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...
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: promoting fodder production in Somalia (p. 17) Livestock and agriculture, the livelihoods of Somalia, were severely damaged by a prolonged drought...
One Health – How can we be more effective together?
image © VSF International A while ago, VSF International organized a conference for students in agronomy sciences and in veterinary and human medicine. The aim of the conference was to raise awareness on the importance of One Health to tackle issues such as climate...
Addressing the Double-Crisis of Locusts and COVID-19 in the greater Horn of Africa
Image: Wikimedia Commons, Ivo Elbern While the whole world is currently focusing on COVID-19, the unprecedented plague of locusts in the 8 countries of the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Southern Sudan, Uganda and Somalia) is being pushed...