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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. 💜🤍

Learn more: helenkellerintl.org/our-stories/...
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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#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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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. 🧑🏽‍⚕️
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November 7, 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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#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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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
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October 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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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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September 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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📢 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
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September 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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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. 🌍
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September 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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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. 🤝

vist.ly/47c9e
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September 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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#WednesdayWisdom from our co-founder, #HelenKeller, "Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye." 💜🤍
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September 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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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. 🤝

vist.ly/46ths
A boy and two girls sit on a railing at a home in Senegal.
September 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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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. 💜🤍
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September 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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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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September 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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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. 💊
A pregnant woman in Nepal holds a bottle of prenatal vitamins.
September 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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#MondayMotivation from #HelenKeller, "One can never consent to creep when one feels the impulse to soar." 🪽

Helen was driven by her deep compassion for others to devote her life to helping them overcome obstacles to living healthy & productive lives. We're proud to continue her legacy. 💜🤍
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September 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Meet Djeinam Toure, our Global Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Advisor. 👋🏾

We spoke to Djeinam about new research from Helen Keller Intl, which aims to deepen our understanding of community health workers' roles, responsibilities, capacities & training & support needs. 📰

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Djeinam Toure
August 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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August is #MakeAWillMonth. 📜

Creating an estate plan is an important step to help provide for your family’s future. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

It can feel overwhelming, but there are tools to help. 🤝

Our partner FreeWill provides easy-to-use estate planning resources – for free. 💜🤍

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August 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM