Helen Keller International
- Located in New York, New York
- Joined March 21, 2017
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Organization information
Established in 1915 with Helen Keller as a founding trustee, Helen Keller International (HKI) is dedicated to saving the sight and lives of the world’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged. Headquartered in New York City, HKI has an operating budget of some $70 million and currently conducts programs in 20 countries in Africa and Asia as well as in the United States. Renowned for its reliability, efficiency and high level of technical expertise, HKI promotes the development of sustainable, large-scale programs that deliver effective preventative and curative services for nutrition, eye health and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) while dealing with cross-cutting development issues such as gender equity, resilient livelihoods, and economic empowerment. The hallmark of the organization’s work is its proven success in developing, testing and scaling-up health interventions and integrating them within government and community structures to support and build local capacity and sustainable solutions.