Stories

Clear vision plays a vital role in a child’s education. Research from the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness and the Seva Foundation estimates that a child with poor vision only learns about half as much as a child who can see[...]

September 2, 2025

Working to improve healthcare and nutrition requires a commitment to understanding the inequities within health and food systems – and to finding partners who can implement cost-effective solutions that improve outcomes on a large scale and for the long[...]

August 25, 2025

Around the world, community health workers play an essential role in providing access to the healthcare and information people need to live healthy lives. A new three-part research series, co-authored by a team from Helen Keller Intl, aims to deepen our[...]

August 14, 2025

Moul Saren was pleasantly surprised when she returned to work after maternity leave for her third child. The factory where she works as a quality control inspector, Copius, in Cambodia’s Takeo Province, had equipped a lactation room to support breastfeeding[...]

August 7, 2025

The generous support of our Helen Keller Intl community makes our work possible. We’re so grateful for your ongoing partnership, which is helping us continue to provide essential health and nutrition services for children and families around the world in[...]

August 6, 2025

Mai Hoang, advisor and coordinator for our nutrition programs in Asia, works with teams across Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, and the Philippines to improve nutrition, food security, and community health[...]

July 7, 2025

Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient that helps protect children’s sight, health, and lives. A twice-yearly dose of vitamin A through age five can help prevent blindness and reduce childhood mortality by more than[...]

June 24, 2025

Efero Wilson's two-year-old son, Vasco Patreque, was listless and wasn’t interested in playing. She was concerned that he also had unexplained swelling in some areas of his[...]

June 9, 2025

We recently spoke with Donna J. Jultuda, State Coordinator for Helen Keller Intl in Adamawa, Nigeria.  Donna has led our work to improve health and nutrition for women and children among internally displaced people in Adamawa since[...]

May 21, 2025

During her first pregnancy, Mary Furaha didn’t attend any prenatal care appointments. Her second pregnancy is different. The 23-year-old is not only regularly visiting her healthcare provider but is also attending a peer support group for pregnant women in[...]

May 8, 2025