A Crisis Ignored
Right now a humanitarian crisis is devastating the lives of millions. But you may not have heard of it. It’s neither the terrible earthquake in Haiti nor the destructive flooding in Pakistan. In the...
View ArticleA Celebration of Food Security
Proper nutrition. Affordable food. Enough to eat. What do these three things have in common? They all define what it means to be food secure. October is Food Security Month at USAID, and I wanted to...
View ArticleWhat’s for Dinner?
Working for an organization with programs that reduce malnutrition (and prevent blindness), as Helen Keller International’s do, has some tasty benefits. I am traveling with a film crew from Digital...
View ArticleHomestead Food Production Highlighted at Global Conference
“Bridging the Divide: Water Scarcity, Food Security and Health” and “What are the Major Problems in Terms of Food and Nutrition Confronting Humanity, and What Solutions Would Best Address These...
View ArticleThe Increase in Food Prices “Costs” More Than We Think
This post was written by HKI’s Vice President and Regional Director for Africa, Shawn Baker. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization recently announced that food prices have hit a record...
View ArticleA Golden Opportunity
Nancy Haselow, Helen Keller International's Vice President and Regional Director for Asia, discusses HKI's work with Golden Rice, a rice that has been genetically modified so that it contains beta...
View ArticleThe Power of Nutrition: Meet HKI’s Dr. Victoria Quinn
Dr. Victoria Quinn, HKI’s Senior Vice President of Programs, explains how she first became interested in international nutrition, her views on the importance of nutrition on world health, and what it...
View ArticleMauritanian “Wonder” Bread
HKI's Shawn Baker and Douglas Steinberg are currently hosting NY Times Journalist, Nicholas Kristof, and the two winners of his “Win-A-Trip” contest. This is the first in series of blogs about their...
View ArticleHow to Make a Difference: Meet HKI’s Jennifer Nielsen
Meet Jennifer Nielsen, Senior Program Manager for Nutrition and Health for Helen Keller International, and find out her most gratifying moment at HKI and how she thinks HKI has a culture of...
View ArticleThe Forgotten Children of the Sahel
HKI's Jennifer Nielsen blogs for the Huffington Post about the crisis in the Sahel. Continue reading →
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