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Helen Keller Intl helps millions of children and family members around the world live heathier. Read the latest news coverage about our communities, partners, and our work around the world.

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Inside Philanthropy Spotlights Helen Keller’s Resilience amid Funding Cuts

Inside Philanthropy Spotlights Helen Keller's Resilience amid Funding CutsAn article in Inside Philanthropy introduces readers to Helen Keller Intl’s history, mission, and resilience. Last year, we lost one-third of our operating budget due to abrupt U.S.[...]

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April 7, 2026

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New York Times’ Editorial Champions Helen Keller’s Cost-Effective, Life-saving Health Interventions

In a column for The New York Times, opinion writer Nick Kristof once again championed Helen Keller’s work, this time pointing to the cost-effectiveness of vitamin A supplementation.  Nick’s editorial scrutinizes the very high cost of military[...]

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March 23, 2026

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Helen Keller in New York Times: ‘Giving up is not an option’ in battle against neglected tropical disease  

A deeply reported story from The New York Times details Cameroon’s progress toward eliminating neglected tropical diseases, featuring the voices of Helen Keller Intl’s government partners, community health workers, and program[...]

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February 3, 2026

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NPR: Funding Cuts Threaten Decades of Progress in the Fight Against Debilitating Diseases

A story from NPR details the incredible progress Mali has made in fighting neglected tropical diseases - but warns this legacy is now at risk due to cuts to US government[...]

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December 10, 2025

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Devex: Nepal’s nutrition gains at risk after funding cuts

Over the last three decades, Nepal has steadily reduced child malnutrition, but U.S. funding cuts now threaten to reverse that progress – according to coverage from[...]

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December 5, 2025

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Helen Keller Celebrated as Top Charity by Vox Columnists

Vox has once again championed Helen Keller Intl as one of the best, most cost-effective global health charities.  In their annual Giving Tuesday Guide, the Vox team praised Helen Keller for our work supporting vitamin A supplementation across[...]

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December 4, 2025

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Nick Kristof Names Helen Keller Intl as 2025 Holiday Impact Prize Honoree

Nicholas Kristof, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist, announced that Helen Keller Intl will be honored as a recipient of this year’s Holiday Impact Prize.[...]

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November 22, 2025

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BBC: Helen Keller Mobilizes Emergency Funding to Protect Life-saving Work in Nepal and Beyond

A radio feature from the BBC World Service reports on how global health organizations are responding to the loss of US government funding, highlighting Helen Keller Intl as one nonprofit that rapidly mobilized emergency support to sustain essential,[...]

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November 20, 2025

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Associated Press Reports on Emergency Funding for Helen Keller’s Disease and Nutrition Work

An Associated Press story details Project Resource Optimization, a remarkable donor-mobilization initiative that has secured tens of millions of dollars for global health projects in just a few months, highlighting Helen Keller Intl’s funded projects as an[...]

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October 27, 2025

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Statement
Leading Locally, Fortifying Futures

Today, I write to you with renewed optimism – optimism for what is possible for our communities, optimism for our exciting path forward, and most importantly, optimism that YOU, our generous Helen Keller community, have made possible, allowing us to stand[...]

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October 2, 2025