Voice from the Field: Pooja Pandey Rana

At the 2017 Spirit of Helen Keller Gala, Pooja Pandey Rana discussed the most rewarding aspects of her work, and the woman who inspires her commitment to improving[...]

Nepali Mothers Make Nutrition a Way of Life

In the last five years, the mothers served by a program called Suaahara (“Good Nutrition”) have seen remarkable gains for their children and themselves. They grow so many vegetables that they no longer need to use precious funds to buy[...]

World Sight Day 2015 – Briefing Call on Trachoma

World Sight Day 2015 - Briefing Call on TrachomaListen 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[...]

The Spirit to Help

When the 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, late morning on a Saturday, many of us were unprepared for what would follow. The last big earthquake at this scale was almost 80 years ago. In what seemed like the ground was moving constantly, we experienced[...]

From Mother to Role Model

Manju Thekre is a 23 year old resident of Ragiwada Village in the Darchula district of Nepal, where she lives with her husband, 17-month-old daughter, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and brother-in-law. Manju is identified as a “1000 days mother,” referring[...]

Spillover Effect of Keeping Poultry in Semi-Intensive Coops

“I was inspired to construct a semi-intensive poultry coop after learning about its importance during a mothers’ group meeting at Tachai village. I could not continue to stand by while my poultry was ruining my neighbor’s Homestead Food Production (HFP)[...]

Village Model Farmer Makes Her Community a Model Community

Sagar Hiski, Suaahara II Field Supervisor in Nepal’s western Palpa district, counsels a breastfeeding mother about infant and young child nutrition over the phone.In the wake of the devastating 7.9 earthquake that hit Nepal this past April, we went to the Nuwakot district to conduct field level assessments and focus group discussions with the communities in order to understand what needed to be done in order to rebuild[...]