It’s a special service day in Gbondapi town, Sierra Leone, and that means the long wooden benches in the foyer of the health center are filled exclusively with mothers and their young[...]
Since she began growing it a few years ago, Massah Abdulai hasn’t stopped singing the praises of the orange-fleshed sweet potato. “Our children are getting sick less[...]
To mark Mother’s Day, we celebrate the amazing fortitude and resourcefulness of mothers, grandmothers, and all those who take on mothering roles in the families and communities we serve around the[...]
It is no surprise phones are increasingly being used by individuals tracking their daily food intake and workout, researchers collecting data and doctors accessing patient[...]
When Sahr Gando, a miner and farmer living in Sierra Leone’s Kono District, contracted schistosomiasis, he found himself unable to work, due to the severe abdominal pain and other debilitating symptoms, and unable to support his family. Schistosomiasis, or[...]
Dengue. Malaria. Ebola. These are just some of the conditions that Helen Keller International staff have contracted or been exposed to while delivering services to communities in 22 countries around the world. From the office in New York City where I sit,[...]
This story was originally posted on End in Africa’s website on August 20, 2015. “My old shoes are worn out and I was thinking if my parents can afford to buy me another pair of shoes before the opening of school.” Fatmata, age 8[...]
Porridge may seem ordinary, but when fortified with simple ingredients, its impact on the health of young children can be[...] 
Orange-fleshed sweet potato is high in Vitamin A that Sierra Leonean children so sorely[...] 
It’s a special service day in Gbondapi town, Sierra Leone, and that means the long wooden benches in the foyer of the health center are filled exclusively with mothers and their young[...] 
In Sierra Leone, mosquitos are much more than a nuisance – they also transmit harmful diseases like lymphatic[...] 
Since she began growing it a few years ago, Massah Abdulai hasn’t stopped singing the praises of the orange-fleshed sweet potato. “Our children are getting sick less[...] 
To mark Mother’s Day, we celebrate the amazing fortitude and resourcefulness of mothers, grandmothers, and all those who take on mothering roles in the families and communities we serve around the[...] 
It is no surprise phones are increasingly being used by individuals tracking their daily food intake and workout, researchers collecting data and doctors accessing patient[...] 
When Sahr Gando, a miner and farmer living in Sierra Leone’s Kono District, contracted schistosomiasis, he found himself unable to work, due to the severe abdominal pain and other debilitating symptoms, and unable to support his family. Schistosomiasis, or[...] 
Dengue. Malaria. Ebola. These are just some of the conditions that Helen Keller International staff have contracted or been exposed to while delivering services to communities in 22 countries around the world. From the office in New York City where I sit,[...] 
This story was originally posted on End in Africa’s website on August 20, 2015. “My old shoes are worn out and I was thinking if my parents can afford to buy me another pair of shoes before the opening of school.” Fatmata, age 8[...]