Corporate Social Responsibility Activities

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine participated in the event, being major partners and contributors to the efforts of increasing agricultural productivity in the country in line with vision 2030 and the big 4 agenda. CAVS is a key player in areas of Agricultural innovations, food safety and quality, agricultural processing and value addition, environmental conservation and capacity development in agriculture and agro-based industry.

Clinical Studies Department actively participated in World Rabies Day. In commemorating the event, they succeeded in vaccinating over 500 dogs from rabies disease and castrating more than 100 dogs in Kiambu County. This was done by Veterinary Medicine Students from One Health Club. It was an opportunity for sensitization on the importance of vaccination against rabies.

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine partnered with the Veterinary Emergency Unit (VERU)  organized a
community outreach drive. Students and Lecturers from the faculty participated in this exercise whose
aim was to vaccinate livestock against foot and mouth disease, management of sick animals and
deworming. The event took place in Makueni County.

Pastoral leaders, elders and representatives of Samburu and Boran communities(Deedha) from Isiolo county between Monday  12th- Tuesday 13th April , 2021 were trained on Leadership and governance which entailed Gender role in pastoral communities, inclusiveness in Decision making and their participatory in implementation of climate change projects/ programmes  in their grassroots .

The Faculty of Agriculture through the Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology (DFSNT) and the Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection (PSCP) in conjunction with Purdue University and support from Rockefeller Foundation conducted a training on key requirements for value addition of mangoes and other fruits and vegetables.