What Gives Me Optimism in 2026

Baby girl in red dress reaching out indoors2025 was a test of resilience for so many.  Families across the world continue to face compounding crises: conflict, climate shocks, rising food prices, and diminished access to nutritious foods and quality healthcare. At the start of 2025, we also[...]

Building Brighter Futures by Saving Sight

Schoolgirl wearing eyeglasses in a blue uniform stands outside a rustic school building in a rural areaBy the time she was six years old, Treasure Winner Mafau Azemafack’s family had already fled violence three times. Originally from Fontem in Cameroon’s South West region, Treasure Winner, her parents, and three siblings eventually settled on Dschang,[...]

Jean Trebek embraces the spirit of Helen Keller 

Black and white photo of Helen Keller standing in front of a bookshelf holding a book.Jean Trebek is the CEO of Inside Wink, an altruistic lifestyle website dedicated to encouraging kinder living, revealing silver linings, and seeing the world’s perpetual generosity. She joined Helen Keller Intl’s Board of Trustees in December 2021. [...]

Going the distance to ensure lifesaving vitamin A  

Group of women and children in clinic setting.It’s a bright and sunny day in Mbalmayo, Cameroon, and youthful laughter fills the air. There’s joy in children’s voices as they call to one another playfully, sharing stories of their activities at school.  I know the importance of vitamin A, how[...]

Supporting Children’s Health with Vitamin A in Senegal

Young baby boy sitting on mother's lap in a clinic setting.Supporting Children's Health with Vitamin A in SenegalIn the Saint Louis region of Senegal, almost half the population lives on less than $2 a day. The high rates of poverty also mean that many children lack access to nutritious food, and vitamin A deficiency[...]