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Bringing Education — and Dreams — Into Focus
“I need glasses,” says Qian, an outgoing sixth-grader who emigrated from China at age seven to join her family in
Read more about Bringing Education — and Dreams — Into FocusBringing Food Security and Hope to Impoverished Families in Vietnam
In October 2013, Helen Keller International launched its award-winning homestead food production program in Vietnam. The program targets impoverished families
Read more about Bringing Food Security and Hope to Impoverished Families in VietnamMy Time with Helen Keller
When I was a young child my parents lived in Fairfield, Connecticut, in a house that was about three or
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When one enters the house in the quiet Kathmandu neighborhood where Helen Keller International-Nepal is located, the buzz and activity
Read more about Working in the Spirit of Helen Keller in NepalEmpowering 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.
Read more about Empowering Mothers in Mozambique in the Fight Against MalnutritionFrom 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
Read more about From Darkness and Despair to a Life of HopeThe 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.
Read more about The Early Days of Combating Vitamin A DeficiencyHealthy 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.
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Meet Alvin, a bright student known for his great smile. He lives with his family in Montebello, California, near East Los Angeles.
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