Projects

Where We Work

In order to ensure the success of our interventions, FVAI is engaged in projects that respond to very specific criteria:

  • Impact: FVAI’s interventions must have a tangible impact. Therefore, we prefer targeting small communities with less than 20 000 inhabitants.
  • Sustainability: In order to ensure the continuity of its actions, FVAI will be working with its local partners on a recurring basis.  A unique or one-time intervention rarely leaves a lasting impact.
  • Local Partnership: FVAI always works conjointly with a local and well structured non-governmental organization that shares the same vision, and is active in the community year round. At all times FVAI must have the consent of local veterinarians, and as much as possible works in close collaboration with them.
  • Safety and security: FVAI works in safe, peaceful, and politically stable countries.
A beautiful dog chilling in Sarteneja, Belize

Belize January 2020

Date du projet : January 4-11, 2020

The Foundation for Veterinary Aid International returned to Belize from the 4-11 of January 2020. As soon as they got out of the airport, the volunteers of FVAI exchanged their winter boots for flip-flops and climbed aboard the “FVAI Mobile”, a baby blue school bus from the village of Sarteneja. The road to this small…

Beautiful lions in Serengeti Tanzania , FVAI safari

Tanzania September 2019

Date du projet : September 18-October 3 2019

In September 2019, FVAI returned to Tanzania for the sixth time in two years. The team of volunteers comprised of 3 veterinarians and 4 animal health technicians, sterilized 208 dogs and 1 cat during this project. During our stay, 2 young Tanzanian veterinarians joined our group. We are proud to have shared our surgical knowledge…

Blue footed boobies in Espiritu Santo, Baja California

Baja California Sur, Mexico, February 2019

Date du projet : February 10-16, 2019

In February 2019, the Foundation for Veterinary Aid International (FVAI) returned to Baja California, Mexico. This time they went to a brand new destination: the magnificent village of Loreto.  Our adventurous team of fourteen volunteers went to this charming little community situated more than 350 km from La Paz in order to offer free veterinary…

Cute little dog in Sarteneja, Belize

Belize January 2019

Date du projet : January 5-12, 2019

The Foundation for Veterinary Aid International (FVAI) returned once again to Belize for the eighth time in January 2019. It is without a doubt one of our pet projects! A diversified team of 18 volunteers sterilized 176 dogs and cats in 4 days. We began our mission in the small village of Sarteneja, where we…

Beautiful elephants in Tanzania

Tanzania October 2018

Date du projet : October 10-24th 2018

In October 2018 the Foundation for Veterinary Aid International (FVAI) returned to Tanzania  for the fifth time in less than a year. We continued our mission started in October 2017, in the wards of Baraa and Kimandolu in the larger city of Arusha. A small group of FVAI volunteers consisting of 1 veterinarian, one animal…

One of our 287 patients sterilized in Tanzania in March 2018

End of Year Externship for Animal Health Technician Students from College Lionel-Groulx

Date du projet : March 5th to April 1st 2018

Learning, while helping, a feel good experience! Eight graduating animal health technician students from College Lionel-Groulx lived that experience during an end of degree externship in Tanzania last March. What they were able to accomplish was phenomenal! Flying to Africa is always exciting, but intimidating at the same time. Starting at their arrival at Kilimanjaro…

Baby zebra safari FVAI in Tanzania

Tanzania February 2018

Date du projet : February 19- March 4 2018

In February 2018, a small team of volunteers from the Foundation consisting of 2 veterinarians, one animal health technician and one veterinary assistant, continued the vaccination and sterilization campaign begun in October 2017 in Baraa, a suburb of the city of Arusha in Tanzania. In order to maintain the goal of vaccinating  70% of the…

Children at FVAI clinic in Red Bank Belize

Belize January 2018

Date du projet : January 13-20 2018

Once again, the Foundation for Veterinary International made a lot of people happy in Belize in the beginning of 2018. In spite of the fact that a blizzard delayed our departure from Montreal for a day, the volunteers from FVAI were able to sterilize no less than 75 dogs and cats in the small village…

Cheetah on FVAI safari in Tanzania

Tanzania October 2017

Date du projet : October 16-29 2017

In October 2017, the Foundation for Veterinary Aid International returned to Tanzania. We once again had the chance to work with our extraordinary local partner, Mbwa Wa Africa Animal Rescue. This organization works tirelessly to effect change in the mentality of the people concerning animal welfare, as well as vaccinating thousands of animals against rabies…

Elephants in Tanzania

Tanzania February 2017

Date du projet : February 18 – March 4 2017

In February 2017, the Foundation for Veterinary Aid International returned to the continent of Africa. A new dream destination: Tanzania! Four veterinarians from Quebec, a retired nurse, as well as a wonderful team of Tanzanian volunteers sterilized 151 dogs and 4 cats in the shadow of the highest peak in Africa, Kilimanjaro.  The experience was…

Children of Sarteneja with their puppy

Belize January 2017

Date du projet : January 7-14 2017

In January 2017, the Foundation for Veterinary Aid International returned for the sixth time to the village of Sarteneja in Belize. The majority of the villagers do not own a car and the closest veterinarian is two hours away by bus or an hour away by boat across the Bay of Corozal. By operating a…