Engaging Local Leaders to Fight Malnutrition in Cameroon
Engaging Local Leaders to Fight Malnutrition in CameroonAs a newborn, Rose Fenged’s nephew and godson, Wouffé, was malnourished and got sick frequently. Rose noticed that many other young children in her community in Cameroon’s Far North region were also underweight and likely not getting the nutrition they needed to support healthy growth and development. As […]
3 Things I’m Optimistic About in 2024
3 Things I’m Optimistic About in 2024 Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller On January 1st, I stepped into some very big shoes as Helen Keller Intl’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. Together, we are 20 countries strong, helping more than 70 […]
Building Upon Our Legacy of Health, Nutrition, and Vision
Building Upon Our Legacy of Health, Nutrition, and VisionOver the past several decades, Helen Keller Intl has continued to expand our ability to help people around the world create lasting change in their own lives. Today, we reach more than 70 million children and family members across 20 countries with the essential building blocks of […]
2023 Year in Review: Forces for Good [Photo Essay]
2023 Year in Review: Forces for Good [Photo Essay]Every day, members of the Helen Keller Intl community are choosing to be forces for good. Community health heroes, entrepreneurs, parents, youth, and Helen Keller staff work tirelessly to help improve health, nutrition, and vision for people in their communities, countries, and around the world. We’re highlighting […]
Sweet Potatoes: Nutrition, Economic Security, and Inspiration
Sweet Potatoes: Nutrition, Economic Security, and InspirationIn her village in west central Burkina Faso, 34-year-old Kacoara Dahourou, a mother of four, knows firsthand the hardships of financial insecurity and hunger. Growing nutritious foods in a region that receives little rain – and finding affordable foods close to home – has long been a challenge for her. She […]
Helping Mothers in Sierra Leone Build Brighter Futures for Themselves and Their Babies
Helping Mothers in Sierra Leone Build Brighter Futures for Themselves and Their Babies In a small community health clinic in Matotoka township in the northern provinces of Sierra Leone, 25-year-old Kadiatu Bangura cradles her six-month-old baby, Gabriel, with pride. Nurse Aminata Conteh gives Gabriel four droplets of vitamin A, a crucial micronutrient that helps build strong […]
Making meaningful change in Cambodia’s health systems
Making meaningful change in Cambodia’s health systemsCambodia has some of the highest rates of malnutrition in Southeast Asia, and over the past decade, Helen Keller Intl has been driving sweeping improvements in nutrition for mothers, infants, and young children. “Finding better ways to address the needs of Cambodian families who face shortages of safe and […]
Taking Action to Combat Hunger
Taking Action to Combat Hunger In just three years, the ravages of COVID-19 reversed decades of progress in the fight against malnutrition. Compounded by the damaging effects of climate change and armed conflicts, most notably in Ukraine, this crisis fuels increased threats of famine in vulnerable communities. The United Nations estimates 345 million people worldwide face […]
Wonderful to be Back Home
Wonderful to be Back HomeMy last day in the Helen Keller Intl regional office in Dakar, Senegal, as Vice President for our Africa programs, was July 31, 2013. It was a bittersweet moment: I left behind work I love, a wonderful team, and had great anxiety about leaving Africa, where I had lived for more […]
Nutrition leaders urge scale-up of new intervention to prevent child malnutrition and mortality
Nutrition leaders urge scale-up of new intervention to prevent child malnutrition and mortalityA novel fortified food-based supplement for children 6-23 months of age can substantially reduce stunting, wasting, anemia, and developmental delay The world is facing a crisis: millions of children and families are beset by hunger and malnutrition, made worse by the combined impact […]
