Taking Action to Combat Hunger
In just three years, the ravages of COVID-19 reversed decades of progress in the fight against malnutrition. Compounded by the damaging effects of climate change and armed conflicts, most notably in Ukraine, this crisis fuels increased threats of famine in vulnerable communities. The United Nations estimates 345 million people worldwide face severe food shortages — […]
The right nutrition, at the right time, helps young Thu grow strong
Three-year-old Linn Linn Thu lives with his parents and seven siblings, ages 2-18, in Myanmar’s Yae Lae Chaung village. His father U Kyaw Soe Naing is a laborer earning 3,000 kyat (about $1.60) per day. Thu’s mother, Naw Phae Aye, worries not only about her children’s safety amidst ongoing humanitarian crisis in her country, but […]
Empowering Mothers to Lead Nutrition in Myanmar
In Myanmar, a quarter of the population lives on less than $1 a day, putting them at risk for malnutrition. COVID-19 and the ongoing humanitarian crisis continue to increase obstacles to health and nutrition. In just a year, the number of people facing food shortages has gone from 800,000 to 13 million. As this number […]
Deepening Knowledge – And Expanding Sources Of Income – With Additional Training
We’re sharing stories of how we empower the poorest communities in Africa and Asia with the education and resources needed to raise their own nutritious foods. Through community farming, Helen Keller Intl gives communities access to locally grown, nutritious foods – and we work to ensure that the knowledge stays within local communities for years […]
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.
Planting Seeds for Better Lives
The village of Ahsygyi is situated in the Ayeyarwady region of southwest Myanmar. More people live in poverty in Ayeyarwady than in any other part of the country.
World Sight Day 2015 – Briefing Call on Trachoma
Listen to a podcast of Trachoma: A Journey to Elimination Learn more about our work in treating and eliminating trachoma and other diseases of poverty. Stories of Impact Sight Impacting Life Thierno Faye recounts his experience meeting a Nazifi Aminou who desperately needed eye surgery, and how HKI was able to fund the procedure without his […]
