Program Area: Early Childhood
Knowledge Ensures Healthy Babies and Healthy Mothers
It’s a special service day in Gbondapi town, Sierra Leone, and that means the long wooden benches in the foyer of the health center are filled exclusively with mothers and their young children.
Read more about Knowledge Ensures Healthy Babies and Healthy MothersInternational Women’s Day 2019
International Women’s Day has special significance for everyone at Helen Keller International. Our co-founder, Helen Keller, was a fearless trailblazer and champion for social justice and women’s rights.
Read more about International Women’s Day 20192018 Year in Review
We welcome 2019 and all the opportunities it brings to strengthen our impact and accelerate our progress toward improving the health of the world’s most vulnerable people.
Read more about 2018 Year in ReviewStatement from Helen Keller International
Scientific evidence has shown that improving breastfeeding practices could save more than 820,000 children’s lives globally each year.
Read more about Statement from Helen Keller InternationalA Multi-faceted Approach to Improving Nutrition in Vietnam
Ha Thi Theu was still learning the ropes of motherhood when she became a widow. Her husband died when their baby son was only 8 months old.
Read more about A Multi-faceted Approach to Improving Nutrition in VietnamPlanting 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 LivesVoice 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 MalnutritionNepali Mothers Make Nutrition a Way of Life
In the last five years, the mothers served by a program called Suaahara (“Good Nutrition”) have seen remarkable gains for their children and themselves. They grow so many vegetables that they no longer need to use precious funds to buy them.
Read more about Nepali Mothers Make Nutrition a Way of LifePersistence Pays Off
Amadou, Fanta and Bintou were sick. Their parents had no idea how seriously. Symptoms characteristic of acute malnutrition like low weight-to-height ratios and fevers are difficult to diagnose if you aren’t trained.
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