Working Miracles to Preserve Sight

Healthcare worker in scrubs and protective gear attending to a patient on a medical table.Anne Sullivan, known around the world as “the miracle worker” for her extraordinary achievements as Helen Keller’s teacher, overcame enormous challenges of her own. Born into poverty in Massachusetts in 1866, Anne lost much of her sight as a result of a[...]

Empowering Parents to Provide a Path to Nutrition

Man in rural garden kneeling with young child and holding freshly harvested root vegetables. Outdoor farming scene showing small-scale agriculture and family involvement in crop growing.The holidays are here, and many are looking forward to seeing their loved ones and counting their blessings. The Foliou family is no exception.   As Abdoulaye stoops down behind his son, he holds a fist full of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes in the[...]

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

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

USAID-funded MMDP Project: A New Chance at Life

Group of people wearing colorful traditional clothing sit together outdoors, smiling and engaging in conversation.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[...]