Professional & Collaborative
Engage and collaborate on issues of animal and human welfare and form a network of persons, groups, communities, government and other relevant stakeholders
Advocating Legal Reform
Advocate and lobby for better laws relating to animals and harmonise and update national animal welfare legislation
Educational & Empowering
Conduct education and training at various levels to improve awareness and animal welfare practices with the goal of equipping relevant persons to achieve change
Animal Welfare Law Reform
Coordinate efforts across the African continent on these issues and share information and resources
Building Skills for Impact
Build capacity of persons and organisations undertaking work in the field of animal welfare and environmental stewardship
Executing Advisory Policies
Implement the policies and decisions taken by the Advisory Committee insofar as these may be applicable to CAAWO and as approved by the board
OUR STORY
A group of enthusiastic and passionate individuals came together to realise a dream of teaming up and working towards a common goal of alleviating the pain and suffering of animals on the African continent. Several meetings were held in Cape Town and Johannesburg to chart the way forward and eventually in 2018 CAAWO was registered in South Africa.
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2025 UN Ocean Conference
2025 UN Ocean Conference
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UFAW International Animal Welfare Conference 2025
UFAW International Animal Welfare Conference 2025
UFAW International Animal Welf...
International Tiger Day – July 29
International Tiger Day – July 29
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All Eyes on Taipei – AfA Conference 2025
All Eyes on Taipei – AfA Conference 2025
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