Country: Sierra Leone
Speaking Technically: Investing in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
We recently spoke with Dr. Angela Weaver, Vice President for Neglected Tropical Diseases. Angela leads Helen Keller Intl’s work to
Read more about Speaking Technically: Investing in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical DiseasesPreventive Treatment Helps Build Healthy Futures for Children in Sierra Leone
Nurse Aminata Sama always dreamed of helping her community stay healthy. She thought her work would focus on helping people
Read more about Preventive Treatment Helps Build Healthy Futures for Children in Sierra Leone2023 Year in Review: Forces for Good [Photo Essay]
Every day, members of the Helen Keller Intl community are choosing to be forces for good. Community health heroes, entrepreneurs,
Read more about 2023 Year in Review: Forces for Good [Photo Essay]How Baking Bread is Changing Lives: The Success of Sweet Potatoes
Five years ago, a difficult economic situation forced Thaimu Banugura to leave his hometown, Jaiama Nimikoro Kono, in the Eastern
Read more about How Baking Bread is Changing Lives: The Success of Sweet PotatoesEmpowering Mothers: Transforming Nutrition in Rural Communities in Sierra Leone
In rural communities across Sierra Leone, limited access to nutritious and diverse food has been a constant concern. 33-year-old Mariama
Read more about Empowering Mothers: Transforming Nutrition in Rural Communities in Sierra LeoneLooking Bravely: Supporting Nutrition for Expectant and Newborn Mothers
We recently spoke with Anita Agartha Kargbo, a program officer for nutrition in Sierra Leone. Anita has been part of
Read more about Looking Bravely: Supporting Nutrition for Expectant and Newborn MothersHelping Mothers in Sierra Leone Build Brighter Futures for Themselves and Their Babies
In a small community health clinic in Matotoka township in the northern provinces of Sierra Leone, 25-year-old Kadiatu Bangura cradles
Read more about Helping Mothers in Sierra Leone Build Brighter Futures for Themselves and Their BabiesSierra Leone Poised for Liberation from “Bigfut” [A Photo Essay]
Once upon a time, lymphatic filariasis plagued the entire country of Sierra Leone. The parasite-borne neglected tropical disease, transmitted through
Read more about Sierra Leone Poised for Liberation from “Bigfut” [A Photo Essay]Nicholas Kristof Features Elephantiasis Elimination Work in The New York Times
As part of his annual win-a-trip series, New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristof traveled to Sierra Leone with recent graduate
Read more about Nicholas Kristof Features Elephantiasis Elimination Work in The New York TimesKoinadugu Women Fight Hidden Hunger through Farming
On a frosty Sunday morning, a group of farmers wearing brightly colored African waist scarves, called lappas, gather together in
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