Routine Vitamin A Reaches Nigerian Children Year-Round 

A health worker administering a Vitamin A capsule drop to a child in Nigeria.By integrating routine vitamin A drops into everyday clinic visits and community outreach, health workers in Ebonyi and Benue states are increasing monthly coverage at local health centers sevenfold, in partnership with Helen Keller[...]

Removing Barriers to Education with Vision Care

Young girl with glasses in pink sweatshirtStudents who can’t see clearly may struggle to engage in the classroom and with their peers, putting their education at risk. For many families at Chancellor Avenue School in Newark, New Jersey, accessing vision care is a challenge.[...]

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[...]

Helen Keller’s New York Vision Program Featured on NY1

Junior Anisa has her vision screened and picks out glasses during the vision screening at Stuyvesant High School.Helen Keller Intl has served New York City for more than three decades, providing free vision screenings to 80,000 New Yorkers every year. Local news program NY1 highlighted our work providing free vision care services to children and families in New York[...]