Program Area: Maternal Healthcare
Indra Kshetri: Delivering Critical Health Interventions for Children in Nepal
36% of all Nepalese children suffer from chronic malnutrition, with a staggering 1 in 10 experiencing it severely. Indra Kshetri and Helen Keller’s Nepal team are committed to improving the lives of the vulnerable by combating the causes and consequences of poor health and malnutrition.
Read more about Indra Kshetri: Delivering Critical Health Interventions for Children in NepalMothers become change agents for health in Mozambique’s Tete Province
“Model mother” volunteers are creating lasting change in Mozambique’s Tete Province, one neighbor at a time.
Read more about Mothers become change agents for health in Mozambique’s Tete ProvinceMother to mother groups offer support for pregnancy and parenting
A mother to mother support group in rural Kenya is a safe space for women to talk about pregnancy, parenting, and anything else on their minds.
Read more about Mother to mother groups offer support for pregnancy and parentingMaternity Open Day: Bringing communities together to understand maternal health
In a small Kenyan village, a day of informational entertainment ends with a tour of the new maternity ward and convinces the community of the benefits of quality maternity care.
Read more about Maternity Open Day: Bringing communities together to understand maternal healthBetter 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-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 CountriesSisterhood is Powerful: World Breastfeeding Week 2019
Sylvia Awino Atero’s sister-in-law died giving birth to her baby girl, Jeni. Sylvia took in Jeni as her own and overcame deep community taboos about breastfeeding to help the baby thrive.
Read more about Sisterhood is Powerful: World Breastfeeding Week 2019Knowledge 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.
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