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

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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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.” 💜🤍

📰 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)

📰 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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@savethechildren.org <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jmvoshmyd5mhoalldcmieoca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@unicef.org <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tx44repcjwmqnl4ivni5kqve" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@wfp.org <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f2xaobmi2m5ccrn6trfxxdab" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@acfusa.bsky.social <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2b23pqgdxga4r4onij63xtzz" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@actioncontrelafaim.bsky.social <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fqsnpeh5sth52kn5rvubdoul" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@edesianutrition.bsky.social <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bqvkvmo73axxurafyiniav6p" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@scalingupnutrition.org <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6imzbbm3brmpbrcayjczchmg" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@gnreport.bsky.social <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:25gnla7jwi4nkroqfj33uomn" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@nutritionintl.bsky.social

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

📢 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

📢 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#UNGA80https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:myfmcmzc62vh3i4r7rice6l7" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">

#UNGA80 @catherinecheneybskysocial

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

📢 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...

#UNGA80 #UNGA

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. 🌍

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

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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#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. 💜🤍

Did you know? 🤔

When Helen Keller graduated from Radcliffe College in 1904, she became the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. 🎓

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#VitaminA is critical to children's healthy growth and development. 💊

We opened our newest country office in #Madagascar two years ago, with support from GiveWell, to help expand access to vitamin A so that children can grow up healthy. 💜🤍

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During pregnancy, a woman's micronutrient needs can increase by up to 50%. 🤰🏽

We're working to help expand access to multiple micronutrient supplements, which provide 15 essential vitamins and minerals, to help ensure better health and nutrition for moms and babies. 💊

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