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[...]

Examining Impact of Gender Relations Curriculum

Smiling young woman wearing a vibrant scarf stands among a group of people“One day I returned from the field and found that [my husband] had gone to draw the water and fill the cask. He had also made the fire, and told me to go wash up before coming to cook…the women in our village, seeing a man do all this for[...]

Life During the Harvest

Smiling woman kneeling next to elderly man wearing patterned clothing and green scarf under a tree in a rural village setting.  The Harvest Basket: In the Sahel in West Africa – a semi-arid region just south of the Sahara desert — the rain falls in a short intense monsoon season from June to September. The main staple crops, such as pearl millet, are grown during this season,[...]

Lifting the Burden

Smiling woman kneeling next to elderly man wearing patterned clothing and green scarf under a tree in a rural village setting.Mette Kjaer Kinoti, Helen Keller Intl Vice President for Africa, recently visited Mali and met with some beneficiaries of the End Fund NTDs MMDP project in the health districts of Markala and Bla. During her visit, she met 65 year old Tieson from Markala.[...]

100 Stories for 100 Years

Young toddler girl sitting on colorful woven mat eating green pureed baby food from a bowl with a spoon.Helen Keller International recently celebrated its Centennial Anniversary. In addition to a host of exciting commemorative events taking place in Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States, our global team members have taken on the challenge of sharing[...]