Oslo Conference Seeks Solutions

Women and children gathered outdoors in colorful clothing, some holding babies.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[...]

Helen Keller Featured in the New York Times

Black and white photo of Helen Keller and Anne SullivanThe New York Times is taking a look back at the lives of leaders and visionaries and Helen Keller International’s co-founder and namesake Helen Keller was recently featured. The article paints a vivid picture of Helen Keller’s life as author,[...]

Examining Impact of Gender Relations Curriculum

Smiling young woman wearing a vibrant scarf stands among a group of people“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[...]

Growing Crops and Confidence in Tanzania

Group of women in colorful clothing planting seeds in rows on a farm.Revina Francis is a young single mother living in a small fishing village on Ukerewe Island in northwest Tanzania. She proudly maintains a plot of vitamin A-rich orange sweet potatoes, spinach and other leafy green vegetables. But it hasn’t always been[...]

Village Nurseries to Support Sustainable Homestead Production

Man carefully pruning and inspecting plants growing in pots inside a greenhouse.Working hard to make a living is not something new for Alveret Tloim, 38, a father of two from Mella village. After graduating from high school, he sold water around the village, served as a conductor on public transportation, and other odd jobs to help his[...]