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The Road to Nutrition for Growth

A Senegalese woman hugs her young son.All eyes are on Paris as the world prepares to open the 2024 Olympic Games, a symbol of health, strength, and human potential. France is also preparing to host another global moment: The Nutrition for Growth Summit. This global pledging moment, first held[...]

Good Nutrition Starts with Moms

A pregnant Nepali woman tends to large, leafy, green plants.Nearly half of all child deaths are attributed to malnutrition – more than AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and COVID-19 combined. What many don’t realize, however, is that malnutrition often starts in the womb. In fact, every year, maternal malnutrition[...]

Engaging Local Leaders to Fight Malnutrition in Cameroon

A Cameroonian woman feeds a baby girl porridge.As a newborn, Rose Fenged’s nephew and godson, Wouffé, was malnourished and got sick frequently. Rose noticed that many other young children in her community in Cameroon’s Far North region were also underweight and likely not getting the nutrition they[...]

President and CEO Sarah Bouchie Speaks with Woman Around Town

A woman with short, blond hair smiles as she bends down to speak with a group of young children.Recently, Sarah Bouchie sat down with Charlene Giannetti, editor of Woman Around Town, to discuss how Sarah’s childhood, education, and work experiences prepared her for her role as Helen Keller Intl’s President and CEO.   In her interview, Sarah[...]

3 Things I’m Optimistic About in 2024

A young boy in Cameroon smiles for the camera. Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller On January 1st, I stepped into some very big shoes as Helen Keller Intl’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. Together, we are 20[...]

Building Upon Our Legacy of Health, Nutrition, and Vision

A healthcare worker tends to a small baby being held by his mother.Over the past several decades, Helen Keller Intl has continued to expand our ability to help people around the world create lasting change in their own lives. Today, we reach more than 70 million children and family members across 20 countries with the[...]

2023 Year in Review: Forces for Good [Photo Essay]

A Burkinabe woman kneels while tending to six goats.Every day, members of the Helen Keller Intl community are choosing to be forces for good. Community health heroes, entrepreneurs, parents, youth, and Helen Keller staff work tirelessly to help improve health, nutrition, and vision for people in their[...]

Cultivating Economic Security through Farming in Nepal

A Nepalese woman stands in a field holding a large cabbage in each hand.In Nepal’s remote, mountainous Taplejung district, Pemba Doma Sherpa harvests vegetables from her fields on a steep hillside. She sells her produce at the local market twice a week, providing enough money to support her family and send her two daughters to[...]