ABOUT US
AWAKE Outreach (Animal Welfare And Knowledge Exchange) is a Scandinavian initiative, an non-profit NGO. The organisation is comprised of a group of veterinarians, veterinary nurses and entrepreneurs applying our skills to improve animal welfare and quality of life for animals and humans globally. We promote One Health and One Welfare principles on an international level.
Whenever there are interactions between humans and companion animals we have a responsibility to protect the welfare of the animals as far as it is practical, and at the same time address the public health concerns that comes with free-roaming animals.
It has been shown repeatedly that community-based programs for companion animals improve the quality of life for people and their pets, and help reduce and eradicate infectious disease, including rabies. We work to develop and spread a welfare-centric, life-saving approaches to help animals, and the people working with and living alongside with them.
Our method is to support sustainable animal welfare programs in developing countries. And we know that achieving change in animal welfare requires a change in human behaviour, thus we aim to collaborate with and strengthen existing programs including local stakeholders in the community.
MEET THE TEAM
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Rebecca Berg
Founder and CEO
DVM, Dipl ACVIM, ECVIM -
Ann Therese Kommedal
Program Director
DVM, Residency-trained, Shelter medicine -
Fredrik Ones
DVM, ER-vet
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Andreas Hurtig
Dedicated animal welfare advocate
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Mathilda Giertz
DVM, ER-vet
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Felisia Persson
Veterinary technician
SUPPORT US
Our goals are to increase VSPCA’s life saving capacity and improve the welfare and quality of life for animals in the shelter and the community through medical training, organizational development, exchange programs and continued education.
