Burkina Faso Archives

Working Miracles to Preserve Sight

Anne Sullivan, known around the world as “the miracle worker” for her extraordinary achievements as Helen Keller’s teacher, overcame enormous

Barnebas and his father in their OFSP garden harvested for a special meal for Barnebas, april 21

Empowering Parents to Provide a Path to Nutrition

The holidays are here, and many are looking forward to seeing their loved ones and counting their blessings. The Foliou

A child receives drops of vitamin A in Cote d'Ivoire.

Micro but Mighty: How Vitamin A Saves Lives [Photo Essay]

Thanks to a global community of donors, millions of children receive life-saving vitamin A every year. Click through our photo essay to learn more about this mighty micronutrient and how we are helping to improve children’s health and well-being by increasing their vitamin A intake.

Looking Bravely: Ensuring Safe Delivery of Lifesaving Vitamin A

Learn how Helen Keller Intl is adapting our work to ensure safe delivery of vitamin A during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hunger Report: How we are combatting malnutrition and food insecurity

As a global pandemic endangered the world’s most vulnerable people, we responded swiftly, with a science-based strategy to address the far-reaching ripple effects of COVID-19, including rising poverty and extreme hunger.

3 Things We’re Optimistic About in 2021

2020 was a challenging, sad, and scary year, but the new decade dawned with some promising advances. Here are 3 things we’re optimistic about.

Rajiya Sultana examines her duck and hen eggs

An Evolving Response to Help the World’s Most Vulnerable People

The global COVID-19 pandemic has exposed cracks in societies around the world. Through adaptation and innovation, we have met the demands of the moment.

USAID-funded MMDP Project: A New Chance at Life

To give affected people a new chance at life by saving sight and restoring mobility, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) made a significant investment in 2014 by funding the five-year, flagship Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention Project.

Helen Keller a “Top Charity” Second Year in a Row

Helen Keller International is proud to announce that we have been rated a “top charity” by GiveWell for the second year in a row for our vitamin A supplementation program.