Malawi
Malawi has a shortage of veterinarians. When an animal gets sick, the livestock holder often does not know what to do. When the animal dies, an important source of manure, nutrition and income is lost. This is why we train Community Animal Health Workers. They can keep the animals within their own community healthy.
How we help
- We train motivated livestock holders to become CAHWs (Community Animal Health Workers)
- CAHWs educate livestock holders on housing, nutrition and health and treat animals
- CAHWs work together with the government to monitor animal diseases and establish vaccination programmes
- Because of their improved health, the production of each animal improves and the available nutrition is used effectively
- We actively work on strengthening the position of women by involving them in our projects
Daarnaast zetten we verschillende projecten op in Malawi. Zo hebben we in 2022 Livestock For Empowerment mogen afronden en zijn we nu hard aan het werk met ons Rabies Vaccination Program. Ten slotte zijn wij gestart met het zoeken van fondsen voor ons nieuwe project: Strengthening Capacity In Animal Production and Health For Enhanced Livelihoods!
Het project "Herds for Empowerment: Woman Leading Livestock Sustainability" streeft ernaar dat meer gezinnen in Malawi de kans krijgen om aan de door de WHO aanbevolen dagelijkse inname van melk en vlees te voldoen. Hierin speelt de vrouw een belangrijke rol.
Voor 2024 is ons doel om minimaal 50.000 honden te vaccineren. Zo kunnen we in steeds meer gebieden de benodigde 70% vaccinatiegraad behalen om de overdracht van rabiës te stoppen. Sinds de start van dit project zijn al meer dan 41.000 honden gevaccineerd!
The goal of this project was to help the people in Mzimba and Rumphi, districts in North-Malawi, create an improved productivity for livestock and an improved position for women, young people and their families.Van dit project hebben wel 19.875 boeren geprofiteerd!
Contact
Questions, comments, tips, compliments. We like to receive them all trough coordinator@dierenartsenzondergrenzen.nl
Local partners
Matunkha Centrum Rumphi