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Maguette Beye with a young girl who lives in a community served by a health clinic that Helen Keller supports

Looking Bravely: Keeping families in Senegal healthy during COVID-19

A Helen Keller nutrition advisor and a nurse share how coronavirus has changed the ways they help even the most remote Senegalese communities access health care and good nutrition.

Looking Bravely: Ensuring Safe Delivery of Lifesaving Vitamin A

Learn how Helen Keller Intl is adapting our work to ensure safe delivery of vitamin A during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mariam Tio holds two melons in her hands

A Community Garden Grows in Zienkolo, Côte d’Ivoire

Virtually visit a fruit and vegetable garden that has flourished with the help of Helen Keller’s training and support.

Looking Bravely: In Vietnam, Quick Pivots Soften the Impact of COVID-19

Our country director in Vietnam shares how we are helping communities to improve their resilience during a global pandemic.

Building Children’s Immune Systems in Kenya in the Time of COVID-19

For the health and safety of vulnerable children, Helen Keller Intl moved quickly to adapt life-saving vitamin A supplementation campaigns to the context of COVID-19.

How We’re Fighting Coronavirus: Highlights from 8 Countries

Here’s how we’re fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in eight countries, while working in solidarity with local leaders and communities to strengthen resilience.

The World We See: Denouncing Racial Injustice

We are overwhelmed with grief and concern over the killing of George Floyd—on the heels of the recent killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Racism has no place in America, or our world.

A girl at Funzi Island Primary School receives a dose of vitamin A supplementation as her classmates look on

Health Workers Go the Extra Mile to Reach Every Child in Kenya

Not even an intense fear of water can stop a committed nutritionist, Sharmilla Kassim, from journeying by speedboat to deliver healthcare to children on a remote island.

Looking Bravely: Turning Challenges into Opportunities in Nigeria

We spoke to Helen Keller Intl’s Country Director in Nigeria about the COVID-19 crisis, other challenges, and the power of hope.

Nourishing Children for Life in Mozambique

Meet four residents of a rural village in northern Mozambique whose volunteer service holds the potential to transform their own and fellow community members’ lives.