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Timeline of Helen Keller International

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| 1915 onwards || Helen Keller International || HKI starts as an initiative by George Kessler and his wife, Cora Parsons Kessler, called Permanent Relief War Fund. In the 1920s the organization begins serving blind civilians, as well as military personnel, and also begins printing texts in {{w|Braille}}.<ref name="Helen Keller International">{{cite web |title=Helen Keller International |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Helen-Keller-International |website=britannica.com |accessdate=4 September 2019}}</ref> In the 1950s, HKI evolves from treating blind people to working to prevent blindness.<ref>{{cite web |title=Helen Keller International Wins BBVA Award |url=https://www.hki.org/updates/helen-keller-international-wins-bbva-award#.XbsoJ5L0mUk |website=hki.org |accessdate=31 October 2019}}</ref> In the late 1960s the focus again broadens, this time toward blindness prevention and treatment.<ref name="Helen Keller International"/> In the 1970s, HKI pioneers {{w|Vitamin A}} supplementation, which is successfully distributed to millions of children in developing countries, drastically reducing the number of cases of childhood blindness.<ref>{{cite web |title=HKI Named a Top Charity by GiveWell |url=https://www.hki.org/updates/hki-named-top-charity-givewell-0#.XbsnYJL0mUk |website=hki.org |accessdate=31 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Helen Keller International"/> In the 1980s HKI develops a homestead gardening (HG) program to increase fruits and vegetables consumption after a blindness survey reveals that households with gardens are less likely to have children with night blindness.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hirvonen |first1=Kalle |last2=Headey |first2=Derek |title=Can governments promote homestead gardening at scale? Evidence from Ethiopia |doi=10.1016/j.gfs.2018.09.001 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6333280/ |accessdate=30 October 2019}}</ref>
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| 21st century || Recent times || HKI expands operations into new countries, like {{w|Guinea}} and {{w|Sierra Leone}}. The Helen Keller Visionary Award is established in 2005. The Helen Keller Humanitarian Award is established in 2007. As of 2019, the organization spans 22 countries around the world.<ref name="HKI"/> Over 200 million {{w|vitamin A}} capsules are provided by HKI to children in {{w|Africa}}. HKI is widely praised for its Vitamin A supplementation program, and is regarded as a top charity by evaluators.
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