With the help of the University of Bristol and the Marchig Trust, we have developed a space where vet students can practice clinical skills needed for their future careers.
We provide free training and CPD days to para-vets in equine veterinary medicine and procedures including castration, dentistry, wound management and hoof care.
Our vet student training programmes comprise of both lecture and practical based classes in equine medicine and surgery and companion animal medicine and surgery.
With the help of our partners the Lilongwe Society for Protection and Care of Animals (LSPCA), we provide free canine neutering and rabies vaccination clinics for low income communities. We also run donkey castration and equine primary health clinics for farmers.
Rebecca co-founded VEM alongside her fiancé Angus following a volunteer trip to Lilongwe in 2020, when she fell in love with the beautiful country of Malawi. As a trustee, Rebecca is responsible for the day to day running of the charity and contributes significantly to the overall strategic direction of the organisation. Rebecca has alway
Rebecca co-founded VEM alongside her fiancé Angus following a volunteer trip to Lilongwe in 2020, when she fell in love with the beautiful country of Malawi. As a trustee, Rebecca is responsible for the day to day running of the charity and contributes significantly to the overall strategic direction of the organisation. Rebecca has always been passionate about animal welfare and in 2021 completed an MSc in International Animal Welfare Ethics and Law at the University of Edinburgh, her dissertation researched the link between gender equality and animal welfare amongst Malawian subsistence farmers. In her spare time can be found walking with her beautiful Malawian street dog Maggie.
Angus is a co-founder of VEM and leads the equine side of the charities activities and is responsible for building the equine curriculum at LUANAR. He is passionate about teaching and mentoring future veterinary surgeons. Following his first volunteer trip to Malawi in 2020, Angus identified the critical need for improved education in equ
Angus is a co-founder of VEM and leads the equine side of the charities activities and is responsible for building the equine curriculum at LUANAR. He is passionate about teaching and mentoring future veterinary surgeons. Following his first volunteer trip to Malawi in 2020, Angus identified the critical need for improved education in equine veterinary medicine and surgery given the large donkey population and the absence of formal equine veterinary training for vets and para-vets.
In the U.K Angus‘ interests lie in orthopaedics and sports medicine, and he works at a leading polo veterinary practice in the south of England. This background equips him with a wealth of knowledge and experience that he brings to his work with VEM, where he continues to make a meaningful difference to the lives of equines and their owners in Malawi
Precious joined VEM as a trustee in 2021 after meeting Rebecca and Angus whilst completing a student internship with the LSPCA in 2020. Precious’ main interests are in neglected zoonotic diseases and One Health. He is currently working at the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme in Blantyre where he is conducting a research project on rabi
Precious joined VEM as a trustee in 2021 after meeting Rebecca and Angus whilst completing a student internship with the LSPCA in 2020. Precious’ main interests are in neglected zoonotic diseases and One Health. He is currently working at the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme in Blantyre where he is conducting a research project on rabies surveillance under the Neglected Tropical Diseases Research Group. In the future, he hopes to complete a Masters and PhD in epidemiology.
Catherine is a lecturer in clinical medicine at LUANAR veterinary faculty and has also worked with several veterinary organisations in Malawi since 2008 including the Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, the Lilongwe SPCA, and Mission Rabies. She is primarily a clinical veterinarian with a specialty in emergency and critical care for small animals b
Catherine is a lecturer in clinical medicine at LUANAR veterinary faculty and has also worked with several veterinary organisations in Malawi since 2008 including the Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, the Lilongwe SPCA, and Mission Rabies. She is primarily a clinical veterinarian with a specialty in emergency and critical care for small animals but also has an interest in infectious disease epidemiology and promoting One Health approaches.
Joe joined the team in February 2023 and his work is truly essential. Joe is responsible for coordinating field clinics and communicating with community leaders. Joe is committed to improving animal welfare and educates the local community in animal handling, welfare and husbandry practices. He is affectionately known as the ‘Field Master’!
Your donations will help us to provide free training to Malawian vet students and para-vets and to provide much needed free veterinary care to animals in Malawi.
