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Combating River Blindness in Sierra Leone

It was on an Helen Keller Intl Board trip to Sierra Leone in February 2014 that our group visited a

Helping People See

Soon after I graduated from the University of Nairobi with a degree in Ophthalmology, I worked in an eye hospital where

Lifting the Burden

Mette Kjaer Kinoti, Helen Keller Intl Vice President for Africa, recently visited Mali and met with some beneficiaries of the

“A Creature With Many Legs”

John Palmer, former President of Helen Keller International October 4, 2001 What attracted me to Helen Keller International wasn’t so

100 Stories for 100 Years

Helen Keller International recently celebrated its Centennial Anniversary. In addition to a host of exciting commemorative events taking place in Africa,

Prevention Is Better Than Cure

On a recent tour of one of the many sites of our Suaahara project, which empowers women, their young children

Creating a Healthy Support System in Times of Tragedy

Suaahara works with all female community health volunteers (FCHVs) along with motivated field supervisors to promote key behaviors for “1,000

We Believe You — No Need to Show Us!

I had never witnessed such palpable pride until I met a man who had benefited from a hydrocele operation. We

Developing Partnerships in Geita

Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes, rich in Vitamin A, are a critical resource in our ongoing work to reduce malnutrition. 44%

10 New Steps Toward Eliminating Trachoma

It was moving to see how our ongoing efforts around awareness and prevention were having an impact in this community.

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