Cataract Treatment Provides Renewed Independence in Tanzania 

Woman in Tanzania happy to receive cataracts treatment.Modesta’s day-to-day life in the Mbarali District of Tanzania was becoming increasingly difficult as her eyesight worsened. She once enjoyed staying active by working on her farm and keeping up with household chores, but eventually, her vision[...]

3 Things to be Optimistic About in 2025

A Kenyan mother smiles at her baby. I find life an exciting business – and most exciting when it is lived for others. Helen Keller A new year brings new opportunities to celebrate our progress and recognize the prospects we have to create positive ripples for children and families around the[...]

2024 Year in Review: Ripple Effects [Photo Essay]

Last year, Helen Keller Intl reached 81 million children and family members with the building blocks of good health, sound nutrition, and clear vision. Community health heroes, peer mentors, parents, young people, and Helen Keller staff are creating positive[...]

Helping Children and Families See Possibilities with Vision Care

A boy trying on glasses as part of vision care gives a double thumbs up as a man holds up a mirror.Vision care is out of reach for many children and families across the United States because it is too expensive or difficult to access. As many as 4 million children and 12 million adults in the US are living with impaired vision due to an uncorrected[...]

Looking Bravely: Promoting Equity in Global Health

Sarah BouchieWe welcomed Sarah Bouchie as Helen Keller Intl’s President and CEO in January 2024. With nearly three decades of international development experience, Sarah has been both an implementer and advocate for prominent global nonprofits and a leader of the[...]

Championing Prenatal Vitamins in Sierra Leone

Two Sierra Leonean women stand outside of a house. One is holding a bottle of prenatal vitamins.For nearly 10 years, Boncapri Sesay has served as a peer educator, providing counseling and guidance to pregnant and breastfeeding women in her own community. Regularly hosting a group that meets under a mango tree in her rural village in Sierra Leone’s[...]

Climate-Smart Agriculture Supports a Community

Although Maliatou Nignan and her family had been farming for years, they still struggled to grow enough food to feed themselves or earn an income. As Maliatou says, they “worked hard on arid lands” in their community of Zoro in southern Burkina Faso.[...]