• Helen Keller International accepts 150000 Prize for River Blindness Control Program in Africa

Helen Keller International (HKI), represented by Shawn Baker, Vice President and Regional Director for Africa, attended the Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND) ceremony to honor the recipients of its annual International Prize for Pioneering Development Projects.

• Helen Keller International Wins us14 million Champalimaud vision Award for Preventing Blindness

The Champalimaud Foundation, one of the largest global science foundations, announced today that Helen Keller International (HKI) is the recipient of its 2009 Vision Award.

• Helen Keller Internationals Childsight Los Angeles offers Vision Care for Needy Schoolchildren

ChildSight Los Angeles, a US-based program of Helen Keller International, recently participated in the Feria Deja Huella (Leave Your Mark) education fair, sponsored by Univision LA and CommuniCard, LLC.

• Helen Keller International Awarded c20 Million to Combat Vitamin A Deficiency and Child Mortality

The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has awarded Helen Keller International (HKI) C$20 million to help reduce child death rates in sub-Saharan Africa through the delivery of low-cost, high-impact child survival interventions, specifically vitamin A supplementation.

• Helen Keller International Homestead Food production Program chosen for Millions Fed Case Study

Out of 250 applicants, Helen Keller International\'s (HKI) Homestead Food Production (HFP) program in Bangladesh has been selected to be one of 27 case studies for Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development.