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Timeline of Helen Keller International

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| 1880–1968 || Helen Keller lifetime || In her early months, {{w|Helen Keller}} from {{w|Tuscumbia, Alabama}} becomes blind and deaf due to an illness. Instructed by {{w|Anne Sullivan}}, she would be the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. This and other achievements lead Helen Keller to become the most famous disabled person in the world. Throughout her life, she would succeed as an author, political activist, and lecturer.
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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"/> Operations in Asia include {{w|Philippines}} and {{w|Bangladesh}}. In the 1980s HKI starts operations in several countries in africa. Also in the decade, the organization 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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| 1978 || Recognition by HKI || Eric T. Boulter, Director-General of the UK {{w|Royal National Institute for the Blind}} receives the Spirit of Helen Keller Award.<ref name="Helen Keller International Award Recipients, 1960–2019"/> ||
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| 1978 || Assistance || HKI starts working in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Helen Keller International |url=https://www.hki.org/sites/default/files/attach/2018/01/HKI%20Internship%20Announcement%20-Policy%20Mapping%20Intern%20-%20Bangladesh.pdf |website=hki.org |accessdate=10 November 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Bangladesh}}
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| 1979 || Recognition by HKI || The International Association of Lions Clubs receives the Spirit of Helen Keller Award.<ref name="Helen Keller International Award Recipients, 1960–2019"/> ||
| 1980 || Assistance || HKI supports six country programs with a budget of around US$1 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Blindness and its Prevention |url=https://archive.org/stream/worldblindnessit04edit/worldblindnessit04edit_djvu.txt |website=archive.org |accessdate=5 September 2019}}</ref> ||
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| 1982 || Publication || HKI and {{w|WHO}} collaboratively publish the Technical Report Series No. 72, ''Control of Vitamin A Deficiency and Xerophthalmia''.<ref name="APPLICATION FROM AN INTERNATIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION REQUESTING OFFICIAL RELATIONS WITH WHO 1"/> ||
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| 1983 || Recognition by HKI || Japanese businessman {{w|Ryoichi Sasakawa}} receives the Spirit of Helen Keller Award.<ref name="Helen Keller International Award Recipients, 1960–2019"/> ||
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