Category: Our Stories
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Growing nutritious food – and community – in northern Nigeria
In northern Nigerian communities, Helen Keller’s agricultural training programs have a dual outcome: not only do they increase awareness of critical nutrition practices, they also empower girls and women – who represent a majority of program participants.
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Looking Bravely: The power of a simple pair of eyeglasses
Kindal Adams of our New Jersey vision program shares how the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up new opportunities to reach communities in need.
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In Guinea, Fighting Diseases of Poverty in the Time of COVID-19
In order to safely resume our work fighting diseases of poverty, we made strategic pivots to protect communities’ health.
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Helen Keller Intl Named “Top Charity” Fourth Year in a Row
Helen Keller Intl is pleased to announce that we have been rated a “Top Charity” by GiveWell for the fourth year in a row for our lifesaving work to deliver vitamin A supplements to infants and children around the world.
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Looking Bravely: Keeping families in Senegal healthy during COVID-19
A Helen Keller nutrition advisor and a nurse share how coronavirus has changed the ways they help even the most remote Senegalese communities access health care and good nutrition.
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The World We See: Denouncing Racial Injustice
We are overwhelmed with grief and concern over the killing of George Floyd—on the heels of the recent killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Racism has no place in America, or our world.
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Looking Bravely: Turning Challenges into Opportunities in Nigeria
We spoke to Helen Keller Intl’s Country Director in Nigeria about the COVID-19 crisis, other challenges, and the power of hope.
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Nourishing Children for Life in Mozambique
Meet four residents of a rural village in northern Mozambique whose volunteer service holds the potential to transform their own and fellow community members’ lives.
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A Multi-faceted Approach to Improving Nutrition in Vietnam
Ha Thi Theu was still learning the ropes of motherhood when she became a widow. Her husband died when their baby son was only 8 months old.
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CHANGE Comes to Abaza: Fatie’s Story
The first time Fatie Sore sowed the seeds of a plant called African nightshade, her curiosity about the vegetable was tinged with apprehension.
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