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Speaking Technically: Improving Support for Breastfeeding Mothers in Cambodia

We recently spoke to Chum Senveasna, Program Manager for Helen Keller Intl in Cambodia. Senveasna has supported our work on nutrition since 2016. He’s now leading our efforts to support breastfeeding mothers and improve nutrition for women and children across the country. What are the current recommendations for breastfeeding? Global health bodies including the World Health Organization have […]

Good Nutrition Starts with Moms

A pregnant Nepali woman tends to large, leafy, green plants.

Nearly half of all child deaths are attributed to malnutrition – more than AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and COVID-19 combined. What many don’t realize, however, is that malnutrition often starts in the womb. In fact, every year, maternal malnutrition leads to an estimated 800,000 deaths among newborns.  Ensuring Healthy Starts for Children The first 1,000 days of […]

Global Relief Society Women Lead Worldwide Initiative to Support Communities in Alleviating Child Malnutrition and Enhancing Maternal Health

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joins with eight leading nonprofit organizations to improve maternal and child health worldwide. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 12, 2024 – Today, the Relief Society General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces the expansion of the Church’s global efforts […]

3 Things I’m Optimistic About in 2024

A young boy in Cameroon smiles for the camera.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller On January 1st, I stepped into some very big shoes as Helen Keller Intl’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. Together, we are 20 countries strong, helping more than 70 million children and family members create lasting […]

Making meaningful change in Cambodia’s health systems

Child holding food.

Cambodia has some of the highest rates of malnutrition in Southeast Asia, and over the past decade, Helen Keller Intl has been driving sweeping improvements in nutrition for mothers, infants, and young children.   “Finding better ways to address the needs of Cambodian families who face shortages of safe and nutritious foods has become our abiding […]

Mothers face difficult choices for children’s health in Cambodia 

Mrs. Prum Sreymom is a 20-year-old mother living with her husband and her healthy 19-month-old daughter Sovannyta in northern Cambodia. She prepares nutritious foods for her family, maintains healthy hygiene and sanitation practices, and takes her daughter to the health center for regular appointments. But a year ago, these habits were unfamiliar, and her baby […]

Looking Bravely: Changing Futures in Cambodia, One Child at a Time

After joining Helen Keller Intl in 1997 to manage the home gardening program, Kroeun Hou, Deputy Country Director in Cambodia, became passionate about how food production can be linked to better nutrition. “Finding better ways to address the needs of Cambodian families who face shortages of safe and nutritious foods has become my abiding focus,” […]

2018 Year in Review

We welcome 2019 and all the opportunities it brings to strengthen our impact and accelerate our progress toward improving the health of the world’s most vulnerable people.