In January 2009, KYEEMA commenced two new projects in Southern Africa. The first is in Angola and is funded by the European Commission, titled “Reduction and Control of Newcastle Disease in Angola”. The second is in Mozambique, funded by AHEAD, titled “Improvement of village poultry production by communities in the Limpopo National Park Support Zone in Gaza Province”. Full details are available on the “Project Support” tab.
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Newsletter 13th edition - January 2010 (pdf 138kb)
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Newsletter 12th edition - January 2009 (pdf 176kb)
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Newsletter 11th edition - December 2007 (pdf 283kb)
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Newsletter 10th edition - April 2007 (pdf 280kb)
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Newsletter 9th edition - October 2006 (pdf 285kb)
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8th edition of Newsletter (pdf 268kb)
Previous versions of this e-Newsletter and Portuguese in-country editions can be downloaded here
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XIII World’s Poultry Congress
The KYEEMA Foundation and the International Rural Poultry Centre held a booth display at the recent World’s Poultry Congress in Brisbane, Australia. The Congress attracted thousands of delegates from almost 80 countries worldwide. Dr Robyn Alders from the International Rural Poultry Centre (a subsidiary of the KYEEMA Foundation) was a keynote speaker, presenting to the topic “Village poultry: still important to millions, eight thousand years after domestication”. The Congress was a wonderful opportunity to publicise the work of the KYEEMA Foundation and the International Rural Poultry Centre and make contacts with the global poultry industry.
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Avian Influenza Information
Up to date information on Avian Influenza may be accessed via the internet at a number of websites including:
A very comprehensive AUSVETPLAN manual (3.5 MB pdf file) on Avian Influenza is available for download from the Australian Animal Health website www.animalhealthaustralia.com.au
Dr Paul Gilchrist presented a paper focusing on Avian Influenza control in the family sector at the International Conference on “Opportunities for Village Chickens to assist with Poverty Alleviation, with special emphasis on the sustainable control of Newcastle Disease,” 5-7 October 2005. This paper is available for download from our website by clicking here.
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With KYEEMA's help, the GRM Social Club is fundraising for ASVIMO NGO in Mozambique
In February 2005, the GRM Social Club voted on which charity to donate their annual fund-raising efforts to. With KYEEMA’s backing, the Social Club voted to support the Mozambican Association to Support Widows and Vulnerable Children (ASVIMO). ASVIMO is a Mozambican NGO that focuses on helping households affected by HIV/AIDS. The International Rural Poultry Centre (a subsidiary of the KYEEMA Foundation) is already working with ASVIMO and the FAO (see Project Support page for further details). All funds raised through the GRM Social Club will be used to help buy four hens and a rooster, valued at A$25, for the most needy families. Monies raised will also help pay for vaccination of chickens against Newcastle Disease (ND). By April 2008, 31,828 chickens were vaccinated across 140 households in Maputo province and 20, 670 chickens vaccinated in Dondo district, Sofala Province. Over the long-term, families should be able to sustain the cost of chicken vaccinations themselves, and use the chickens for home consumption as well as an income source to enable them to buy other food, clothes and to pay for school fees.
