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«In just one day the locusts destroy the livelihoods of 35,000 people!»

«In just one day the locusts destroy the livelihoods of 35,000 people!»

by Florian Brunner | 1. July 2020 | Djibouti, East Africa locust plague, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Somalia

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...
A short report from the life of a beneficiary of our project work in Somalia

A short report from the life of a beneficiary of our project work in Somalia

by Florian Brunner | 25. June 2020 | 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

The year 2019 at VSF-Suisse – in the annual report we look back on our work

by Florian Brunner | 4. June 2020 | Annual report

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?

One Health – How can we be more effective together?

by Florian Brunner | 16. April 2020 | One Health

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

Addressing the Double-Crisis of Locusts and COVID-19 in the greater Horn of Africa

by Florian Brunner | 2. April 2020 | Djibouti, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan

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...
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  • United Nations praise VSF-Suisse’s work as “inspiring example of SDG implementation” 18. December 2020
  • The fight against Covid-19 in our partner countries continues 16. October 2020
  • The locust plague in the Horn of Africa is far from over 8. October 2020
  • «In just one day the locusts destroy the livelihoods of 35,000 people!» 1. July 2020
  • A short report from the life of a beneficiary of our project work in Somalia 25. June 2020

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