3 Reasons to be Optimistic in 2022

Five women standing outside near trees, three holding babies wrapped in blankets. The women wear colorful clothing and smile gently, representing motherhood and community. Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. Helen Keller The start of a year offers an opportunity for renewed hope and a fresh perspective. While the challenges of COVID-19, a mounting hunger crisis, and economic strains are all daunting,[...]

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[...]

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[...]

A Tribute to Those Who Mother

Woman carrying two children stands in a cultivated farm field with crops.To mark Mother’s Day, we celebrate the amazing fortitude and resourcefulness of mothers, grandmothers, and all those who take on mothering roles in the families and communities we serve around the[...]