them. Once animals have been rescued, they are placed in shelters like Patron Pet Center where they can receive care, heal, and find loving, forever families.
Interested in supporting animals in need, just like those in Ukraine?
Visit vwb.org/donate
#veterinarycare #Ukraine #onehealth #veterinarianswithoutborders #12guards #dogs #cats
🎉 This #InternationalDayOfCharity, we’re celebrating the power of rural women, international cooperation, and volunteerism! Meet Nancy Kauera Kiambi, a farmer and mother from rural Kenya who, through the VETS program, became a Community One Health Champion.
🐄 By learning vital skills in animal health, sustainable farming, and gender equity, Nancy has transformed her farm and empowered her entire community.
📽️ Watch her inspiring leadership journey and see how the VETS program, along with our local partner organizations and volunteers, is making a difference for farmers in rural Kenya.
ℹ More about VETS: www.vwb.org/site/vets
💪 Together, we can create lasting change by uplifting communities through cooperation, collaboration, education, and empowerment.
🙏 Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada
🙏 Meru Dairy Co-operative Union LTD
#DayOfCharity #Volunteerism #InternationalCooperation #OneHealth #Empowerment #WomenFarmers #SustainableFarming #CommunityLeadership
🚨Update from the frontlines🐾
🐾🎥 Our amazing partner in Ukraine, Happy Paw, has just wrapped up a critical veterinary mission near Kharkiv—a dangerous frontline area where access to essential services, like veterinary care, is nearly impossible due to the ongoing conflict.
Hear directly from Natalia, a dedicated veterinarian, and Maryna, a resilient administrative officer, as they share updates from this latest mission. 🙌
#Ukraine #VeterinaryCare #FrontlineHeroes #AnimalRescue
