Country: Niger

Helen Keller a “Top Charity” Second Year in a Row
Helen Keller International is proud to announce that we have been rated a “top charity” by GiveWell for the second year in a row for our vitamin A supplementation program.
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When Husbands go to School, Families are Healthier
When men have an opportunity to learn why taking an active role in their homes is so important, they soon see how their increased involvement has many positive outcomes for their families.
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Oslo Conference Seeks Solutions
Niger is a microcosm of the impact of the Lake Chad crisis on the desperately poor zones affected by it. The landlocked West African country ranks 188th of 188 countries on the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index.
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Helen Keller and Lake Chad: Combating Malnutrition in a “Forgotten Emergency”
Since February 2015, attacks by the Boko Haram terrorist group have spread from northeastern Nigeria to Cameroon, Niger and Chad,
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Examining Impact of Gender Relations Curriculum
“One day I returned from the field and found that [my husband] had gone to draw the water and fill
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Listen to a podcast of Trachoma: A Journey to Elimination Trachoma is the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide. It
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Understanding What We Do
Excerpted from Kate Ganz’s acceptance speech upon receiving the 2013 Spirit of Helen Keller Award. When I thought about what
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Sight Impacting Life
While on a field supervisory visit for the Hilton Trachoma Elimination Project, I entered the hut of a 5 year-old
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“Just Because He Can’t See Doesn’t Mean He Can’t Think”
I carried out a field visit to observe first-hand the work that the Helen Keller Intl Niger staff had been
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100 Stories for 100 Years
Helen Keller International recently celebrated its Centennial Anniversary. In addition to a host of exciting commemorative events taking place in Africa,
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