ONE HEALTH – ONE WELFARE VETERINARY TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM, NEPAL
This year, Snow Leopard Conservancy and its partners, International Veterinary Outreach and Nepali NGOs Animal Nepal and Mountain Spirit, joined forces through the One Health – One Welfare program to strengthen local institutional capacity and improve the lives of both animals and people living in the remote mountain regions of the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA), Nepal.
![One Health – One Welfare / Photo: Ashleigh Lutz-Nelson](https://snowleopardconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_0710-1024x768.jpg)
Photo: Ashleigh Lutz-Nelson
In September, the One Health – One Welfare team hosted an eight-day training program for Nepalese Junior Technicians and Junior Technical Assistants (paraveterinarians) working in ACA’s Manang Valley.
![One Health One Welfare / Photo: Eric Eisenman](https://snowleopardconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/One-Health-One-Welfare-Giving-Tuesday-2023-2-e1700697526874-945x1024.jpg)
Photo: Eric Eisenman
Combining classroom-based interactive learning with hands-on training, our workshops empowered the veterinary technicians who play a crucial role in promoting animal health and welfare, as well as mitigating human-wildlife conflict in their communities, to support coexistence with carnivores.
![One Health One Welfare / Photo: Kayley Bateman](https://snowleopardconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/One-Health-One-Welfare-Giving-Tuesday-2023-3-1024x768.jpg)
Photo: Kayley Bateman
![Day 4 Koto Clinic Nepal One Health One Welfare/ Photo: SLC](https://snowleopardconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Day-4-Koto-Clinic-Nepal-One-Health-One-Welfare.jpg)
Photo: SLC
This training-the-trainers approach provides continuing education for these dedicated professionals working on the frontlines to create a healthy interface between humans, domestic animals, and wildlife in Nepal’s remote mountains.
![One Health One Welfare / Photo: Ashleigh Lutz-Nelson](https://snowleopardconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-One-Health-One-Welfare-Giving-Tuesday-1-e1700697349164-945x1024.jpg)
Photo: Ashleigh Lutz-Nelson