Breastfeeding in the Sahel
HKI's Shawn Baker describes his visit to two villages in Niger where women are exclusively breastfeeding their babies. The health of these babies is truly a testament to breast milk's innate ability to...
View ArticleBlinking Herself Blind
Shawn Baker's last post traveling with Nick Kristof focuses on the leading infectious cause of preventable blindness in the world, Trachoma. He reports from Dosso, Niger where a breakfast stop...
View ArticleMore Frightening Than Lions
Doug Steinberg, HKI's Deputy Regional Director for West Africa, joins the team traveling with NY Times Journalist, Nicholas Kristof. He describes a village in Niger that has nearly eradicated the...
View ArticleShow Your Newborn Love
Doug Steinberg travels with NY Times Journalist Nicholas Kristof to Burkina Faso. There, he visits a village transformed by HKI's Homestead Food Production program; mothers are learning to grow and...
View ArticleEnd of the Adventure: Five Strategies for Fighting Malnutrition
The last installment in a series of blog posts chronicling Shawn Baker and Doug Steinberg’s travels with Nick Kristof. Doug reflects on how HKI is preventing blindness and reducing malnutrition for the...
View ArticleA Great Last Minute Gift
Hanukkah has begun and Christmas is just days away. If you’re still looking for the perfect gift, look no further! This holiday season, make a donation to Helen Keller International in honor of someone...
View ArticleTimbuktu: 15 years on
The last time I was in Timbuktu was 15 years ago when HKI was just developing programs in Mali and we were providing technical assistance to a partner NGO working in the region to carry out a baseline...
View ArticleTimbuktu, Terrorism, Trachoma
For centuries Mali has been known for the mythical city of Timbuktu. Unfortunately, events in the last two years have also made it known for terrorism. In public health circles it has long been known...
View ArticleThe Front Line of Eye Health
This blog post was written by Douglas Steinberg, HKI’s Regional Director of West Africa. MAMBIRI, KITA (MALI), July 3, 2013. When we arrived at the community health center in the village of Mambiri,...
View ArticleNational Sovereignty, Nutrition and Neglected Tropical Diseases
Flying into Niamey, the capital of Niger, always feels like coming home. Since starting development work in 1981 it is the country that has the most marked me and where I have traveled the most...
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