Animal-Kind International Blog

Each AKI Blog post features an AKI Partner Organization, AKI Grant Recipient, or an individual or organization making a difference for animals in low income/resource-poor countries, where there is very little public support for animal welfare. In posts about our supported organizations, you'll also find details of how they use your donations to AKI.

Animal-Kind International

Apr 24, 2019

The Liberia AWCS & AKI Partnership (January - April 2019)

AKI supports LAWCS's Humane Education Program in schools and communities and community basic animal care clinics, as well as other LAWCS priority needs (e.g., salaries, motorbikes, office rent). Here are some of the recent LAWCS activities, made possible thanks to AKI donors. We are all grateful to you, the board and the wonderful donors of AKI for the continued substantial financial and technical support. Together with you, we continue to be the active voice for the animals

Animal-Kind International

Dec 13, 2018

Liberia AWCS & AKI: August-December 2018

Morris Darbo, Founder/Director of Liberia Animal Welfare & Conservation Society, reports on recent LAWCS news and how AKI donors have helped LAWCS. Message from Morris and Liberia Animal Welfare & Conservation Society to AKI and AKI Donors (December 1): We are overjoyed by your financial support toward our animal protection work in Liberia in 2018. From all of us at the Liberia Animal Welfare & Conservation Society, especially the animals and children- thank you very much for

Animal-Kind International

Aug 29, 2018

USPCA, KCAW, GSPCA, LAWCS: How they spent disbursement 1-2018

Here's how 4 of our Partners spent AKI funds--the amounts reported on are about 2/5 of the total amounts that AKI will send to each of these Partners during 2018. Uganda SPCA: Disbursement 1 Feeding 25 dogs @$1 per day for 60 days Feeding 20 dogs @$1 per day for 40 days posho, meat, mince, bones Puppies / kittens special food for 3 months March to May silver fish, rice, milk Rent for months of April and May Transport for rescues for 3 months March to May Nakawa, Makindye, Lub

Animal-Kind International

Aug 20, 2018

Helping Animals in Liberia-2018

Your donations to Animal-Kind International support Liberia Animal Welfare & Conservation Society's Humane Ed Program and Community Animal Health Care Program, and because LAWCS can use our funds for their priority needs, your donations also provide support for LAWCS staff salaries, office rent, motorbike fuel and maintenance. Without this support, LAWCS wouldn't be able to do all they do for animals and the children and adults who care for them, and they wouldn't be able to

Animal-Kind International

Feb 10, 2018

Here's how Liberia AWCS used your donations from October through December 2017

AKI's 2nd disbursement of 2017 arrived in Liberia in September. Thanks to donations from you, our AKI supporters, Liberia Animal Welfare & Conservation Society is able to continue and expand their Humane Education Program and Animal Care Clinics. Here's how LAWCS used your donations from October through December 2017. Message from Morris Darbo, Founder & Director of LAWCS (11 December 2017): We recently added 3 new schools. We are now working with 35 schools in the three dis

Animal-Kind International

Oct 21, 2017

LAWCS Holds Huge WRD and WAD Celebrations!

AKI supports our partner organization, Liberia Animal Welfare & Conservation Society's Humane Ed Program and Animal Care Clinics. Because LAWCS is such a well-respected advocate for animals and humans in Liberia, they get so much support among community members for their animal welfare activities. Of course, most Liberians are far too poor to donate, but as you can see from Morris's article about their World Rabies Day and World Animal Day celebrations, they certainly do thei

Animal-Kind International

Jul 23, 2017

AKI Supports Student-Led Animal Kindness Projects in Liberia

Over the past two months, Liberia Animal Welfare & Conservation Society's Kindness Clubs have organized and participated in student-led animal kindness projects. These projects give the students who are involved in LAWCS's Humane Education Program an opportunity to get out of the classroom and actually advocate for and help Liberia's animals. During May and June, LAWCS's Kindness Clubs led various kindness programs in their schools and communities. We have now completed our s

Animal-Kind International

Mar 26, 2017

Spend a day with Liberia Animal Welfare & Conservation Society

LAWCS has been an AKI partner organization since January 2016. AKI (you, our donors) supports their Humane Education Program, including hands-on, student-led humane ed projects, animal care clinics, and other LAWCS priorities. While working in Liberia from February 24-March 10, I had Sunday, March 5 off from work, so I spent the day with LAWCS and had a chance to see them in action. First of all, LAWCS is located in Voinjama, Lofa County, which is about 8 hours from the capit

Animal-Kind International

Nov 6, 2016

What's Liberia Animal Welfare & Conservation Society Been Up to?

Thanks to AKI donors....A LOT! A couple of years ago, Kolahun district in Liberia requested that LAWCS bring their humane ed program to schools in their district. But at the time, LAWCS just didn't have the money to expand there. And then AKI donors came through with funding so LAWCS could purchase a motorbike (picture below), provide small stipends for 2 humane educators to work in Kolahun, and a budget for humane ed materials and other supplies. As of early 2016, the LAWCS

Animal-Kind International

Nov 6, 2016

Liberia's Student-Led, Hands-On Humane Projects (Part 2)

During 2016, with AKI support, twelve of Liberia Animal Welfare & Conservation Society's Kindness Clubs implemented student-led, hands-on humane projects to improve the lives of animals. We reported in April about the start up of this program and about 2 of the projects that had just begun. All projects were completed by the end of the school year-in July, and we're happy to report that all were fun and successful! Read on for info about and to see pictures of the remaining 1

Animal-Kind International

Apr 19, 2016

Liberia Animal Welfare & Conservation Society: Hands-On Humane Ed

Supported by AKI, starting in January 2016, LAWCS and Ghana SPCA humane ed students have been designing, planning, and implementing projects that directly benefit animals. Once the projects are completed--by July or August--Ghana SPCA and LAWCS will organize award ceremonies-one in Liberia, one in Accra, Ghana and one in Zebilla, Ghana (also supported by AKI) to celebrate the completion of successful projects. This post describes what LAWCS humane ed students have done so fa

Animal-Kind International

Jul 1, 2015

My Visit with Liberia Animal Welfare & Conservation Society (May 2015)

I spent two weeks in Liberia during May, and although this was a work trip for US Agency for International Development, I was able to visit with Liberia Animal Welfare & Conservation Society (LAWCS), and spent a Sunday (May 17) and half of Monday (May 18) with them. This was a follow-up to my meeting with Morris (Founder and Director) and Abraham (LAWCS’ volunteer/animal care) in April 2014. (Photo 1: At the LAWCS’ office, showing from left, Haja, Morris, and Korpo, and the d