Canadian Government Invests in the Power of Agriculture to Improve Nutrition
I started with Helen Keller International in April 1994 – as country director in Bangladesh. One of the most exciting programs I inherited was our home gardening initiative – which has evolved to...
View ArticleChecking in on the Human Yardstick
This blog post was originally written by Victoria Quinn for the Huffington Post. View original post. In May 2012 I wrote a piece for The Huffington Post about the need for G8 leaders to position...
View ArticleWill a push to tackle malnutrition impact G8 leaders?
This article was originally written by HKI President and CEO Kathy Spahn for the Global Post. View original post. Commentary: G8 Summit gathering is opportunity to scale up international commitment to...
View ArticleHKI at Women Deliver Conference
This blog was originally written by Ramona Ridolfi, the Gender Advisor at HKI Bangladesh. Last week I had the pleasure to attend the third Women Deliver Conference, one of the largest world conferences...
View ArticleA day with the big shots
Michael and I had a really great week at work last week. We are finally getting settled into a little routine in the office and making some solid progress. We had the opportunity to attend the 29th...
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 ArticleOur Short Trip to Timbuktu
This blog post was written by Douglas Steinberg, HKI’s Regional Director of West Africa. TIMBUKTU, JULY 1: Our short trip to Timbuktu today has brought back memories from when I worked in Mali in the...
View ArticlePaddy Fields, Fried Tarantulas and Success Stories
This blog was written by Caitlin Gruer, a field intern with HKI Cambodia. Monday morning I was greeted with an excellent surprise when I arrived at the HKI headquarters in Phnom Penh: I was going to...
View ArticleDreaming of cows in rural Bangladesh
This blog was written by Hannah Taylor, a field intern with HKI Bangladesh. I recently joined the HKI Bangladesh team as a Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition intern as part of my Masters of Public...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day
by Ramona Ridolfi Rooted in the centuries-old struggle for gender equality, International Women’s Day celebrates ordinary women as makers of history. In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly...
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