Category: Our Stories

A Community Health Worker’s Quest to Serve

My name is Domingo Gimo. I’m 41 years old, and for the past ten years I’ve been a community health worker for the villages of Chicomphende, Carata, Nhampondo, Nhamigoma and Ndewe, all in the Changara district of Mozambique.

Ensuring That Nasya is Included

When the bell rings long and loud at Gandaria Selatan 01 Elementary School, it’s a signal that the flag-raising ceremony is about to begin. Thirteen-year-old Nasya Ramadhany, dressed in her red and white uniform, eagerly joins her fellow students in gathering outside for the daily ritual.

How a Mother Became a Model Farmer and Entrepreneur

Earning enough money was a challenge for Sharada’s family. Even though she grew vegetables to sell, they were in season only half the year. That meant her husband had to go out of the country in search of work.

Persistence Pays Off

Amadou, Fanta and Bintou were sick. Their parents had no idea how seriously. Symptoms characteristic of acute malnutrition like low weight-to-height ratios and fevers are difficult to diagnose if you aren’t trained.

Tracking Our Impact: The Many Applications of mHealth

It is no surprise phones are increasingly being used by individuals tracking their daily food intake and workout, researchers collecting data and doctors accessing patient information.

Summiting Kilimanjaro to See the End of Neglected Tropical Diseases

A version of this blog originally appeared in the Huffington Post on June 11, 2015. I have never been one

Bringing Education — and Dreams — Into Focus

“I need glasses,” says Qian, an outgoing sixth-grader who emigrated from China at age seven to join her family in

Helen Keller International Wins BBVA Award

Helen Keller International has been selected to receive the 2015 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Development Cooperation for

Healthy Food and Opportunity in Cambodia

For more than 17 years, Helen Keller International has taught women in Cambodia to grow nutritious fruits and vegetables—many of them rich in sight- and life-saving vitamin A—for their families.

A boy and girl eating sweet potatoes

Our Sweet Potato Solution

Vitamin A is essential for children under five to support growth during critical development phases, as well as support young immune systems to fight common illnesses like diarrhea and measles.