Healthy Animals - Healthy People - Healthy Environment
We improve the well-being and resilience of vulnerable populations by promoting the health and productivity of their livestock within a sustainable environment.What we do
One Health
Value chains
Animal health
Resilience and livelihoods
Natural resource management
Nutrition-sensitive livestock interventions
Disaster Risk Reduction
Our project countries
News
Tender: Supply and Delivery of Motor Vehicles
Tender: Supply and Delivery of Motor Vehicles 4.2L STANDARD 5-MT 4x4 - STATION WAGON...
General Assembly 2018
We are pleased to invite our members to the General Assembly 2018 of VSF-Suisse. This...
«In just one day the locusts destroy the livelihoods of 35,000 people!»
Our program manager for East Africa, Frédérique Darmstaedter, informed on June 9th at the radio program CQFD on RTS about various questions regarding the current desert locust plague of the century in the Horn of Africa. We are very gald that we were able to draw more attention to this catastrophe!
This is a first success – but we will continue to fight for more visibility to the plague!
A short report from the life of a beneficiary of our project work in Somalia
The Lifesaving and Livelihood restoration project and the related Somalia Monitoring and Learning Project aim at improving the livelihoods of vulnerable communities.
The beneficiaries of the projects are farmers, low-income and vulnerable households, but also disadvantaged social classes such as households headed by women.
The year 2019 at VSF-Suisse – in the annual report we look back on our work
We are proud to present this activity report to our supporters. Here are some examples of our work during the last year:
A women’s cooperative on the move
As part of a project visit to Toog in January of this year we met the Sheanut Butter...
How we fight against Coronavirus – for instance in Mali
What exactly does VSF-Suisse do in the fight against Coronavirus? In Mali, for example,...
New date of the campaign “Vaccinate for Africa” 2020
Unfortunately, due to the current situation we have to postpone this year's "Vaccination...
Record proceeds from “Vaccines for Africa” 2019
Last year, a total of 90 practices from all over Switzerlanddonated over 47,000 francsto...
About us
VSF-Suisse fights against hunger and poverty in various countries in East and West Africa. We work especially for and with people who depend on animals for their livelihood.
VSF-Suisse contributes to poverty alleviation through the following interventions:
Income generating activities
Support income generating activities that allow for a stable income based on livestock and thus contribute to a reduction in malnutrition and poverty.
Disaster Risk Reduction
Support victims of catastrophes and improve emergency preparedness.
Veterinary services
Reduce the effects of diseases that are transmitted from animals onto humans and improve food security.
Information
Inform the Swiss public about the challenges faced by livestock owners in developing countries.
Your donation saves lives
Your support helps people and animals live and survive. THANK YOU!
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