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Empowering Mothers in Mozambique in the Fight Against Malnutrition

I am watching as mothers gather together, having been called to this location by a community health worker. These mothers are not any different from other mothers in the community; they struggle each day to find enough water and food for their children, to keep them healthy and in school.

Nicholas Kristof Highlights Helen Keller International

This op-ed originally appeared in the Sunday Review Section of the April 5, 2015 edition of The New York Times.

Preventing Blindness, Saving Lives

As part of our 100th Anniversary Celebration, Helen Keller International hosted an informative and insightful presentation on the history and

Helen Keller International Wins BBVA Award

Helen Keller International has been selected to receive the 2015 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Development Cooperation for

From Darkness and Despair to a Life of Hope

Dhanalata Chakma is a mother of three girls in central the Chittagong Hills Tracts in Bangladesh. This region is home

The Early Days of Combating Vitamin A Deficiency

I was shown my first case of vitamin A deficiency, which in those days was only thought of as an eye disease, while I was an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta.

Healthy Food and Opportunity in Cambodia

For more than 17 years, Helen Keller International has taught women in Cambodia to grow nutritious fruits and vegetables—many of them rich in sight- and life-saving vitamin A—for their families.

Our Sweet Potato Solution

Vitamin A is essential for children under five to support growth during critical development phases, as well as support young immune systems to fight common illnesses like diarrhea and measles.

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