By Sbongile Kuene | Programme Assistant
When community participants come to Vusumnotfo for training they tend to be a bit nervous when greeted at the gate by Rocky, Duma and Zama.
Slowly but surely over the course of a training session people start to relax and by the end enjoy being greeted each morning. This gives participants positive first hand experience with a well cared for animal.
In a rural community setting it is difficult to care for a dog or cat that is not neutered or spayed. They roam, fight, and when females have more than one litter it is impossible to keep up with their nutritional requirements. The result is under fed dogs giving birth to puppies that usually die.
We are now preparing for our Annual Vet Clinic scheduled for September 28, 2024, which is also World Rabies Day. World Rabies Day is aimed at raising awareness and accelerating efforts towards rabies elimination.
A key component in eliminating rabies is to neuter and spay dogs and cats thereby reducing roaming and fighting.
Because of your continued support we are able to plan with confidence - securing permission from the Chiefdom Council and School Committee, ordering the scheduled drugs in advance, raising awareness at community level, and securing the experienced people power to staff the Vet Clinic.
Thank you.
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VUSUMNOTFO - Parenting for a Sustainable Future™
Our Mission - We strengthen skills at family and community level, so family and community practices improve child development and learning, in 17 Swazi communities
Our Motto - Do what you can, with what you have, now
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Vusumnotfo 1. Early Childhood Training Programme - to improve inclusive parenting and teaching practices at family and community preschool level:
Vusumnotfo Activity 1.1. Parenting - ii) Conduct - a veterinary clinic annually, as a strategy to promote animal care as a positive demonstration of responsibility and empathy to children
By Janine Brown | Programme Assistant
By Katherine Gau | Director
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