by VSF-Suisse | 8. October 2020 | Djibouti, East Africa locust plague, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan
Since December 2019, the countries of the Horn of Africa have been fighting the worst plague of locusts in the last 25 years. And Kenya, for example, has not seen a plague of this magnitude in the last 70 years! Benefiting from the long rainy season, the desert...
by VSF-Suisse | 4. June 2020 | Capacity building, Coronavirus crisis, Togo
As part of a project visit to Toog in January of this year we met the Sheanut Butter Women’s Cooperative in the picture. They take part in our project in the centre of the country. With the shea nuts, a new, sustainable source of income for them, they can earn...
by VSF-Suisse | 27. May 2020 | Coronavirus crisis, Mali
What exactly does VSF-Suisse do in the fight against Coronavirus? In Mali, for example, we are conducting awareness campaigns. Together with our partner organisation, we have set up posters and hand washing stations at milk sales points. Under the motto “Simple...
by VSF-Suisse | 22. April 2020 | Vaccinate for Africa
Unfortunately, due to the current situation we have to postpone this year’s “Vaccination for Africa”. The campaign will now take place in the first week of December, from 30.11.-5.12. In the coming weeks we will inform about the details of the new...
by VSF-Suisse | 20. April 2020 | Vaccinate for Africa
Last year, a total of 90 practices from all over Switzerlanddonated over 47,000 francsto “Vaccinate for Africa”. That’s a new record! A huge thanks to all participants, helpers and our longtime exclusive sponsor Virbac Switzerland Ltd. for their long...
