3 Things I’m Optimistic About in 2024

Portrait of young girl wearing a light hoodie smiles brightly while sitting with a group of children in a lively outdoor rural setting.President and CEO Sarah Bouchie shares three exciting innovations in global health that will help people live healthier lives and make our world more equitable in[...]

Helping People See True Potential

Graphic showing a girl in a yellow dress standing confidently on a white pedestal with the phrase 'she can thrive' in bold letters, symbolizing empowerment and success.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[...]

Sweet Potatoes: Nutrition, Economic Security, and Inspiration

Woman in colorful clothing kneeling in a garden, caring for young vegetable plants with labeled rows.In her village in west central Burkina Faso, 34-year-old Kacoara Dahourou, a mother of four, knows firsthand the hardships of financial insecurity and hunger. Growing nutritious foods in a region that receives little rain – and finding affordable foods[...]

How Baking Bread is Changing Lives: The Success of Sweet Potatoes

Five men standing outside holding multiple bags of bread, smiling and raising their hands in celebration.Five years ago, a difficult economic situation forced Thaimu Banugura to leave his hometown, Jaiama Nimikoro Kono, in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Despite having completed his West African Certificate Exams to graduate from secondary school, Thaimu[...]

Women at the heart of our work 

Mother gives child a vitamin A supplement in outdoor setting.Women are the cornerstones of many families. They oversee home life — raising the children, preparing meals, even fetching water — and they bear responsibility for part, if not all, of their families’ livelihoods. In times of struggle, women often put[...]