Meet Mollika: 17-Year-Old Award-Winning Farmer
Meet Mollika: 17-Year-Old Award-Winning Farmer Nothing can stop rising star Mollika Biswas, an award-winning farmer. The 17-year-old lives with her parents and her older brother in a small village in the Satkhira region of Bangladesh. Two years ago, Mollika embarked on a health and nutrition journey with Helen Keller Intl. Now, she’s winning competitions for her […]
Helen Keller’s Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes Lead Nutrition in Nepal
Helen Keller’s Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes Lead Nutrition in Nepal 52-year-old Bishwo Nepal and his wife Gayatri Nepal remember almost losing their whole harvest the first year they farmed. Only one crop survived: orange-fleshed sweet potatoes. Bishwo was able to sell his sweet potato harvest earning enough money to save the family farm and perhaps their livelihood. […]
Koinadugu Women Fight Hidden Hunger through Farming
Koinadugu Women Fight Hidden Hunger through FarmingOn a frosty Sunday morning, a group of farmers wearing brightly colored African waist scarves, called lappas, gather together in front of Haja Conteh’s house in the Koinadugu district of Sierra Leone. The all-women farmers group, called “Denkola Two Women in Agriculture,” are planning their harvest of orange-fleshed sweet […]
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 […]
Building resilience against climate disasters in Bangladesh
Building resilience against climate disasters in Bangladesh Hosne Begum was living in extreme poverty as her husband struggled to support their family of five in remote Bangladesh. Her husband, who was working as a day laborer, was the sole earning member of the five-member family, but his income varied greatly between seasons, creating instability for the […]
3 Things to be Optimistic about in 2023
3 Things to be Optimistic about in 2023 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 insecurity to climate crises to […]
Hamman learns new farming skills to support his displaced family
Hamman learns new farming skills to support his displaced familyOne midnight, eight years ago, five-year-old Hamman Ahmadu and his family narrowly escaped with their lives from their home in Nigeria’s Borno state. Fleeing from growing instability and terrorism in their home of Gwoza, the family resettled 200 miles away in Fufore, in Nigeria’s Adamawa state. […]
Cultivating food security for displaced Nigerian families
Helen Keller Intl works with women like Hauwa to improve access to nutritious foods to promote family health.
Addressing COVID-19 misinformation with compassion in a Nepali village
When her daughter became the first person in the village to become infected with COVID-19, Laxmi and her family faced stigma from her village, but continued to tend her garden and the gardens of others when they got sick.
3 Reasons to be Optimistic in 2022
3 Reasons to be Optimistic in 2022 Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. Helen Keller The start of a year offers an opportunity for renewed hope and a fresh perspective. While the challenges of COVID-19, a mounting hunger crisis, and economic strains are all daunting, we choose to side […]
