2023 Year in Review: Forces for Good [Photo Essay]

A Burkinabe woman kneels while tending to six goats.Every day, members of the Helen Keller Intl community are choosing to be forces for good. Community health heroes, entrepreneurs, parents, youth, and Helen Keller staff work tirelessly to help improve health, nutrition, and vision for people in their[...]

Looking Bravely: Eliminating Blinding Trachoma in Mali

A man with dark skin sits on a bench outside of a building. He is writing in a small notebook. A woman with dark skin dressed in white scrubs sits across from him.We recently spoke with Benoit Dembélé who is our Regional Technical Advisor for Neglected Tropical Diseases in West Africa. Benoit helps Helen Keller Intl’s teams across Africa ensure quality treatment to prevent and eliminate neglected tropical diseases.[...]

Helping People See True Potential

On the left, there is a graphic of a girl wearing a yellow dress and standing on a white pillar. To her right large white and orange text reads "She can thrive."Impaired vision can cause long-lasting challenges for children and adults throughout their lives. In childhood, poor vision will make it more difficult for a student to fully engage in the classroom and with her peers, putting her education at risk. This can[...]