Stories

“Some mornings we didn’t know if there would be food by nightfall,” recalls 38-year-old Mazeda Begum. In the quiet corners of Mujib Palli—a government shelter for landless people in the Sunamganj district—every sunrise once brought a new wave of[...]

March 9, 2026

Sok Mon was worried about her grandson Bo Mongkol. The then 20-month-old had trouble even walking, let alone running or playing with the other children in their rural village in the Takeo Province of[...]

February 19, 2026

During her first pregnancy, Sanjita received iron-folic acid tablets as a prenatal supplement but had trouble with the pills. “I had a struggle taking the tablets. It smelled bad”, says Sanjita.[...]

February 9, 2026

The past year has been a rollercoaster ride in the fight against neglected tropical diseases, bringing unforeseen challenges as well as unexpected optimism. In early 2025, we witnessed the abrupt termination of US foreign assistance funding. With it,[...]

January 26, 2026

2025 was a test of resilience for so many.  Families across the world continue to face compounding crises: conflict, climate shocks, rising food prices, and diminished access to nutritious foods and quality healthcare. At the start of 2025, we also[...]

January 20, 2026

This year has been met with unprecedented challenges. Millions of families face growing crises due to rising costs, climate disasters, and conflict. On top of that, US government funding cuts left tens of millions of people without access to critical[...]

December 29, 2025

Based in Antananarivo, Britney H. Rasolonirina Andrianjanaka leads our food fortification work in Madagascar. Together with government officials, business leaders, and nonprofit partners, she’s working to bring fortified staple foods – such as flour and[...]

December 8, 2025

Neglected tropical diseases affect more than 1 billion people worldwide. Despite causing a wide range of devastating conditions, including blindness, painful deformities, and undernutrition, they have historically been overlooked and received too little[...]

November 24, 2025

Bendera Kahindi Nyule can often be found arranging fresh, green vegetables at her stall in the local market in Mijomboni village in Kenya’s costal Kilifi[...]

November 19, 2025

On a hot afternoon in Binkoloh, in Sierra Leone’s northern Bombali district, Elizabeth Sesay prepares to take her youngest child Silas to the local health clinic for a well child visit.[...]

November 10, 2025