About KWVA
About Kenya Women VetAssociation
Kenya Women Veterinary Association (KWVA) is an organization of Kenyan women veterinarians. Formed on 10th March 1993 and operates along the tenets of the World Women Veterinary Association (WWVA). KWVA operates on a purely voluntary basis deriving most of its funds from members contributions, consultancies and occasionally friends drawn from mainly government departments, local & international research institutions, universities, private sector, and NGOs. Currently, it has a membership of about one hundred and forty-four members (74 paid up Members) drawn from a wide range of institutions all over the country.
Objectives
1. Achieve optimal animal welfare for all terrestrial and aquatic animals
2. Alleviate the suffering of animals in distress
3. Contribute to animal disease prevention and control
4. Ensure gender equality in veterinary profession
5. Contribute to optimal human health and well being
6. Contribute to environmental governance in livestock and animal welfare
7. Create linkages between key stakeholders and the animal industry
Achievements
- Organized and hosted a successful Eastern African regional workshop in 1998.
- Magadi project (2007 to 2010)
- Consultancies:
Training of Somaliland Lab personnel by Terra Nuova
Training of Somali Lab personnel – Garissa by FAO Somalia
South Sudan by Care International - Mentorship programmes for young girls and boys.
- Kick Rabies and Hydatidosis out of Turkana Project.
- KWVA History book launch.
- Organization and participation in CPD’s
- Contributed to advancement of our members
- Contribution to constitutional review
- Partnership with other associations
- Training on neutering for 45 women CDVS’s
- Progress Vet Cohort 1, 2,3, 4 and 5.
- Two concept notes (Rabies and Hydatidosis)
- Bookmarks