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Speaking Technically: Investing in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
We recently spoke with Dr. Angela Weaver, Vice President for Neglected Tropical Diseases. Angela leads Helen Keller Intl’s work to
[Read more] about Speaking Technically: Investing in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases April 19, 2024President and CEO Sarah Bouchie Speaks with Woman Around Town
Recently, Sarah Bouchie sat down with Charlene Giannetti, editor of Woman Around Town, to discuss how Sarah’s childhood, education, and
[Read more] about President and CEO Sarah Bouchie Speaks with Woman Around Town April 11, 2024Preventive Treatment Helps Build Healthy Futures for Children in Sierra Leone
Nurse Aminata Sama always dreamed of helping her community stay healthy. She thought her work would focus on helping people
[Read more] about Preventive Treatment Helps Build Healthy Futures for Children in Sierra Leone March 28, 2024Farming Expert Helps Displaced Nigerian Women Cultivate Food Security and Livelihoods
Rebecca Clement has been cultivating nutritious fruits and vegetables since she was a child. Growing up in a family of
[Read more] about Farming Expert Helps Displaced Nigerian Women Cultivate Food Security and Livelihoods March 7, 2024Saving Sight and Lives with Micro but Mighty Vitamin A
Vitamin A is a micronutrient that is critical to children’s growing bodies and brains. A single capsule of vitamin A
[Read more] about Saving Sight and Lives with Micro but Mighty Vitamin A February 22, 20243 Things I’m Optimistic About in 2024
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller On January
[Read more] about 3 Things I’m Optimistic About in 2024 January 26, 2024Improving Vision Care in Cameroon
More than 26 million children and adults in Africa are living with some form of visual impairment. As many as
[Read more] about Improving Vision Care in Cameroon January 17, 2024Building Upon Our Legacy of Health, Nutrition, and Vision
Over the past several decades, Helen Keller Intl has continued to expand our ability to help people around the world
[Read more] about Building Upon Our Legacy of Health, Nutrition, and Vision January 5, 20242023 Year in Review: Forces for Good [Photo Essay]
Every day, members of the Helen Keller Intl community are choosing to be forces for good. Community health heroes, entrepreneurs,
[Read more] about 2023 Year in Review: Forces for Good [Photo Essay] December 20, 2023How Partnership Led to Eliminating an Endemic Blinding Disease in Mali
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization announced Mali as the 17th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health
[Read more] about How Partnership Led to Eliminating an Endemic Blinding Disease in Mali December 13, 2023