Since 2017, experts from science, politics, business and civil society have been meeting annually to discuss current issues relating to animal welfare in the context of sustainable development on the African continent. The Africa Animal Welfare Conference (AAWC) is organized by ANAW in cooperation with UNEP and AU-IBAR.

The WTS has been a partner of the Africa Animal Welfare Conference since 2020.
 

Previous conferences
 

• 1st Africa Animal Welfare Conference 2017, Kenya – The nexus between animal welfare, environment and development:
  safeguarding our common destiny
   
• 2nd Africa Animal Welfare Conference 2018, Kenya – People, Animals and The Planet
  One Health One Welfare
   
• 3rd Africa Animal Welfare Conference 2019, Ethiopia – Animals, Environment and Sustainable Development in 21st Century Africa:
  An Interlinked Approach
   
• 4th Africa Animal Welfare Conference 2020, virtual – Animal Welfare, Wildlife and Environmental Conservation for Sustainable Development in Africa: Enhancing Nature-Based Solutions
   
• 5th Africa Animal Welfare Conference 2021, Ghana:
  One Health, One Welfare – For a Better and Greener Tomorrow
   
• 6th Africa Animal Welfare Conference 2022, Botswana:
  Animals, People and the Environment in a rapidly changing 21st Century
   
• 7th Africa Animal Welfare Conference 2023, Rwanda: Navigating the delicate balance of animal welfare, climate change and development:
  Concerted actions towards a healthy and sustainable environment
   
• 8th Africa Animal Welfare Conference 2024, Kenya:
  Partnership Actions to Improve Animal Welfare and Environmental Sustainability

Contributions from WTS projects

WTS is not only providing financial support for the conference but is also contributing content from its projects.

• AAWC 2020
  Dr Kebba Daffeh, WTS Project Manager, The Gambia:
  Strengthening animal welfare in Africa through formal education and training – The WTS VETS UNITED experience
   
• AAWC 2021
  Dr Kebba Daffeh, WTS VU Representative West Africa, The Gambia:
  Environmental Health, Climate Change and Animal Welfare
  Dr Paul Ssuna, Makerere University Uganda: 
  Assessing the Feasibility and Practicability of Applying the “Welfare Quality Assessment Protocol for Dairy Cows” Among Dairy Farms in Kiruhura District, Uganda
   
• AAWC 2022
  Dr Paul Ssuna, WTS: Guidelines for Animal Welfare in Development Cooperation Projects
  Guidelines
   
• AAWC 2023
  Carolin Breitenbach, WTS: Bridging the Teaching Gap: Making Animal Welfare Education Accessible with Holistic Teaching Materials
  PDF download
   
• AAWC 2024
  Karin Siegmund, WTS & Dr Jean Claude Masengesho, RAWO: Animal Welfare in Development Cooperation.
  PDF download
   

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Africa Animal Welfare Conference