What We Do Archives

Running in Honor of My Mom

Vision is easy to take for granted–at least that’s true for me. I try to be intentional about recognizing the good in life and giving thanks, but so many things still escape notice. I’m glad I can see, but it was never any deeper than that.

Sight Impacting Life

While on a field supervisory visit for the Hilton Trachoma Elimination Project, I entered the hut of a 5 year-old

“Just Because He Can’t See Doesn’t Mean He Can’t Think”

I carried out a field visit to observe first-hand the work that the Helen Keller Intl Niger staff had been

“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,

Making the Future Clearer

Selinee Gonzalez is a shy sixth grader who lives in Sunset Park, Brooklyn with her two sisters. She struggled to

Working to Combat Blindness from Diabetes in Bangladesh

382 million people worldwide have diabetes and 80% of them are living in the developing world, with blindness being just one of its potential threats.