World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
Today, for the first time in history, the world is celebrating World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day.
USAID-funded MMDP Project: A New Chance at Life
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 Prevention Project.
Earth Day 2019
To mark Earth Day, we asked Helen Keller International’s Senior Nutrition Advisor, Jennifer Nielsen, to answer questions about the impact of climate change on the vulnerable communities we serve around the world.
2018 Year in Review
We welcome 2019 and all the opportunities it brings to strengthen our impact and accelerate our progress toward improving the health of the world’s most vulnerable people.
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.
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.
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.
Helen Keller and Lake Chad: Combating Malnutrition in a “Forgotten Emergency”
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, affecting a total of nearly 21 million people in what is called the Lake Chad Basin. Across the four countries, at least 2.6 million have […]
Examining Impact of Gender Relations Curriculum
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 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 […]
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 Faye recounts his experience meeting a Nazifi Aminou who desperately needed eye surgery, and how HKI […]
