Animal welfare in development cooperation
Good practice
An important area of work in the “Animal Welfare in Development Cooperation” programme is the identification and scaling of good practice in rural development cooperation projects. This enables approved models to be rolled out quickly.
The WTS searches worldwide for projects in rural development cooperation that are structurally designed to be effective, i.e. to achieve their objectives. Successful projects systematically pursue new or already empirically proven approaches and safeguard these through continuous monitoring & evaluation. The approach can encompass the entire project as well as sub-areas.
For good practice project cases please go to
Good Practice Cases – Animal Welfare in Development Cooperation
Pilot projects
RUANDA: Animal Welfare Awareness for Livestock Farmers in Musanze District
As part of the Rwanda Animal Welfare Organization (RAWO) pilot project, 1800 farmers in 15 sectors of Musanze district have been educated on the welfare of their livestock in trainings that took place 2022 – 2024 with the support of WTS. Farmers shall understand the impact of improved animal welfare on their cattle production, which also contributes to greater food security and poverty reduction.
Experts from WTS developed the training units and information material in advance and tailored them to the specific needs of the target group. The project was accompanied by intensive monitoring in order to validate findings at an early stage and adapt the workshops if necessary. As a result, a training model was developed that can be easily transferred to other projects and countries.
UGANDA & KENYA: Joint Crop-Animal Services for Smallholder Farmers in East Africa
With its Joint Health Clinics CABI, an international non-profit organization focusing on plant health, aims to bring together the various agricultural aspects in a One Health approach. In the pilot project in Uganda, plant and animal health are treated in joint clinics on site - and not separately as was previously the case. In collaboration with Biovision Foundation and WTS, the existing four clinics were expanded to six clinics in Uganda, and three clinics were tested in Kenya for the first time from 2022 - 2024. WTS has provided the veterinary expertise.
The clinics play a key role in informing and educating farmers in poor and rural areas. They are not only given access to information on plant and animal health, but also on sustainability, One Health and related problems such as zoonoses. Clinic staff provide advisory services that were previously difficult to access. In addition to the treatments, information has been developed in local languages and disseminated on leaflets and over the radio.