#VETSVolunteerVoices brings you inspiring stories from the field, showcasing the impactful work of our dedicated VETS program volunteers. Meet Dr. Riley Bauman (DVM), an Animal Health Advisor who spent two months in Kenya (April–June 2025), working alongside smallholder dairy farmers and Meru Dairy staff to promote animal health, gender equity, and sustainable livelihoods. Bridging Community Medicine and Food Animal Health Even before I entered vet school, I knew I wanted to

José Kouassi, Volunteer advisor in project management, monitoring and evaluation, and resource mobilization, Ivory Coast. Workshop on a Writing Project for Women Legal Professional of AFJCI On 21 and 22 November 2024, I had the honour to conduct my second training with the Association des Femmes Juristes de Côte d’Ivoire (AFJCI) , on a writing project, during my mandate as a project management advisor, focusing on monitoring, evaluation and resource mobilization.  This worksh

Since 2017, the armed conflict between the Cameroon Armed Forces and armed separatist groups, known as the Ambazonia War or the Cameroon Civil War, has affected Cameroon’s Anglophone region. The ongoing violence has had catastrophic impacts on the civilian population. Many live in terror and uncertainty, almost half a million people have been either displaced or forced to migrate to neighbouring Nigeria, and thousands of lives have been claimed. This includes Theresa, who mov

For years, women near the Mulanje Mountain Biosphere Reserve relied on firewood collection to sustain their families, contributing to deforestation and economic vulnerability. With support from WUSC’s Partner Innovation Fund (PIF), the Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust (MMCT) launched Kindling the Enterprising Spirit, a program helping 200 women build sustainable businesses in beekeeping, climate-resilient farming, and fruit tree nurseries. Participants also received climat

Insights into the commitment, communication and dignity of indigenous craftswomen in Bolivia  Introduction - Listening differently  In the tumult of international development narratives, some voices remain on the margins, often silenced or reduced to frozen clichés. Since my arrival in La Paz, it has been the voices of indigenous women artisans who have taught me to listen differently. Their hands weave more than textiles: they tell of struggles, hopes and worlds.  It was thr