A policy brief by VSF Belgium on livestock family farming systems in the global South.
Study: the role of small-scale livestock farming in climate change and food security
Study conducted by VSF International on the role of small-scale livestock farming in climate change and food security.
Position paper: livestock and climate change
VSF International’s position paper on Livestock and climate change. Going beyond preconceived ideas and recognizing the contribution of small-scale livestock farming facing climate change.
Position paper: agroecology and one health
VSF International’s position paper on Agroecology and One Health. Building a solid and lasting One Health on the basis of Agroecology.
Position paper: small-scale livestock farming and food sovereignty
VSF International’s position paper on Small-Scale Livestock Farming and Food Sovereignty.
Policy brief: on the milky way in the global South
Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Belgium presents its policy brief on smallholder dairy production in the global South.
It’s all about poo-poo
Building latrines can be a good solution. A latrine is probably even one of the best solutions. But why is the construction of latrines one of those development projects that so often seem to fail? The examples are plenty: toilet constructions that are so nice that they are now being used as the office of a local politician; latrines that are locked, except when the NGO visits them because “it is Josephine’s toilet!”; the community who has built a nice latrine, or so it seems, until you open the door and you see there is not even a hole -they only wanted to please the donor… So, it is not about latrines. It is all about poo-poo.
“In the end, men and women face the same deadlines”
From the first moment I met her, I was impressed by her strong and energetic appearance. I am talking about Lucy Akello, the manager of MADEFO, local partner of VSF Belgium in Moroto district in Karamoja. For International Women’s Day, I had the opportunity to share a long evening talk with her about her own life, and about the role of women in Karimojong society. We were enjoying the cool evening temperature outside, surrounded by mosquitos, eating some succulent water melon while a kerosene lamp lightened up our conversation.
A tribute to John Okiring, Ugandan vet and pioneer of our actions
On the 15th of February this year, in a small village 250 km from Kampala in Uganda, Dr. John Okiring died surrounded by his family after a long and tough disease.
Green energy and livestock farming
The launch of project ‘EVE’ (Energie Verte & Elevage – Green Energy & Livestock) took place on Tuesday 30th September in Nyamagabe district in Southern Province of Rwanda, with the participation of many invited guests, including local and national dignitaries, representatives of VSF Belgium’s partners from local and international NGOs, including IMBARAGA (VSF’s main local partner), and the representative from the Belgian embassy in Kigali.