Country: Nigeria
Hamman learns new farming skills to support his displaced family
One midnight, eight years ago, five-year-old Hamman Ahmadu and his family narrowly escaped with their lives from their home in
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Building lifelong healthy habits in Nigeria’s schools and communities
Helen Keller Intl’s work in Nigeria has helped to reduce undernutrition and obesity for underserved primary school students.
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Cultivating food security for displaced Nigerian families
Helen Keller Intl works with women like Hauwa to improve access to nutritious foods to promote family health.
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3 Reasons to be Optimistic in 2022
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows.” Helen Keller The start of a year offers
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The courage to imagine a life unencumbered by the burden of trachoma
For most of his life, Ibrahim had a hard time imagining his future. Unknown to him, Ibrahim was experiencing severe
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New Potential for Malnourished Children in Northern Nigeria
Adama, one of almost 2000 Nigerian children screened in just two months, was found to be severely malnourished with complication. A new future came just in time, as she received critical, life-saving medical intervention at health centers partnering with Helen Keller.
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Growing nutritious food – and community – in northern Nigeria
In northern Nigerian communities, Helen Keller’s agricultural training programs have a dual outcome: not only do they increase awareness of critical nutrition practices, they also empower girls and women – who represent a majority of program participants.
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Micro but Mighty: How Vitamin A Saves Lives [Photo Essay]
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 their vitamin A intake.
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Looking Bravely: Ensuring Safe Delivery of Lifesaving Vitamin A
Learn how Helen Keller Intl is adapting our work to ensure safe delivery of vitamin A during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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.
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