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Helen Keller Intl
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Helen Keller Intl helps millions of children and families create lasting change in their own lives so they can realize their true potential. Learn more at helenkellerintl.org.
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You can help us continue providing children & families with vital health services & critical nutrition. 👩🏿‍👦🏿

Now, you can have an even greater impact. Through midnight December 3, all donations are matched 2-to-1. 🎁

Donate today: vist.ly/4gcmh

#GivingTuesday
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November 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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#ICYMI We've been named a 2025 #HolidayImpactPrize winner by @kristofimpact.bsky.social for our efforts to combat #NTDs! 🎉

You can help us reach communities with vital drugs to treat & prevent #NTDs to create brighter, healthier futures for all. ☀️

Learn more & donate: vist.ly/4fwbd
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November 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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#NTDs affect over 1 billion people & can cause a wide range of debilitating symptoms. 🦠

Continuing to invest in controlling & eliminating these blinding & disabling diseases will help future generations live a healthier, brighter future. 💜🤍

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November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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We are proud to announce that Helen Keller Intl has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 #HolidayImpactPrize by @kristofimpact.bsky.social. 🎉

Join us in celebrating this milestone and be part of the movement → www.helenkellerintl.org/KristofImpact (1/4)
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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There's still time to double your impact for children and families! ⏰

When you donate to Helen Keller Intl by midnight tonight, your gift will be matched. Every penny counts and will be doubled! 🪙

Give now: vist.ly/4fgan
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November 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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A new radio feature from BBC News highlights how Helen Keller Intl has mobilized emergency funding raised through Project Resource Optimization (PRO) to continue life-saving malnutrition work in Nepal, following US funding cuts. 🍽️

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BBC: Helen Keller Mobilizes Emergency Funding to Protect Life-saving Work in Nepal and Beyond
Discover how Helen Keller Intl is continuing its life-saving work in Nepal to prevent malnutrition among at-risk children.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Today is #WorldChildrensDay. 👧🏾👦🏽🧒🏻👶🏿

Good nutrition is critical to ensuring a brighter future for all children. ☀️

In Kenya, we're working with partners to improve screening & treatment for malnutrition, so children like Joseph can grow up healthy & thrive. 💜🤍

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Helping Families Treat Malnutrition for Healthier Futures in Kenya
Helen Keller is working with communities and families to treat malnutrition in children in Kenya.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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#WednesdayWisdom from our co-founder #HelenKeller: "I believe that the welfare of each is bound up in the welfare of all." 🤝

We're proud to carry on Helen's legacy of advocating for those who would otherwise have been left behind. 💜🤍
On the left, a quote from Helen Keller reads, "I believe that the welfare of each is bound up in the welfare of all." On the right, is a black and white photo of Helen Keller as an adult surrounded by a group of children.
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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When you give to Helen Keller, every dollar goes toward proven, cost-effective solutions that help protect vision, enhance nutrition & fight disease. 🎁

We couldn’t do it without supporters like you. Now, every donation is being matched, so your $1 becomes $2! ☀️

Act now: vist.ly/4et5d
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November 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Everyone living with #diabetes is at risk of diabetic retinopathy. 👀

Since 2009, we've partnered with healthcare facilities in Bangladesh to improve early detection & treatment. 🤝

Last year, we helped screen over 20,700 people & referred 2,850 for further treatment. 💜🤍

#WorldDiabetesDay
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November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Millions of families face growing crises due to rising costs, climate disasters, conflict & abrupt funding cuts. 🍽️

Your gift helps bridge these critical gaps. 🤝

Now, all donations are being matched, meaning you can double your impact for children & families. 🎁

Donate today: vist.ly/4d23y
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November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Helen Keller Intl's cost-effective vitamin A work was highlighted in a story from @forbes.com about the incredible generosity of Open Philanthropy. 💜🤍

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Meet The Former Journalist Giving Away Billions
Former journalist and wife of Facebook cofounder Dustin Moskovitz, Cari Tuna steered millions into AI safety research ahead of ChatGPT's launch. Here’s what’s next.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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After his first birthday, Silas was able to receive several vital health services at the local clinic in #SierraLeone to help ensure he grows up healthy. 👶🏾

This holistic approach supports better health & nutrition & brighter futures for entire families. 💜🤍

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Integrated Health Services Support Brighter Futures in Sierra Leone
Learn how integrated health services are supporting better health and brighter futures for children in Sierra Leone.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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The 1st 1,000 days are critical for growth & development. 👶🏽

Luckily, 5 proven solutions can prevent #malnutrition:

1️⃣ Prenatal vitamins🤰🏽

2️⃣ Support #breastfeeding🤱🏽

3️⃣ #VitaminA 💊

4️⃣ Nutritious foods & nutrition supplements 🍠

5️⃣ Diagnose & treat malnutrition. 🧑🏽‍⚕️
A man in Nepal holds up a baby bundled in warm clothes as the baby's mother looks on.
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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#ICYMI @apnews.com highlighted how Project Resource Optimization (PRO) secured millions in emergency funding for global health programs, including our nutrition & disease prevention work. 🌍

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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.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Today, too many families are left out of good health & nutrition. 🍽️

With your support, we can provide the vital health services & critical nutrition families need to survive & thrive. 🤝

Your gift today will be matched, meaning your impact goes further. 🎁

Donate now: vist.ly/4cmw8
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November 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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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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Expanding Vision Care in East Los Angeles
For many families in East Los Angeles, vision care is difficult to access. Helen Keller Intl works with community partners to provide no-cost vision screenings and glasses.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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@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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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.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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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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Expanding Vision Care in East Los Angeles
For many families in East Los Angeles, vision care is difficult to access. Helen Keller Intl works with community partners to provide no-cost vision screenings and glasses.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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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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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.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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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. 💜🤍

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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
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October 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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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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One-Stop Eye Care Services Provide Clear Vision for Garment Workers in Bangladesh
Learn how Helen Keller Intl is supporting clear vision for garment workers in Bangladesh through one-stop eye care centers in the workplace.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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#MondayMotivation from our co-founder, #HelenKeller, "The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves." 💜🤍
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.
October 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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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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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.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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#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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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.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM