3 Things I’m Optimistic About in 2024

Portrait of young girl wearing a light hoodie smiles brightly while sitting with a group of children in a lively outdoor rural setting.President and CEO Sarah Bouchie shares three exciting innovations in global health that will help people live healthier lives and make our world more equitable in[...]

2023 Year in Review: Forces for Good [Photo Essay]

Woman in orange shirt with child on her back, feeding a group of goats in a dry, open field with sparse trees.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[...]

Sweet Potatoes: Nutrition, Economic Security, and Inspiration

Woman in colorful clothing kneeling in a garden, caring for young vegetable plants with labeled rows.In 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[...]

Making meaningful change in Cambodia’s health systems

Little girl in pigtails holds a large piece of bread in her hand while looking at the camera outside in rural setting.Cambodia 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[...]

Taking Action to Combat Hunger 

Child is being measured with a colored mid-upper arm circumference tape to detect malnutrition.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[...]

Wonderful to be Back Home

Man in blue shirt holding baby and interacting with two women each holding a child in a medical or community setting.My 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[...]

3 Things to be Optimistic about in 2023

Group of Nepalese women in vibrant attire sitting indoors, smiling and sharing a large tray with eggs and vegetables. Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller Just like Helen Keller herself, many of the families Helen Keller Intl works with face staggering odds that can seem insurmountable – from food[...]