Program Area: Early Childhood
Better maternity care means healthier babies and happier mothers
At 7pm on July 20, sixteen year-old Hildah went to a county hospital in western Kenya complaining of abdominal pain. By 9pm, she was a new mother. Here’s how we helped.
Read more about Better maternity care means healthier babies and happier mothersLooking Bravely: In Nepal, Adapting to COVID-19 Challenges
We spoke with Pooja Pandey Rana about the situation in Nepal, our COVID-19 response, and her sources of optimism.
Read more about Looking Bravely: In Nepal, Adapting to COVID-19 ChallengesLooking Bravely: Keeping families in Senegal healthy during COVID-19
A Helen Keller nutrition advisor and a nurse share how coronavirus has changed the ways they help even the most remote Senegalese communities access health care and good nutrition.
Read more about Looking Bravely: Keeping families in Senegal healthy during COVID-19Building Children’s Immune Systems in Kenya in the Time of COVID-19
For the health and safety of vulnerable children, Helen Keller Intl moved quickly to adapt life-saving vitamin A supplementation campaigns to the context of COVID-19.
Read more about Building Children’s Immune Systems in Kenya in the Time of COVID-19How We’re Fighting Coronavirus: Highlights from 8 Countries
Here’s how we’re fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in eight countries, while working in solidarity with local leaders and communities to strengthen resilience.
Read more about How We’re Fighting Coronavirus: Highlights from 8 CountriesHealth Workers Go the Extra Mile to Reach Every Child in Kenya
Not even an intense fear of water can stop a committed nutritionist, Sharmilla Kassim, from journeying by speedboat to deliver healthcare to children on a remote island.
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Meet four residents of a rural village in northern Mozambique whose volunteer service holds the potential to transform their own and fellow community members’ lives.
Read more about Nourishing Children for Life in MozambiqueCote d’Ivoire: Local “Vitamin A Heroes” Face Major New Obstacle to Saving Children’s Lives
For the past three years, community health volunteer, Moriame Sidibé, has served her community by going door to door to administer lifesaving vitamin A supplementation to children during biyearly campaigns. Now, the threat of Covid-19 has dramatically changed the landscape.
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Porridge may seem ordinary, but when fortified with simple ingredients, its impact on the health of young children can be extraordinary.
Read more about The Humble but Mighty Powers of PorridgeSweet Potatoes: A ‘Magic Crop’ for Better Nutrition?
Orange-fleshed sweet potato is high in Vitamin A that Sierra Leonean children so sorely need.
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