Where We Work

Mozambique

Helen Keller Intl has been working with the government of Mozambique for more than 25 years to expand access to healthcare and nutrition. Collaborating with the government, communities, and other partners, Helen Keller supports children, pregnant and nursing women, and families to access nutritious foods and essential nutrients to promote good health, preventive treatments to ward off malnutrition and diseases, and improved sanitation and hygiene to ensure access to safe, clean water.

69% of children under the age of 5 are not getting enough vitamin A, impacting their ability to see clearly, fight off disease, and live a healthy life.

Nearly 38% of children under the age of 5 are stunted due to malnutrition.

Due to Mozambique’s vulnerability to climate change, frequent droughts drive crop failures, water shortages, and food insecurity, threatening
the nutrition and livelihoods of families living in poverty.

Together, we help communities create lasting change by:

Partnering with the government and communities to ensure families have access to critical vitamins and deworming needed to ensure good health and prevent malnutrition.

Ensuring children are screened and treated for malnutrition by providing training and resources to healthcare workers.

Strengthening community resilience by promoting climate- and nutrition-smart farming, village savings and loan groups, and improved nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene.