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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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Mother and child in Nepal after USAID termination
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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

Young child receiving vitamin A supplementation while being held by mother
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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

A man hands a woman pill while standing outside in Burkina Faso.
Press Release
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

A mother in Nepal sits with her young daughter.
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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

Child arm circumference measurement for nutrition
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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

Mother holding smiling boy outside home
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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

Baby arm circumference measured for malnutrition in Bangladesh
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Devex: Emergency Donations Mobilized to Fund Helen Keller’s Disease and Nutrition Work

An article in Devex details how a remarkable collaboration between public and private partners has yielded tens of millions of dollars in emergency donations to support global health programs impacted by US government[...]

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September 25, 2025

Healthcare worker gives preventive medication to a young boy outdoors
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New York Times’ Nick Kristof Champions Helen Keller’s Disease Prevention Work

In a column for The New York Times, opinion writer Nick Kristof once again championed Helen Keller’s work to prevent and treat neglected tropical diseases in West[...]

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September 24, 2025

Health worker measuring a baby's arm circumference to screen for malnutrition in Nigeria.
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New York Times: US Cuts Disrupt Critical Supplies for Helen Keller’s Lifesaving Malnutrition Work

A story from The New York Times highlights how US funding cuts have disrupted the global supply of ready-to-use therapeutic food, creating devastating consequences for malnourished children[...]

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August 18, 2025

Infant being measured for nutritional assessment.
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NPR: Cuts to Helen Keller’s Nutrition Work in Nigeria Worsen Hunger Crisis

An NPR story highlights the devastating fallout of US government funding cuts on Helen Keller Intl’s nutrition work in[...]

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July 31, 2025

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