Helen Keller International honors David Nabarro with their 2015 Humanitarian Award

On 18th May 2015, David Nabarro, Special Envoy on Ebola and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Food Security and Nutrition, was honored with the 2015 Helen Keller Humanitarian Award at The Spirit of Helen Keller Gala. The award was in recognition of his efforts to position malnutrition as a central issue within the development dialogue and to ensure an effective response to Ebola.

“HKI has remained steadfast in its commitment to help the world’s most vulnerable by designing programs that can be owned and sustained by the people it serves. I am honored to receive this prestigious award from an organization that has helped millions of families.” – David Nabarro, Special Envoy on Ebola and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Food Security and Nutrition

The Centennial Anniversary also honored Bill and Melinda Gates, Co-Chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for their transformational leaderships, work on reducing malnutrition and focus on empowering women.

“We salute Bill and Melinda Gates and David Nabarro as exceptional partners in keeping the global spotlight on the need to do more to ensure good nutrition and improve health for everyone, including the most vulnerable among us.” – Kathy Spahn , President and CEO, Helen Keller International

Helen Keller International (HKI) was founded in 1915 by George Kessler with Helen Keller and William Nelson Cromwell as founding Board members. Today, HKI are a leading international non-profit organization in the United States that works to save the sight and lives of the world’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged by preventing blindness and reducing malnutrition. Working in 22 countries, including the United States, HKI is ranked among the most effective charities in the global aid community, earning the highest four-star Charity Navigator rating. Many of our flagship programs are globally recognized as among the most cost-effective in public health.

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“The world is full of suffering, but as long as we have people undoing trouble, we have a pretty good world.” – Helen Keller