Incubated Projects

SHARED aims to improve animal welfare in Ghana by establishing clear, species-specific regulations for pre-slaughter stunning. These guidelines will be built upon existing Food and Drugs Authority regulations and cover both terrestrial farmed animals (cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry) and aquatic farmed animals (fish).

AFA aims to transition large-scale fish farmers in Uganda to more humane practices. It involves farmers in the decision-making process to explore, create, and implement tailored farming practices for fish welfare.

SSI aims to develop enforceable animal welfare guidelines for fish and chickens in Uganda. The project emphasises sustainability, public health, biosecurity, and innovation in farming. By collaborating with government agencies, farmers, legal experts, and animal health professionals, SSI seeks to promote animal welfare standards and sustainable agricultural practices.

Lumera

Lumera focuses on cage-free corporate campaigns in Zambia, the first of its kind in the country.

Impactful career paths

Beyond our launched projects, other participants have pursued additional promising paths to help farmed animals in Africa:

  • A participant from Nigeria took a temporary position at the One Health and Development Initiative (OHDI) to support the organisation’s cage-free work and is exploring ways to start their own project or contribute to OHDI’s work long-term.

  • Another participant from Nigeria co-organises a new Effective Animal Advocacy Nigeria group.

  • Two participants from Kenya are working on influencing the ongoing trade and investment negotiations between Kenya and the US to limit low welfare imports from the US.

  • One participant was accepted into AIM’s Research Training Programme immediately after our Fundamentals Training Programme and has completed it.

  • Another participant will conduct research on mitigating the rise of industrial animal agriculture as a fellow of the ILINA Program.

  • One participant has taken a part-time Research Assistant role at Tailored Food, supporting their mission to reduce child malnutrition by improving access to affordable and nutritious plant-based foods.

  • A participant from Ghana resumed their role at Animal Welfare League as Global Partnership Manager & Corporate Campaigns Lead, applying learnings from our programme.