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Sierra Leone
A Future Free from Worms

On a chilly Monday afternoon at Ansarul Islamic Primary School in Kenema, Sierra Leone, eight-year-old Isata and her classmates lined up to receive a dose of praziquantel.[...]

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April 23, 2026

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Christian Science Monitor Highlights Helen Keller’s Work to Treat Child Malnutrition in Nigeria

An article in The Christian Science Monitor spotlights Helen Keller Intl’s work to combat child malnutrition in Nigeria. Journalist Ogar Monday reports on Helen Keller’s Life Saving Nutrition program, which provides treatment to children suffering from[...]

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April 16, 2026

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GiveWell Podcast Spotlights ‘Evidence-Backed, Cost-Effective, and Scalable’ Vitamin A Supplementation

Helen Keller Intl’s vitamin A supplementation work was recently featured on GiveWell Conversations, a twice-monthly podcast hosted by GiveWell CEO Elie Hassenfeld. In the episode, Scrutinizing One of Our Longest-Funded Programs, Elie and Senior Researcher[...]

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April 9, 2026

A woman in the Philippines holds a small baby while sitting in a medical office.
Philippines
Nurturing Mothers for Healthier Futures

“I am so happy because baby Jasmine is growing healthy, and she has never been sick since the day she was born,” says Catherine, a 28-year-old mom from Parola in Tondo, Manila. Catherine’s joy is one every mother hopes for, but in Manila, it is not[...]

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Inside Philanthropy Spotlights Helen Keller’s Resilience amid Funding Cuts

Last year, we lost one-third of our operating budget due to abrupt U.S. government funding cuts, forcing us to pause critical health services.  As journalist Connie Matthiessen reports, amid shrinking funding for global health, philanthropic partners and[...]

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April 7, 2026

Women arrive to clinic in Kilifi County, Kenya
Kenya
Building Strong Systems to Improve Health and Nutrition in Kenya

Growing up in Kilifi County on Kenya’s coast, Devota Leandry witnessed the persistent grip of food insecurity on families around her. “Kilifi has long struggled with food insecurity,” she says. “Even as a child, I saw families around me facing hunger[...]

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April 2, 2026

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Sarah Bouchie on Business of Giving Podcast: ‘Compassion, Courage, Integrity, and Rigor Ground All Our Decisions’

Helen Keller Intl’s President and CEO Sarah Bouchie joined The Business of Giving Podcast for an in-depth interview. The conversation with host Denver Frederick covered our organization’s history and mission, the challenges of the past year, Sarah’s[...]

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March 31, 2026

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New York Times’ Editorial Champions Helen Keller’s Cost-Effective, Life-saving Health Interventions

In a column for The New York Times, opinion writer Nick Kristof once again championed Helen Keller’s work, this time pointing to the cost-effectiveness of vitamin A supplementation.  Nick’s editorial scrutinizes the very high cost of military[...]

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March 23, 2026

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Madagascar
The Health Worker Determined to Reach Every Child with Vitamin A

“Some mornings we didn’t know if there would be food by nightfall,” recalls 38-year-old Mazeda Begum. In the quiet corners of Mujib Palli—a government shelter for landless people in the Sunamganj district—every sunrise once brought a new wave of[...]

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March 20, 2026

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Bangladesh
From Hunger to Hope: Unlocking Financial Independence in Bangladesh

“Some mornings we didn’t know if there would be food by nightfall,” recalls 38-year-old Mazeda Begum. In the quiet corners of Mujib Palli—a government shelter for landless people in the Sunamganj district—every sunrise once brought a new wave of[...]

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March 9, 2026