Helen Keller Intl

📢Don't miss South Asia's premier nutrition conference! Registration for the Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia: Connecting the Dots Across Systems conference is now open. 🎉 Helen Keller Intl is proud to be a co-host of the conference that will bring together nearly two dozen organizations working to improve nutrition in South Asia for the annual event. 🌏 Join us in person in Colombo, Sri Lanka, or online December 3-5, 2024. In-person registration closes on November 20 or when we hit capacity. Virtual registration is open through the conference. 💜🤍 👉 Register today: bit.ly/D4N2024_register #D4N2024 International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) CGIAR International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Nutrition International Micronutrient Forum

During these times of great uncertainty, you can help families create ripples of positive change in the world. 🌍 The simple, cost-effective solutions you help Helen Keller Intl deliver are improving lives on a large scale and for the long term. 💜🤍 Invest in healthy futures: https://vist.ly/3mkk64a

Good nutrition is critical for the healthy growth and development of young children. But too many children worldwide aren't getting the nutrients they need for a healthier future. 🍽️   Join us for Ready, Set, Grow: Collective Action for Complementary Feeding, a webinar introducing the Global Complementary Feeding Collective. This collaboration, co-led by UNICEF and the World Health Organization, focuses on enhancing the diets of young children through impactful programming, policies, and advocacy. 🤝   Hear from experts, including Jen Burns, Technical Director for Helen Keller Intl, to learn about key actions and essential resources to accelerate progress on child nutrition. 💜🤍   📅 Date: 12 November 🕕 Time: 9 am New York | 3pm Lagos | 10pm Manila 🌐 Languages: Simultaneous interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, and Russian  💻 Register: https://lnkd.in/eFn4CdMy Shawn Baker Rolf Klemm Dan Fiedler Linda Shaker Berbari, PhD Breanna Gomillion

Nutritious food is inaccessible for too many families around the world. 🌍 We’re helping ensure families can get the nutrition they need to thrive, with support from our global community of partners and donors. 💜🤍

In a new opinion piece for Devex, Chief Program Officer Shawn Baker and Transforming Lives Through Nutrition Program Director Philomena Orji write about the most relentless consequence of climate change – malnutrition – and what the international community can do to address it. 🤝 They note high-level academic and political discussions about climate change are often disconnected from the experiences of people living through the impacts. They advocate for urgent investments in proven solutions that will help ensure children and families can access nutritious foods and life-saving nutrition services, even in the most challenging environments. 🍠 "This is how we build the resilience communities need to survive, thrive, and transform their lives in the face of growing climate challenges. Our planet is changing—our children and their families cannot wait." 💜🤍 Read more:

We are excited to welcome Rahul Ali as our new Vice President of Eye Health. 👓   A global leader in ophthalmology, Rahul has dedicated his career to advancing health equity and making vision care accessible to all. With more than two decades of clinical and programmatic experience, he has designed and implemented eye health programs in low-income communities around the world, serving millions of vision-impaired people worldwide. 🌍   “Rahul brings a unique blend of clinical expertise, visionary leadership, and program design," said Chief Program Officer Shawn Baker. "We are thrilled for him to join our team and lead Helen Keller's efforts to improve communities’ access to high-quality eye care services.” 💜🤍   Read more: https://lnkd.in/eAVW9gnx

#ICYMI Vision care is out of reach for too many families in the US. 👓 In California, we partner with schools and community organizations in Los Angeles County to provide no-cost vision screenings and prescription glasses for children and families. 🤓 Learn more: https://vist.ly/3mjr5q5

Working with our global community, we're supporting millions of families to overcome barriers to good health, sound nutrition, and clear vision. 🤝  Together, we can ensure that every child, every family, has the chance to thrive. 💜🤍 #HelenKeller #health #nutrition #vision

Congratulations to our team in Sierra Leone for being honored for their work on the country's food systems! 🏆 The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development recognized the team for their contributions to improving nutrition and food security in Sierra Leone in alignment with the government's Feed Salone strategy. 🍎 Country Director Sugandh Juneja also received an individual award for fostering collaboration between the government and international nongovernmental organizations. 🤝 #SierraLeone #FoodSystems

📢This Monday, October 21, learn more about integrated public policies that support nutrition. 💻Register to attend virtually: https://lnkd.in/erm32PB9