UPEI/FHF Kenya Veterinary Senior Rotation
DEADLINE: Nov 3, 2021 – midnight
The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) has run this successful rotation for over 10 years, with aims to improve the nutrition, food security, and livelihoods of smallholder dairy farmers in central Kenya. UPEI is partnering with PEI-based Farmers helping Farmers (FHF), the University of Nairobi, and a number of partner dairy groups in Kenya. The rotation has been developed primarily by Dr. John VanLeeuwen of UPEI’s Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), and Teresa and Ken Mellish of FHF. Each year, three AVC students and three to six Kenyan senior veterinary students get practical experience in international smallholder dairy health management while delivering services and training to smallholder farmers in Kenya. Training methods include face-to-face seminars, demonstrations, and train-the-trainer. Emphasis will be on practical training for both the Kenyan and Canadian students. Working directly with the farmers will help UPEI students understand small-scale dairying and cropping challenges.
Third year veterinary students, please download this application form: UPEI FHF 2023 4th Year Kenya Rotation Application Form. Note, this is an older application but is similar except for the due date.
UPEI/FHF Kenya Summer Internship Program
Deadline for Submission Nov 3, 2021 – midnight
The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) has been awarded $300,000 from the federal Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships program for a project that aims to improve the nutrition, food security, and livelihoods of smallholder dairy farmers in central Kenya. UPEI is partnering with PEI-based Farmers helping Farmers (FHF) and Kenyatta University, the University of Nairobi and Naari Dairy Cooperative Society in Kenya.
The four-year program was developed primarily by Dr. John VanLeeuwen of UPEI’s Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), and Teresa and Ken Mellish of FHF, with input from Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Colleen Walton and Charlene VanLeeuwen, UPEI Department of Applied Human Sciences.
First or second year veterinary students – please download this application form: UPEI FHF QES 2022 Kenya Internship Application Form. Note, this is an older application but is similar except for the due date.