Program Area: Community Training
CHANGE Comes to Abaza: Fatie’s Story
The first time Fatie Sore sowed the seeds of a plant called African nightshade, her curiosity about the vegetable was tinged with apprehension.
Read more about CHANGE Comes to Abaza: Fatie’s StoryNurturing Connections for Healthier Communities
Laughter echoes through the grove of cashew trees as the group watches a respected local elder enthusiastically pretending to pound cassava roots as though he were a little girl.
Read more about Nurturing Connections for Healthier CommunitiesPlanting Seeds for Better Lives
The village of Ahsygyi is situated in the Ayeyarwady region of southwest Myanmar. More people live in poverty in Ayeyarwady than in any other part of the country.
Read more about Planting Seeds for Better LivesA Community Health Worker’s Quest to Serve
My name is Domingo Gimo. I’m 41 years old, and for the past ten years I’ve been a community health worker for the villages of Chicomphende, Carata, Nhampondo, Nhamigoma and Ndewe, all in the Changara district of Mozambique.
Read more about A Community Health Worker’s Quest to ServeWhen Husbands go to School, Families are Healthier
When men have an opportunity to learn why taking an active role in their homes is so important, they soon see how their increased involvement has many positive outcomes for their families.
Read more about When Husbands go to School, Families are HealthierHow a Mother Became a Model Farmer and Entrepreneur
Earning enough money was a challenge for Sharada’s family. Even though she grew vegetables to sell, they were in season only half the year. That meant her husband had to go out of the country in search of work.
Read more about How a Mother Became a Model Farmer and EntrepreneurVoice from the Field: Pooja Pandey Rana
At the 2017 Spirit of Helen Keller Gala, Pooja Pandey Rana discussed the most rewarding aspects of her work, and the woman who inspires her commitment to improving lives.
Read more about Voice from the Field: Pooja Pandey RanaMothers Fight Malnutrition
The mother of five children, Aida Abril knows a few things about raising happy and healthy children. She is now using that knowledge to teach other mothers in the Chicomphende village of Mozambique how to keep their children healthy and strong.
Read more about Mothers Fight MalnutritionKeeping the Road to Success in Focus
The solution to helping students see clearly is simple: properly prescribed glasses. But as the Helen Keller team in Vietnam
Read more about Keeping the Road to Success in FocusA Prescription for Clearer Vision in Vietnam
Hoang Thi Lan is a 12-year-old girl whose family lives in a rural area of the Hai Hau District of Vietnam. When she was 18 months old, her right eye suddenly became swollen.
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