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Together, with a global community of supporters, we work to deliver the essential building blocks of good health, sound nutrition and clear vision, helping millions of people create lasting change in their own lives. Learn more about how we are ensuring that every person has the opportunity to reach their true potential.

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A Cameroonian community health worker shows a bottle if vitamin A to a mother and her children.
Helping Children Grow Up Healthier with Vitamin A

Vitamin A is critical to children’s healthy growth and development. This essential micronutrient not only protects and strengthens vision, but it helps build strong immune systems. For more than 50 years, Helen Keller Intl has been at the forefront of vitami[...]

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November 20, 2024

A father, son, and mother sit under their raised house in Cambodia.
Helping Children and Families Live Healthier 

Helen Keller Intl believes in a world where no one is deprived of the opportunity to live a healthy life and reach their true potential.  Working with our global community, we're supporting millions of families across Africa, Asia, and the United States to[...]

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November 4, 2024

Two women work in a garden focused on climate-smart agriculture.
Devex Opinion Piece Highlights Impacts of the Climate Crisis on Nutrition

Chief Program Officer Shawn Baker and Transforming Lives Through Nutrition Program Director Philomena Orji recently published an opinion piece on Devex about the most relentless consequence of climate change – malnutrition – and what the international comm[...]

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October 30, 2024

Rahul Ali, Vice President, Eye Health, standing in front of a forest.
Helen Keller Intl Welcomes Rahul Ali as Vice President of Eye Health 

Rahul will lead Helen Keller’s global efforts to protect the vision of children and adults. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rahul Ali New York, NY (October 28, 2024) – Helen Keller Intl, a global health organization that partners with communities to protect[...]

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October 28, 2024

A Nigerian teen girl spreads seeds over a white tarp using a gardening tool.
Empowering Teen Girls to Lead Nutritional Change in their Communities

At just 13 years old, Wademu Ngmarju has made a name for herself in her community as an expert in farming and nutrition. She grows food in a home garden, raises chickens to earn income, and mentors other teen girls in farming and nutrition. She started on t[...]

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October 16, 2024

A boy trying on glasses as part of vision care gives a double thumbs up as a man holds up a mirror.
Helping Children and Families See Possibilities with Vision Care

Vision care is out of reach for many children and families across the United States because it is too expensive or difficult to access. As many as 4 million children and 12 million adults in the US are living with impaired vision due to an uncorrected refracti[...]

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October 10, 2024

Sarah Bouchie
Looking Bravely: Promoting Equity in Global Health

We welcomed Sarah Bouchie as Helen Keller Intl’s President and CEO in January 2024. With nearly three decades of international development experience, Sarah has been both an implementer and advocate for prominent global nonprofits and a leader of the philant[...]

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September 25, 2024

Two Sierra Leonean women stand outside of a house. One is holding a bottle of prenatal vitamins.
Championing Prenatal Vitamins in Sierra Leone

For nearly 10 years, Boncapri Sesay has served as a peer educator, providing counseling and guidance to pregnant and breastfeeding women in her own community. Regularly hosting a group that meets under a mango tree in her rural village in Sierra Leone’s Nort[...]

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September 19, 2024

A Cameroonian woman spoons fortified pap into a bowl.
Associated Press Highlights Fortified Bouillon to Fight Malnutrition in West Africa

Augustine Okoruwa, Regional Program Manager for Food Fortification, recently spoke to the Associated Press about the impacts of the climate crisis on malnutrition in West Africa and how fortified bouillon cubes can help people add essential nutrients to their [...]

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September 17, 2024

An eye doctor examines a girls' eyes with a phoropter.
Back to School: Helping Students Thrive with Clear Vision [Photo Essay]

As a new school year starts, students across the US are returning to the classroom, but too many will struggle because they can’t see clearly. Helen Keller Intl works with schools and community organizations in California, Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York[...]

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September 6, 2024

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