Looking Bravely: Restoring Vision and Possibility in Tanzania

Opthometrist in Tanzania screens cataract patientHelen Keller is working to eliminate trachoma and treat cataracts in Tanzania. We recently spoke with Athuman Tawakal about how Helen Keller effectively combines screenings for both diseases to reach more people in Tanzania and transform the lives of[...]

Nurturing Minds and Bodies in Sierra Leone

Three smiling children enjoy orange flesh sweet potatoes77% of Sierra Leoneans lack reliable access to affordable, nutritious food, according to the World Food Programme. Last year, more than 2,600 farmers like Aunty Sento in Sierra Leone have received climate-smart training and tools to cultivate crops like[...]

Helping Mothers Breastfeed Improves Health and Saves Lives

Mother holds newborn at lactation consultant officeUNICEF estimates that improving breastfeeding rates worldwide could save the lives of more than 820,000 children under the age of five each year. Helen Keller Intl is helping mothers adopt this simple and cost-effective lifesaving approach across the[...]

The Health Worker Determined to Reach Every Child with Vitamin A

Woman in black vest standing outdoors“Some mornings we didn’t know if there would be food by nightfall,” recalls 38-year-old Mazeda Begum. In the quiet corners of Mujib Palli—a government shelter for landless people in the Sunamganj district—every sunrise once brought a new wave of[...]