From left: Players celebrate during the grannies soccer tournament in South Africa. A Dalit kitchen in India. Plumpy’Nut bars manufactured at the Edesia Nutrition plant in Rhode Island. Mary Mayongana, 42, lost access to her HIV medicine as a result of U.S. aid cuts in Zambia.
From left: Ryan Brown for NPR; Diaa Hadid/NPR; Gabrielle Emanuel/NPR; Ben de la Cruz/NPR
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From left: Ryan Brown for NPR; Diaa Hadid/NPR; Gabrielle Emanuel/NPR; Ben de la Cruz/NPR
Instagram reels have become immensely popular. Interestingly, the CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, reveals that in 2025, reels on Instagram and Facebook have reached a staggering 200 billion plays per day.
NPR’s global health and development blog has contributed significantly to these views. Here are some of our most impactful Instagram reels from this year.
