Inside Philanthropy Spotlights Helen Keller's Resilience amid Funding Cuts
An article in Inside Philanthropy introduces readers to Helen Keller Intl’s history, mission, and resilience.
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 individual donors have played a crucial role in sustaining our work.
Reflecting on the past year, Helen Keller President and CEO Sarah Bouchie shares how our founder’s legacy remains a powerful force in times of challenge, guiding our resolve and ongoing commitment to those we serve.
“Working here, you can feel her presence in the kinds of decisions we make; we’re grounded in values that are about her,” says Sarah. “There’s a real sense of, we have a person to live up to: this woman who did all these incredible things despite the odds.”
Sarah adds that donors continue to support Helen Keller because our proven, cost-effective interventions provide a meaningful way to improve the health and well-being of families worldwide.
“For just 50 cents, you can provide medication to prevent or treat neglected tropical diseases, which often have lifetime disfiguring and stigmatizing effects on people, including blindness. For $10, you can train a community health worker who can distribute these life-saving medications to their entire community. And for just $350, you can give a child suffering from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition a full course of the therapeutic foods they need to recover fully,” says Sarah.
With your ongoing support, we can continue to protect the health and nutrition of millions of children and families around the world.
Read the full article here: This NGO’s Funding Journey After USAID Illustrates Philanthropy’s Potential – and Its Limits
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