Volunteer / career Opportunities

 

VWB/VSF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Dairy Health & Production Advisor

LOCATION: Mzuzu City, Malawi

DURATION: 9 months

START DATE: August 1, 2011

LANGUAGE: English

OBJECTIVE OF PLACEMENT: To increase the knowledge and skills  of  staff  and  farmers in dairy health and production.

Curriculum Development Advisor - Animal Science

LOCATION: Lilongwe City, Malawi

DURATION: 6 months

START DATE: August 31, 2011

LANGUAGE: English

OBJECTIVE OF PLACEMENT:

1. Establish programs in veterinary training for a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) degree program

2. Enhance outreach programs to include dairy cattle and dairy goat production in villages around Bunda College.

Application deadline for all positions: open until filled

 

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

VOLUNTEER IN NEPAL WITH A STREET DOG ORGANIZATION

The Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre (KAT Centre) in Kathmandu, Nepal is seeking volunteer veterinarians, vet nurses, and vet students to work with the KAT Centre two vets and six animal care staff to provide treatment for street dogs and cats. Read more about this opportunity.

Please note that the organizations listed in this section may not be affiliated with Veterinarians without Borders/Vétérinaires sans Frontières-Canada. Their missions and visions do not necessarily reflect the mission and vision of our organization.

Farming Advisor/Fund Raising Advisor

The Dhikidanda Milk Producers’ Group  farm needs a farming advisor/fund raising advisor to contribute to their vision of making the farm an integrated model farm that could be propagated to other areas of Nepal. Click here to view photos of the farm.

LOCATION: Kaski, Nepal

DURATION: Flexible

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled.

Veterinary Researcher
LOCATION: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
LANGUAGE: English
DURATION: 12-24 months
APPLICATION DEADLINE: (as soon as possible)
START DATE: (as soon as possible)
OBJECTIVE OF PLACEMENT: To improve the livelihoods of local herders farmers by increasing demand for their products, by building on the diagnostic capacity of staff, and establishing food safety standards to be met by herders and growers. 
MORE INFORMATION/APPLY: www.cuso-vso.org

CUSO-VSO Volunteer Opportunities

CUSO-VSO is a non-profit development agency that works through volunteers. Please see their website for exciting volunteer placements www.cuso.org