Helen Keller Intl

Associated Press Reports on Emergency Funding for Helen Keller’s Disease and Nutrition Work Helen Keller Intl's has received emergency funding through Project Resource Optimization to resume life-saving nutrition and disease prevention work.

@apnews.com reports on Project Resource Optimization (PRO) securing millions in funding for global health programs, including our nutrition & disease prevention work. 💜🤍

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When Maria Miranda's granddaughter and husband were experiencing vision issues, she brought them both to a screening event hosted by Helen Keller Intl and community partner East LA Rising. 👀

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Associated Press Reports on Emergency Funding for Helen Keller’s Disease and Nutrition Work Helen Keller Intl's has received emergency funding through Project Resource Optimization to resume life-saving nutrition and disease prevention work.

New from @apnews.com: Project Resource Optimization (PRO) has secured millions in emergency funding for global health programs, including our nutrition & disease prevention work. 🌍

This will allow us to resume lifesaving health & nutrition services for millions of people. 💜🤍

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Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient that helps protect children’s sight, health & lives. 💊 A 2x yearly dose of vitamin A through age 5 can help prevent blindness and reduce childhood mortality by more than 25%. 👶🏽 And it only costs a little more than $1 per dose. 💜🤍 vist.ly/4bkwr Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient that helps protect children’s sight, health & lives. 💊 A 2x yearly dose of vitamin A through age 5 can help prevent blindness and reduce childhood mortality by more than 25%. 👶🏽 And it only costs a little more than $1 per dose. 💜🤍 vist.ly/4bkwr

Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient that helps protect children’s sight, health & lives. 💊

A 2x yearly dose of vitamin A through age 5 can help prevent blindness and reduce childhood mortality by more than 25%. 👶🏽

And it only costs a little more than $1 per dose. 💜🤍

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When Rojina Begum's eyes began to bother her, she tried visiting a local eye hospital, but it was both costly & time-consuming. 👀

Then she learned about the new one-stop eye care center that the factory where she works had established in partnership with Helen Keller Intl. 🤓

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On the left, a quote from Helen Keller reads, "The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.” On the right is a black and white photo of Helen Keller as an adult with four children.

#MondayMotivation from our co-founder, #HelenKeller, "The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves." 💜🤍

Speaking Technically: A Chance to Grow and Thrive Thanks to Vitamin A Romance Dissieka explains how vitamin A supplementation supports child health and how Helen Keller Intl reaches 40 million children a year with this critical micronutrient.

As food insecurity & pressures on health systems increase, it's critical to prioritize cost-effective, high-impact nutrition interventions. 🍽️

Romance Dissieka, #VitaminA MEAL Coordinator, highlights how this mighty micronutrient can help save lives. 💊

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#WorldFoodDay

Leading Locally, Fortifying Futures Learn about Helen Keller Intl's new organizational strategy, which will improve access to health services and fortified foods for children and families.

#ICYMI This month, President and CEO Sarah Bouchie introduced Helen Keller’s immediate priorities to advance health & nutrition for millions of children & families around the world. 💜🤍

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Empowering Teen Girls to Lead Nutritional Change in their Communities Discover how one teenager's passion for agriculture and nutrition is transforming her community in Nigeria.

Wademu Ngmarju is a teen expert in farming & nutrition in #Nigeria. 👩🏿‍🌾

She grows healthy foods in a home garden & mentors other teen girls. 🌾

On #IntlDayOfTheGirl, we celebrate girls like Wademu who are creating positive change in their communities. 💜🤍

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It's #WorldSightDay! 👀

In Bangladesh, we're helping garment workers like Rojina Begum see clearly with one-stop #EyeCare centers in the workplace. 🤓

“We no longer have to visit an outside eye specialist or eyeglasses shop," Rojina says. 💜🤍

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Text reads, "Heart your eyes actions. We want accessible, available, affordable eye care for everyone everywhere."

It's almost #WorldSightDay! 👀

1 in 7 people worldwide are living with vision loss because they can't access eye care. 🌍

Everyone everywhere should have accessible, available, and affordable eye care and eyeglasses. 🤓

#LoveYourEyes

Leading Locally, Fortifying Futures Learn about Helen Keller Intl's new organizational strategy, which will improve access to health services and fortified foods for children and families.

President and CEO Sarah Bouchie introduces Helen Keller’s immediate priorities to advance health and nutrition for millions of children and families around the world. 💜🤍

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Ndèye Yaga Sy

Meet Ndèye Yaga Sy, Helen Keller Intl's Nutrition Policy and Advocacy Advisor in Senegal. 👋🏾

She recently spoke to us about Helen Keller's advocacy work in Senegal, which aims to strengthen policies that support better nutrition and health for children and families. 💜🤍

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“This has been the largest infusion of money to stop some of the hemorrhaging caused by these terminations,” said our Chief Program Officer Shawn Baker. “It’s been an incredibly emotional journey, and we’re just incredibly grateful that in this moment of crisis, people have stepped up.” 💜🤍

Devex: Emergency Donations Mobilized to Fund Helen Keller's Disease and Nutrition Work Devex details how a remarkable collaboration has yielded tens of millions of dollars in emergency donations to support global health programs.

📰 For @devex.com, @catherinecheney.bsky.social highlights how the PRO Initiative has yielded tens of millions of dollars in emergency donations to support global health programs impacted by US government cuts, including our disease & nutrition work.

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Controlling and eliminating #NTDs requires ongoing, long-term investments. Without sustained access to these critical treatments, an estimated 100 million people in the countries we serve remain at risk. 🦠 (3/3)

He writes, "After a heroic fund-raising effort by some of my readers & by Helen Keller Intl, it looks as if at least some of the drugs will be distributed before they expire. (I have the best readers!) But more funds are still needed for the distribution effort in Sierra Leone & elsewhere.” 💜🤍 (2/3)

New York Times' Nick Kristof Champions Helen Keller's Disease Prevention Work In a New York Times column, opinion writer Nick Kristof once again championed Helen Keller’s disease prevention work in West Africa.

📰 In a new @nytopinion.nytimes.com piece, @nickkristof.bsky.social recalls visiting our work in Sierra Leone where he saw millions of doses of medication to prevent & treat #NTDs stuck in a warehouse due to US funding cuts. (1/3)

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Wasting affects more than 42.8 million children, with millions more at risk due to aid program cuts. 🌍

We've joined with 30 orgs to raise the alarm on the child wasting crisis. 🚨

Read & share our joint statement, calling on leaders to act now at #UNGA80 to #EndChildWasting: vist.ly/47v5z

World Forum for Uncorrected Refractive Error - Shaping the future of vision care - The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness World Forum for Uncorrected Refractive Error - Shaping the future of vision care - The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness

📢 Tomorrow, President & CEO Sarah Bouchie will join a panel focused on "The Case for Better Data in Vision Care" as part of the World Forum for Uncorrected Refractive Error.

📆 24 September 2025
⏰ 4:05-4:50 pm CEST
📍 Online
🔗 Register: vist.ly/47tdb

Devex Impact House @ UNGA 80 From Sept. 22 to 24, as world leaders converge in New York City for the U.N. General Assembly and Climate Week, Devex will open its doors to host bold, news-driven conversations on the future of global development. Across three days of programming, Devex journalists will lead live news interviews, curated roundtables, and high-level partner events with the leaders you’ve heard of and those you should.

📢 Tomorrow! Join Chief Program Officer Shawn Baker for a discussion hosted by @devexcom focused on how philanthropy is helping bridge funding gaps.

📆 24 September 2025
⏰ 9:50-10:20 am ET
📍 Devex Impact House or online
🔗Learn more: vist.ly/47t3r

#UNGA80 @catherinecheneybskysocial

@savethechildren.org @unicef.org @wfp.org @acfusa.bsky.social @actioncontrelafaim.bsky.social @edesianutrition.bsky.social @scalingupnutrition.org

A woman speaks to a small group of people while sitting outside. Text on the graphic reads "Raising the Alarm: End Preventable Child Deaths from Wasting Now" and "Register now for this in person and virtual event: 23 September 2025, UNICEF House".

📢 Tomorrow, don't miss Chief Program Officer Shawn Baker moderating a panel as part of an event focused on ending preventable deaths from child wasting.

📆 23 September 2025
⏰ 12:00–13:45 EDT
📍 UNICEF House, New York and online
✏️ Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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A woman stands in a field in Bangladesh holding a large bowl of fresh vegetables. Behind her on the left is a large sign, which is out of focus.

Healthy foods are inaccessible for too many families. 🍽️

We work with women across Africa & Asia to provide the education & resources needed to grow nutritious foods to feed their families & generate income. 👩🏽‍🌾

Over the past 30 years, we’ve reached more than 2.1 million households. 🌍

Clear Vision Sets Students Up for Success [Photo Essay] Helen Keller Intl is helping ensure students have clear vision by providing vision screenings and free-of-charge glasses.

Up to 4 million children in the US are living with impaired vision due to an uncorrected refractive error. 👀

By partnering with schools & community organizations, we meet children where they are to provide no-cost vision screenings & prescription glasses for those in need. 🤓

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A boy and two girls sit on a railing at a home in Senegal.

We recently spoke to Ndèye Yaga Sy, Helen Keller Intl's Nutrition Policy & Advocacy Advisor, about our work engaging with the Senegalese government to strengthen policies that support better nutrition & health for children & families. 🤝

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On the left, a quote from Helen Keller reads, "Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” On the right is a black and white profile photo of Helen Keller as an adult.

#WednesdayWisdom from our co-founder, #HelenKeller, "Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye." 💜🤍

A boy and two girls sit on a railing at a home in Senegal.

We recently spoke to Ndèye Yaga Sy, Helen Keller Intl's Nutrition Policy & Advocacy Advisor, about our work engaging with the Senegalese government to strengthen policies that support better nutrition & health for children & families. 🤝

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A black and white photo of Helen Keller as an adult.

#OnThisDay in 1964, Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson awarded #HelenKeller the Presidential Medal of Freedom. 🏅

Johnson said she was "An example of courage for all mankind." 💪

We're proud to carry on Helen's legacy of courage as a fierce advocate for those who would have otherwise been left behind. 💜🤍