The WACPAW/EonA team from Ghana is in Uganda this week and participated in the Annual Vegan Festival organized by the Ugandan NGO "The Vegan Village Society (VVS)". Veganism is quite big in Uganda to protect the forests (wood is used to cook in Uganda and vegetables can be prepared much faster (just 2 logs required) than meat which requires a lot of time and thus wood. … [Read more...] about Vegan Festival in Uganda
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Installing perches at poultry farms in Ghana
Last year we gave training courses on how to improve poultry welfare on local farms and during catching in Sunyani, Ghana. We realized that none of the pens had perches. Together with the farmers, WACPAW/EonA organized the construction of 40 perching facilities and this week we placed them all into the aviaries! The team was also pleased with the level of improvements … [Read more...] about Installing perches at poultry farms in Ghana
WACPAW and EonA spread knowledge on plant-based diet in Ghana
WACPAW (West Africa Center for the Protection of Animal Welfare) in Ghana wanted to start a Plant-Based Diet campaign in Ghana, to get people back to their national dishes and local food and health, instead of following the path of many western countries increasing the production and consumption of animal protein and facing more and more serious animal-welfare, … [Read more...] about WACPAW and EonA spread knowledge on plant-based diet in Ghana
Compassionate People program launched in Ghana- our first training focused on traditional plant-based dishes
The "Compassionate People" program by WACPAW, with support from EonA, educates and advocates for compassionate relationships between humans, animals, and the environment. One of its aims is to promote largely plant-based diets. On September 1, 2023, WACPAW trained Chogu Yapalsi M/A Primary School staff and sixth-grade students in Northern Ghana on preparing affordable … [Read more...] about Compassionate People program launched in Ghana- our first training focused on traditional plant-based dishes
EonA brings more stunning equipment to Turkey and Ghana
Eyes on Animals has been busy this week in Turkey and helping WACPAW in Ghana. Asalet in Turkey just officially made a lease transfer of one of our captive bolt pistols to a (Halal) slaughterhouse in North-Eastern Turkey. Not all customers of this slaughterhouse want meat from animals stunned but more and more are open to it after Asalet explained how the captive bolt … [Read more...] about EonA brings more stunning equipment to Turkey and Ghana