Alliance for Sustainable Livestock (ASL) with Funding support from South Centre carried out an Antimicrobial Resistance awareness campaign during the 2023 World AMR week (WAAW’23). Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs)  are strong advocates for antimicrobial stewardship.

Our project hence focused on building the capacity of CAHWs on antimicrobial resistance and the role they play in its prevention and awareness.

After the capacity-building session, the CAHWs now understand their crucial roles in preventing AMR and have become advocates for positive change in their communities.

Our CAHWs, spanning 19 communities in Kaduna state, then began step-down rural community advocacy, spreading vital information about AMR among livestock farmers, community leaders, and other residents.

They championed antimicrobial stewardship by promoting responsible antimicrobial use, educating farmers on AMR prevention, and stressing the importance of strictly adhering to antibiotic withdrawal periods in animals.

This initiative is remarkable as our CAHWs are creating ripples of positive behavioral change that prioritizes antimicrobial stewardship among smallholder farmers, who play a significant role in the production of healthy animals, to ensure the sustainability of the livestock sub-sector.

With support from the South Centre, Geneva, ASL has provided essential educational materials, including posters and pamphlets with informative content on prevention, available in English and transcribed in Hausa—the predominant language in these communities.